Par BERLE ARNIE. Not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the mind, the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respond instantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom. Leading jazz players have used this method for years, but this is the first time it has been published in book form. The author offers a comprehensive guide to improvisation on any instrument through chord changes in any key. A great source book for dozens of scales from the traditional major and minor forms to the modal scales used by jazz musicians. Even scales from other cultures Arabian, Balinese, Iranian, Hungarian, can be found here. A must-have for any musician who aspires to improvise with authority. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Theory and Harmony / Etude / Tout Instrument

A great introduction to the world of Keyboard. Explains how to play major, minor and seventh chords and five-finger position melodies. Learn to read music with easy to understand music theory including note values, scales, accidentals, major and minor key signatures, staccato and legato. Play along with the high quality backing tracks which feature contemporary and well-known melodies in a variety of styles including Folk, World Music, Classical and the 12-Bar Blues. / Clavier

The conclusion to this power-packed jazz method starts with a review of concepts from Intermediate Jazz Keyboard and quickly moves on to more-advanced concepts like chord voicings, modal soloing, substitution, reharmonization, modes of the minor scales, diminished and whole tone scales, walking bass, stride piano technique, non-diatonic progressions, and much more. The perfect launching pad for a lifetime of discovery and joy from playing music, Mastering Jazz Keyboard is essential to any keyboardist's journey into jazz. Companion MP3 audio demonstration tracks are included and can be streamed online or downloaded. / Clavier

This book is great for keyboardists who have learned the basics of jazz harmony and improvisation. It introduces the modes of the major scale, chord extensions, making the changes, using chromatic and guide tones, chord substitution, 'rhythm changes,' the blues, altered dominant chords, and more. Continuing the format of Beginning Jazz Keyboard, new concepts are accompanied by etudes and songs for practice. Packed with harmony and improvisation ideas, Intermediate Jazz Keyboard is essential for any serious student of jazz keyboard. Companion MP3 audio demonstration tracks are included and can be streamed online or downloaded. / Clavier

The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series. Par RICKER RAMON. A new Play along system for learning to play jazz. Each set contains a book with transposed parts for all instruments and a play along CD with Ray playing many of the book examples on his saxophone. Volume one is for the absolute beginning jazz student who knows his/her major scales. Subjects covered in this book include: VOCABULARY: Intervals, Roman Numerals, Scales, Modes, Diatonic Seventh Chords, Major, Minor, Dominant, and Suspended Chords, Chord/Scale Relationships, The Blues Progression, Using Pentatonic Scales with Blues, Pentatonic Chord/Scale Relationships, The II-V-I Progression, Rhythm Changes, The Circle of Fifths, and The Circle of Fourths, and Steps for Playing on Changes. STYLE: Swing Eighth Notes, Use of the Metronome, Scale Practice, and Scat-Singing Solos. EAR TRAINING: Specific examples and suggestions with recorded tracks for practice. REPERTOIRE: A suggested basic repertoire. This improvisation method is more than just another play-along. It is a series of books and CDs that progress step by step, offering concrete suggestions and advise that shows you how and what to practice. Drawing on twenty-five years of teachingexperience at the Eastman School of Music, Ramon Ricker uses text, recorded demonstrations by him and his students, and practice and play-along tracks that present the material in a clear and concise manner. Most of the play-along tracks feature the rhythm section of the 1980 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band with Harold Danko on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and the late, great Mel Lewis on drums. Since they performed and recorded together consistently over aperiod of several years, they played as a unit - a true jazz rhythm section. The recordings were brought up to meet todays higher CD standards and served as an inspiration for Ramon Ricker to write three entirely new books. In addition, new demonstration, ear training, and play-along tracks were added. / Niveau : Débutant / Jazz / Recueil / Tout Instrument

Proficiency in Theory and Performance. Group Piano - Proficiency in Theory and Performance is a comprehensive group piano course for adult beginners. Each of the 28 chapters begins with a chart of clearly outlined objectives so students have a snapshot of what skills they will learn and how the skills will be achieved. In addition to traditional note-reading and piano performance skills, students will learn in-depth music theory by learning and applying all the major and minor scales, arpeggios, chord progressions with analysis, improvisation, ear-training, harmonization, score-reading, ensemble playing and more. The price of this book includes access to orchestrated accompaniments to select titles in the book.These accompaniments are available for download or streaming using the unique code printed inside the book. Spiral-comb bound for ease of use. Group Piano - Proficiency in Theory and Performance is a comprehensive group Piano course for adult beginners. Each of the 28 chapters begins with a chart of clearly outlined objectives so students have a snapshot of what skills they will learn and how the skills will be achieved. In addition to traditional note-reading and piano performance skills, students will learn in-depth music theory by learning and applying all the major and minor scales, arpeggios, chord progressions with analysis, improvisation, ear-training, harmonization, score-reading, ensemble playing and more. The price of this book includes access to orchestrated accompaniments to select titles in the book.These accompaniments are available for download or streaming using the unique code printed inside the book. Spiral-comb bound for ease of use. / Etudes et exercices / Etude / Piano

Designed by John McCarthy, this Master Edition combines all three levels of this award-winning series in a complete course!Learn all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music for electric or acoustic guitar. Start with how to hold the guitar for comfortable playing and fast, effective learning. Next, learn picking and strumming techniques, chords, rhythm, timing, and how they are used to play popular songs. Learn melodies, scales and the basics of the blues. You will also learn lead techniques such as hammer ons, pull-offs and bends, and how to put them together to play leads and riffs! Level 2 guides you to learn and apply scales such as Natural Minor, Pentatonic, Major and Blues scales. Learn to play the most used chords and progressions that will have you playing hundreds of songs quickly.Level 3 gives you all the guitar knowledge to stand toe to toe with the best guitar players in the world! Learn advanced chords, scales, techniques and coordination building exercise that will have you tearing up the fretboard. As an added bonus, included are audio backing tracks and playing examples you can download that follow each lesson and let you apply them over full band backing tracks. / Guitare

Hip Licks for Saxophone is designed to help saxophonists develop fluency in the jazz language by providing mainstream jazz vocabulary (swing/bop/post-bop) that nails the changes and lays great on the horn.Think of Hip Licks for Saxophone as a musical reference book, like a dictionary of great licks in all twelve keys, available when you need it. You can open the book to any page and just start playing.Need something that will help you sound like a total pro while playing over the most challenging keys, like: C#, F# or B' Hip Licks for Saxophone is an indispensable resource that can immediately show you how a professional player would approach those tough keys and chord progressions.Special Features of Hip Licks for Saxophone by Greg Fishman:' 168 Hip Licks ' Each lick is unique and customized for each key, based on the best timbre, register and playability on the horn. The C7 lick is different than the B7 lick, which is different than the Bb7 lick, etc.' Idiomatic Construction ' Alto and Tenor read the same written part, while the rhythm section is recorded in two different keys, ensuring that each lick lays perfectly on all saxophones.' Slow Tempo and Fast Tempo Play-Along CDs are included for both Alto and Tenor ' 4 CDs included:2 Alto CDs and 2 Tenor CDs, providing over four hours of play-along tracks.' Hip Licks Nail the Most Popular Chord Progressions:- Major 7th, Dominant 7th, Dominant 7b9, Minor 7th, Minor 7b5, and Diminished 7th and Augmented 7th Chords- ii-7 / V7 / I Major (two and four-measure phrases)- ii-7b5 / V7b9 / i Minor (two and four-measure phrases)- Parallel Major to Minor Progressions- ii- ii-Maj7 / ii-7 V7 / I Maj7 (ii-7 / V7 / I Maj7 with moving 7ths)' Modular Design ' The licks are self-contained, easily taken out of the book to be used in a wide variety of songs.' Interactive Call and Response Format, perfect for ear-training and developing your musical memory. Each lick is played twice in a row on the Play-Along CDs, so you can hear the lick and then immediately play along.' Twelve Key Approach ' Every CD track takes you through all twelve keys.' Rhythm-Section-Only Tracks let you experiment with your own variations on the licks and improvise over a wide variety of harmonic settings. These tracks are also excellent backgrounds for practicing all of your chords and scales.' Technique Builder ' Use Hip Licks for Saxophone as part of your daily practice routine to dramatically increase your technical command of the saxophone.

The blanket term 'rock' is used to describe a musical genre that covers over six decades of musical diversity. The question for this book is, What does rock mean to harmonica players' This book is for harmonica players who have a basic grasp of the instrument and are looking to study the rock style in greater detail. You'll learn greater control of bends; speed licks; high-end licks; how to play bluesy notes and textures; how to play and construct hooks; how to deal with and play over the common chord progressions used in rock; and, music theory relative to playing rock harmonica. Concepts are presented through original tunes as well as staples of rock harmonica repertoire such as Magic Dick's Whammer Jammer!. 68 pages, audio included. Contents: Introduction - What is Rock Harmonica' Harmonicas Needed Chapter 1 - A Word about Notation and Embouchure Chapter 2 - Bending What Notes Can Be Bent Bending Exercises Chapter 3 - Scales for Improvising Major Pentatonic Scale Blues Scale Context and Homework Chapter 4 - Speed and High-End Licks Mastering the High End of the Harmonica Speed Playing (Breath and Movement Patterns and Backtracking) Words of Caution and Homework Chapter 5 - Power Licks Chapter 6 - Decoding Music for Improvisation Scale Theory Chord Theory Chord Qualities 7th and 9th Chords Arpeggios and Chord Scales The Making of a Chord Scale Chord Charts Chapter 7 - Common Chord Progressions Chapter 8 - Hooks, Heads and Sequences Head Hooks and Sequences Sequence Worksheet Sequence Licks Room to Move Head Chapter 9 - Whammer Jammer Study Song Chorus by Chorus Study Whammer Jammer Full Transcription Chapter 10 - Butter Strut Study Song Form Analysis Butter Strut Full Transcription Chapter 11 - How to be a Great Rock Harmonica Player by Jason Ricci Chapter 12 - Recommended Artists Chapter 13 - Notation Key