Inside Improvisation : vol. 6Learning 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 - pianoDave Santoro - bassAdam Nussbaum - drums
SKU: AP.1-ADV14259
UPC: 805095142594. French.
Many of the great modern players have pentatonics at their command and melodic disposal. Inside Improvisation Series, Vol. 2: Pentatonics provides a practical yet creative approach to assimilating pentatonics into your melodic musical reservoir. The author has taught this method over many years and it has proven to be very successful. This is a method book designed for all instruments. Chord changes are included for C Concert, B-flat, and E-flat instruments. The accompanying recording has been designed for use in conjunction with the text. There are 18 tunes for you to play along with, featuring Renato Chicco on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums, plus eight demonstration tracks performed by the author on tenor saxophone. Le deuxième volume de la collection indispensable à tout improvisateur. Ce volume s'attache plus particulièrement aux gammes pentatoniques. French/German Edition.