A Manual of Techniques and Possibilities for the Adventurous Improvising Musician. Par KANE DAVID. Sure - everybody has an opinion on how to play ?outside?. But until now, no one has made an in-depth exploration of the commonalities and differences in how the greatest jazz players on the planet have incorporated their inspiring, harmony defying techniques. With Playing Outside the Chord, David Kane invokes a thoughtfully curated selection of transcribed phrases that take the reader beyond the simple mechanics of what is being played and offer revelatory insights into what the players are (or might be) thinking when they play it. It?s a daunting, seemingly impossible objective; yet here it is, beautifully examined, notated, and explained in an accessible way that every musician can understand. 'This book is a treasure trove, full of important information on chromaticism and its usage. From Bach to Schoenberg, Dave covers a lot of ground and the book is very well organized. He specifically addresses the melodic aspect of improvisation, including lines and phrases, rather than the usual emphasis on harmony. What's special is that he explores the ?feeling? and overall effect of the lines on the listener. This book is all you need as a working guide towards understanding the implications of 20th century jazz and classical music.? -David Liebman LEVEL-UP!!! If you?re feeling uninspired, stuck, or limited by your current play, this is the perfect book to help you break those chains, stimulate your creativity, and take your playing and composing in compelling new directions. Enthusiastically endorsed by modern jazz luminaries such as David Liebman and Richie Beirach, Playing Outside the Chord is devoted to melodic phrasing that transcends conventional chord/scale relationships. This exciting technique incorporating the theory and practice of horizontal playing and extended tonality pioneered by jazz titans such as Michael Brecker, Cory Henry, John Scofield, Brad Meldhau, and Jacob Collier is a vital component of the modern jazz performance and improvisation toolbox. Featuring over 200 musical examples gleaned from classic solos, plus 15 extensive transcriptions of legendary performances, this book is skillfully designed to clue you in on the theoretical basis of ?outside? play as practiced by these trail-blazing musicians. It systematically describes each type of technique used, including timing and source considerations, and by doing so unlocks a wealth of modern ideas that offer rich possibilities for the creative improviser. Kane?s insightful treatise on outside playing represents an important expansion of the ideas available to the dedicated student of improvisation. / Date parution : 2022-04-01/ Etude / Tout Instrument

The Melakarta System. Par IYER RADHIKA. Elements of Indian Music introduces the Indian melodic system in an accessible manner within the realm of Western music theory. It demonstrates a new archetype in music composition for composers of any genre, as well as composition teachers and anyone interested in ethnomusicology.This book contains a set of 12 etudes for piano and transcriptions for classical guitar. Each etude is about one minute in length and utilizes notes from a particular Indian scale. An intermediate to advanced skill level is required to perform each etude. Practicing and performing these studies is an excellent way to expand one's musical perspective beyond traditional diatonic scales.Indianmusic has intrigued the West for a long time, but hasn't always been accessible because of the absence of a systematic approach to theory and repertoire. Just as the Western harmonic system is well developed, the Indian melodic system is very advanced and equally established. The intermingling of these two worlds can inspire new, exceptional sonic landscapes.Useful literature on the evolution of the Indian melodic system is also included, with notes on how it can be used as a modus operandi by Western musicians who wish to apply Indian scales in Western compositions and improvisations.Includes access to online audio Elements of Indian Music introduces the Indian melodic system in an accessible manner within the realm of Western music theory. It demonstrates a new archetype in music composition for composers of any genre, aswell as composition teachers and anyone interested in ethnomusicology. This book contains a set of 12 etudes for piano and transcriptions for classical guitar. Each etude is about one minute in length and utilizes notesfrom a particular Indian scale. An intermediate to advanced skill level is required to perform each etude. Practicing and performing these studies is an excellent way to expand one's musical perspective beyond traditionaldiatonic scales. Indian music has intrigued the West for a long time, but hasn and rsquo - t always been accessible because of the absence of a systematic approach to theory and repertoire. Just as the Western harmonic system iswell developed, the Indian melodic system is very advanced and equally established. The intermingling of these two worlds can inspire new, exceptional sonic landscapes. Useful literature on the evolution of the Indianmelodic system is also included, with notes on how it can be used as a modus operandi by Western musicians who wish to apply Indian scales in Western compositions and improvisations. Includes access to online audio. / Niveau : 4 / Etudes et exercices / Etude / Tout Instrument

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos assist in a progressive technical development from 'twinkle, twinkle' in Book 1 to music by Vivaldi in Book 5. / Formation Musicale

It's a hands-on, active-learning approach to rhythm! Eighteen familiar songs for holidays throughout the year are presented with notated rhythm patterns and kinesthetic stick routines: tap them on your knees, click them together, cross with a neighbor, and more! The simple rhythms can be learned by rote or read off the reproducible student pages. Plus, concise background information makes it easy to lead a discussion about featured holidays and the history and culture of each piece. Recommended for grades one through six. / Formation Musicale

Perfect pitch - also called absolute pitch - has been a source of endless fascination for hundreds of years. The ability to recognize musical tones with no reference is often viewed as a kind of magical power, a gift that only a select few musicians are born with, a skill that cannot be learned. But perfect pitch is largely a misunderstood phenomenon. The Hal Leonard Perfect Pitch Method is designed to help you develop a sense of perfect pitch. In the process, your overall musicianship will benefit and you´ll start listening to music on a deeper level and getting more satisfaction from it. At the heart of this book is a series of 49 ear-training sessions, one per day for seven weeks, using the included CDs or the online audio. Many of the lessons include three separate drills. You can do just one and save the others for later, or all three at the same time. Take your time, advancing to the next session only when you´re satisfied with your results on the previous session. Pretty soon, you´ll notice a marked improvement in your pitch acuity!Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary / Formation Musicale

Inside Improvisation : vol. 6
Learning a language requires listening on many levels to the meanings, the sounds, the intentions, and the inflections or nuances of the language. The first chapters of this volume on learning the language of jazz focus on the prerequisites of chord scales, approach notes to chord tones and target notes, scale motives and sequences, and lines.
Part two qualifies improvisational techniques into three areas. melodic, harmonic and sonic (rhythmic devices are the focus of Vol. IV, Melodic Rhythms) and it is designed as a menu of soloing devices from which you can select your personal course of study. Over 100 specific devices are discussed and conceptualized so as to give the improviser more depth of expression and a greater well from which to draw ideas. Among the numerous topics presented are: guide tones, voice leading, chord substitutions, three tonic system for composition, tritonics, hexatonics, tonal expansions, whole tone playing, augmented symmetric scales, double diminished scales, limited range and large range playing, shapes, blues melodies, accents, comping as a soloing device, common tones, articulations, laying back on the...
The CD contains twelve standard chord progressions, each played in two different tempos.

Renato Chicco - piano
Dave Santoro - bass
Adam Nussbaum - drums

Time and rhythm are king! Number one! We are constantly aware of this fact when we are playing or listening to improvised music. All notes seem to sound good when they are played with good time. Even melodies that use wrong notes sound good when played with good time. What often packages a good time feel are the rhythms a particular artist chooses to use. This book hopefully lends some insight into practicing and playing creative rhythms in a melodic way. (Jerry Bergonzi)
The CD provides 10 standard chord progressions, each played in two different tempos by Bruce Barth on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In addition Jerry demonstrates various approaches and exercises on tenor saxophone.

Musiktheorie kurz gefasst Allgemeine Musiklehre gibtMusikern jeden Alters und jeder Qualifikation eine erfrischendeEinführung in die Musiktheorie von heute. Klar, deutlich, praxisundthemenorientiert ist dieses Buch eine unentbehrliche Quellefür Prüfungen aller Art und für jeden, der sein musikalischesWissen und Verständnis festigen möchte.- Einführung in alle zentralen Bereiche der Musik (Rhythmus,Tonhöhe, Tonleitern, Harmonik, Transposition, Instrumenteund Stimmen, Satztechniken, Verzierungen)- Alle relevanten Regeln und Konventionen der Notationskundeauf den Punkt gebracht- Anschaulich und schnell verständlich dank zahlreicher Notenbeispieleund Verweise auf Hörbeispiele- Mit wertvollen Praxis-Tipps zur Komposition und Notationeigener Musik- Mit Index und Glossar der musikalischen Begriffe- Hilfreich bei der Vorbereitung auf das Abitur oder die Aufnahmeprüfung. / Formation Musicale

Confiée à des enseignants du secondaire et à des universitaires, la revue Musicologies nouvelles prépare aux épreuves de musique du baccalauréat. S'appuyant sur l'oeuvre de référence, les candidats doivent établir une comparaison et un élargissement vers d'autres ouvrages et ce, dans toutes les séries. De ce fait, chaque dossier comporte : l'analyse de l'oeuvre au programme ; un ou deux textes autour de cette oeuvre ; une analyse comparée ainsi qu'une fiche de synthèse, en grande partie écrite à partir des textes du dossier. Elle apporte parfois un complément sur des éléments absents, faute d'espace. Conseil méthodologique : lire d'abord la fiche de synthèse afin d'avoir une vue d'ensemble. Ensuite, travailler sur les textes ainsi que sur la fiche d'analyse comparée avant de revenir enfin sur la fiche de synthèse. Après Mozart l'an passé, Jean-Sébastien Bach ouvre le numéro avec sa Cantate BWV 106 « Actus tragicus ». La musique française est encore à l'honneur puisque Ravel revient avec le virtuose Concerto pour la main gauche, Debussy avec sa Sonate pour Flûte, alto et harpe ainsi que Germaine Tailleferre, la « Dame des Six »' Le jazz est également présent avec un dossier consacré à « Jazz et Orient » ainsi que quatre déclinaisons du standard Birdland. Musicologies Nouvelles - Baccalauréat 2018 Sommaire I. DOSSIER JEAN-SEBASTIEN BACH Frédéric GONIN De la rhétorique au service de la catéchèse et de l'exégèse : L'exemple de la cantate 'Actus Tragicus' (BWV 106) de Johann Sebastian Bach Laurence LE DIAGON-JACQUIN, Analyse comparée : J.S. Bach, « Es ist der alte Bund » / Darius Milhaud, 'chaos', extrait de La Création du monde Laurence LE DIAGON-JACQUIN, Fiche de Synthèse : Cantate BWV 106 « Actus Tragicus », de J.S. Bach II. DOSSIER MAURICE RAVEL Danièle PISTONE, Ravel et l'esthétique de son temps Eric REGNIER, Maurice Ravel : Le Concerto pour la Main Gauche ou la transcendance de l'artiste Jean-Jacques VELLY: Ravel et l'orchestre Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : Maurice Ravel, Concerto pour la Main Gauche / Ludwig van Beethoven, Concerto N°4 op. 58, 3e mouvement Eric REGNIER, Fiche de synthèse : Maurice Ravel Concerto pour la main gauche III. DOSSIER CLAUDE DEBUSSY Muriel JOUBERT, La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy : « un savant mélange de rigueur et de liberté » entretien avec le Trio Mélisande Muriel JOUBERT, La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy : classicisme, impressionnisme et cubisme Jean-Louis LELEU, La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy Présentation et notes analytiques Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : La Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy (1915) Johannes Brahms : Trio opus 40 pour violon, cor et piano (1865) Muriel JOUBERT, Fiche de synthèse : Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe de Debussy IV. DOSSIER GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE Eric REGNIER, Aspects de l'Opéra en un acte entre 1890 et 1945 Stéphan ETCHARRY, Quatre Opéras bouffes de Germaine Tailleferre : pour une « Petite histoire lyrique de l'Art français, du style galant au style méchant » Relire la tradition opératique française au prisme du pastiche et de l'humour Mihu Iliescu, Fiche de synthèse : Dossier Tailleferre V. DOSSIER JAZZ ET ORIENT Emmanuel PARENT, L'Occident recréé par l'Orient Vincent COTRO, Jazz et Orient : Approche comparée des cinq pièces au programme Nicolas OLIVIER, Jazz et Orient :Dialogues de cultures singuliers -Ibrahim Maalouf, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Avishai Cohen, Jasser Haj Youssef, Marcel Khalifé Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : Jasser Haj Youssef Friggya / Claude Debussy, La Puerta del Vino Eric REGNIER, Fiche de synthèse : Dossier Jazz et l'Orient VI. DOSSIER BIRDLAND Ludovic Florin, Le « Birdland » de Weather Report et trois de ses avatars Eric REGNIER, Birdland, un standard traité avec fidélité Eric REGNIER, Analyse comparée : Birdland, par l'ensemble Hyperion et Swan Lake, par le groupe Madness Eric REGNIER, Fiche de synthèse : Dossier Birdland