Book/Online Audio
Piano/Keyboard
SKU:
HL.299481
The
Foundation of Melodic
Improvisation. Piano
Instruction. Chords,
Instruction. Softcover
Audio Online. 80 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.299481).
ISBN
9781540060440. UPC:
888680956516. 9.0x12.0
inches.
Quick --
how many scales do you
know? If you answered
several, you're not
alone. Lots of piano
players know several
scales, but how many
really know what to do
with them? With Pianist's
Guide to Scales Over
Chords, you'll learn how
to apply the most used
scales in a musical
manner. We'll examine how
scales and chords are
closely linked and how
this relationship is key
to crafting memorable,
intelligent solos. If
you're stuck in a
pentatonic rut or find
yourself always coming
back to the same old
patterns, this book is
for you. The online audio
contains 178 tracks,
including 15 extended
backing tracks for
practice! You'll learn:
Diatonic Harmony Theory
(intervals, scales, chord
construction, etc.);
Major and Minor Scale
Applications; Inversions
and Slash Chords; Seventh
Chords and Extended
Harmony; Modes
(construction and
applications); Playing
over a Standard
(Dominant) and Minor
12-Bar Blues;
Non-diatonic Harmony and
Modal Progressions. 14
scales are covered: Major
Scale (Ionian) â?¢
Major Pentatonic
â?¢ Minor Scale
(Aeolian) â?¢ Minor
Pentatonic â?¢
Dorian â?¢ Phrygian
â?¢ Lydian
â?¢ Mixolydian
â?¢ Locrian
â?¢ Blues Scale
â?¢ Harmonic Minor
â?¢ Melodic Minor
â?¢ Lydian Dominant
â?¢ Super
Locrian.
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