Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method + Online Audio Access

The Player's Guide to Authentic Stylings. The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method Book 2 is a detailed, easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in furthering their jazz piano skills. There are many harmonic concepts, useful licks, and comping techniques for you to absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book. Includes: harmonic exercises, melodic vocabulary, chord progressions and substitutions: melodic minor scale theory, locked-hands style, drop-two voicings, stride, walking bass lines, Latin styles, modern sounds, and much more! This is a powerhouse of a book - a real 'owner's manual' for the jazz piano mind. Mark Davis presents the essential material in easily digestible packets, each buidling on the last, and as a whole building on the concepts from the first book. I'll be referring both beginning and intermediate students to this course. - Geoffrey Keezer, multiple Grammy'-nominated pianist. / Méthode / Méthode / Piano

The Complete Guide with Audio-This Bebop Jazz Piano method includes: - Chords and Voicings - Harmony and Chord Progressions - Scales and Tonality - Common Melodic Figures and Patterns - Comping - Characteristics Tunes - Styles of Bud Powell and Thelonius Monk. The accompanying CD features many of the examples in the book performed either solo or with a full band. Also included are combo performances of five of the tunes featured at the end of the book.

The Complete Guide with CD!-A complete guide to becoming the smoothest coolest Jazz Piano player around complete with online audio! If you're the kind of Pianist with a love a good Jazz but have no idea where to begin then this tutorial is tailor-made for you. Divided into six areas of study Harrison's method will get you playing those smooth and silky Jazz solos you love. Beginning with an overview of the style itself Harrison covers the following subjects of Jazz theory and performance: Scales and chords: modes pentatonics triads sevenths and ninths Keyboard harmony and voicings: inversions and extended voicings Progressions and comping: rhythmconcepts and a latge variety of grooves Melodies and soloing: target notes scales modes and substitutions After you have mastered the concepts introduced in Harrison's lessons you will find seven original and exciting full solos to learn complete with guidance to help you improvise and develop a sound that is all your own.

Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson has long been devoted to the education of Piano students. In this book he offers dozens of pieces designed to empower the student whether novice or classically trained with the technique needed to become an accomplished jazz pianist. With all the interesting detailed biography performance and practice notes for each exercise this is a valuable and practical as well as a most enjoyable method for learning Jazz Piano.

Lesson & Theory - Anglicised Edition-Piano Adventures is an exciting comprehensive piano method that teaches children analysis creativity and musical expression. Piano Adventures: Lesson And Theory Book - Level 2A provides an integrated step-by-step approach to music reading. With a wide range of musical styles from jazz to classical pianistic fingerings to build technique and movement across the keyboard expressive appealing pieces with teacher duets this is an ideal book for anyone learning Piano. Piano Adventures: Lesson And Theory Book - Level 2A includes discovery questions creative activities and theory pages to reinforceconcepts. This version is the new anglicised edition.

Lesson & Theory - Anglicised Edition-Piano Adventures: Lesson And Theory Book - Level 1 is an exciting comprehensive piano method that teaches children analysis creativity and musical expression. Piano Adventures: Lesson And Theory Book - Level 1 provides an integrated step-by-step approach to music reading a wide range of musical styles from jazz to classical pianistic fingerings to build technique and movement across the keyboard. Piano Adventures: Lesson And Theory Book - Level 1 has expressive appealing pieces with teacher duets discovery questions creative activities and theory pages to reinforce concepts. The Technique& Performance book is an essential component of the curriculum. Discover the power of technique secrets for artistic performance. This version is the new anglicised edition.

A Logical Method For Enhancing Your Jazzabilities-Book 1 of a two-volume series that presents the fundamentals of jazz in a logical and accessible manner primarily through short progressive exercises. Ideal for traditional lessons as well as for anyone wishing to expand their “jazzabilities”. May also be especially useful for those interested in participating in a school jazz program. The online audio tracks are indispensable to the series in particular the fun yet practical Q&A improv exercises.Concepts covered include:• Improvisation• Swing rhythms• Common jazz chords and scales• Accompaniment techniques•12-bar blues and much more!

This book provides a step-by-step approach to learning basic piano realizations of jazz and pop tunes from lead sheets. Systems for voicing chords are presented from the most elementary to the advanced along with methods for practicing each system. Both the non-jazz and the advanced jazz player will benefit from the focus on: chords chord voicings harmony melody and accompaniment and styles.