New Strategies and Techniques for Success. By David Newell. Instructional. Textbook. 215 pages. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

By Jamey Aebersold. Published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz. (JAD) This nearly two-hour presentation features Jamey at the piano demonstrating the fundamental techniques used by all great jazz improvisers. Includes chord/scale relationships, keeping your place, patterns, the blues and pentatonic scales and their application, what and how to practice, articulation, memorizing songs and more! This presentation not only provides the technical information essential to getting started on improvisation, but it also serves as an overview of the entire creative process that even non-musicians can understand. Jamey also provides much needed motivational material and discusses the philosophy of man's need to be creative. A complete presentation!

By Mark John Sternal. Edited by Jeanne Corlew. For Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar. There are only 12 notes in the musical alphabet, when you have mastered them you have mastered music. Music theory. Level: beginner through intermediate. Workbook. 24 pages. Published by MJS Music Publications

For Jazz Combo, Jazz Ensemble. Jazz Instruction. Book with CD. 152 pages. Published by Hal Leonard