Exploring Jazz Piano - Volume 2

Exploring Jazz Piano permet aux musiciens de niveau intermédiaire à avancé de développer au fur et à mesure leur potentiel technique. Cette approche, unique en son genre, nous vient de l'auteur du célèbre Improvising Blues Piano (ED 12504). Il présente ici un large éventail de pièces invitant à une analyse pratique de l'harmonie et de l'improvisation. Le volume contient tout ce qu'il vous faut pour devenir un professionnel du jazz. Tout y est en effet expliqué dès les premiers pas. Le livre est accompagné de pistes audio, qui comprennent à la fois toutes les pièces et les pistes d'accompagnement ; une chance à ne pas rater de jouer avec des professionnels. En résumé, il s'agit : -d'améliorer sa propre technique autant musicale que rythmique -d'apprendre les différents styles du jazz - d'améliorer son talent d'improvisation -d'exécuter brillamment un morceau de jazz -d'intégrer un jazz bandPages : 256Niveau : moyen - avancéLangue : English / Piano / Schott

An Introduction to Jazz Styles Technique and Improvisation-This book from acclaimed percussionist Clark Tracey provides an easy to follow and comprehensive introduction to playing Jazz Drums. The author offers a unique insight into various playing methods and techniques including following scores unusual time signatures soloing advice on equipment as well as an entire chapter dedicated to brush techniques. The book is accompanied by a CD containing audio and video demonstrations play-along tracks and exercises performed by Clark Tracey on drums with a live backing band. Ideal for any percussionist looking to improve their overall technique or understanding of jazz music. A welcome addition to the best selling Schott Pop Stylesseries which also includes Discovering Rock Drums (ED 13354) Exploring Jazz Piano volumes 1 and 2 (ED 12708 ED 12829) as well as many more titles.

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ' a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy'he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book'encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation and pivot, and the application to tunes. The reader will be tempted to stop on every page and compose. I found the Lost Chord, but won't tell you the page number. Bert Ligon Jazz Pianist/Guitarist, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, University of South Carolina Ever wonder how to move harmony around instead of repeating the same chord voicing over and over' Then Chords in Motion is a must have book for you! Andy has included a ton of information that will open up your comping and should keep you busy with new ideas for a long time! I highly recommend it! Dan Haerle Jazz Pianist, Composer, Author, Educator, Professor Emeritus, University of North Texas Chords in Motion is an essential guide to expanding one's conception of modern Jazz Piano Harmony. Andy LaVerne has managed to outline in a very practical and concise way, modern principles of piano chord voicings, as they pertain to the Jazz Pianist's primary group function of comping. David Hazeltine Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music Chords in Motion should be fun to take into the practice room to explore new ways of sustaining harmonies over the entire register of the piano. It is encyclopedic and thorough in its content. No stone is left unturned! Stephany Tiernan Pianist, Composer, Educator, Chair, Piano Department, Berklee College Of Music Chords In Motion is an excellent practicing resource that provides a garden of harmonic sonorities for a musician to choose and explore at the piano. I like the way that Andy has made the information accessible to any level of student. I look forward to discovering some different sounds with this book. Phil DeGreg Jazz Pianist, Author, Educator, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music I am delighted to recommend Andy LaVerne's Chords In Motion to aspiring jazz pianists! Andy is a superb pianist, very capable of addressing this topic. Prior to pianists like McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, and others, most pianists were content to have acquired a small handful of chord voicings, generally with the chord roots on the bottom of the voicings. Though 'rootless voicings' were adopted in later years, they were primarily for the left hand and generally only used the 3rd or 7th on the bottom. But now the serious jazz pianist needs to be able to move his or her voicings in a more diatonic manner, as shown in Andy's book. Jerry Coker Jazz Saxophonist, Author, Educator Andy LaVerne's Chords in Motion is a study of encyclopedic scope on the use of harmonies based on fourth intervals in the context of jazz harmony. There is a wealth of information in terms of voicings, voice leading and chord/scale relationships and their application to common harmonic formulae (ii-V, etc.) and the chord progressions used in blues and common standard tunes. Jazz musicians interested in this vocabulary should find this book to be a useful launching pad for exploring this important corner of the world of jazz harmony. Bill Dobbins Jazz Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Author, Educator, Professor of Jazz Studies, Conductor, Coordinator Jazz Composition and Arranging, Eastman School of Music Chords in Motion is a highly detailed, informative and filling-in-the-gap text. It's an important and welcome addition to the jazz piano literature, which can be applied to any level of proficiency. Stefan Karlsson Jazz Pianist, Educator, Professor/Jazz Studies Division, University of North Texas Fantastic pianist Andy LaVerne has put together an amazing, detailed, and incredibly comprehensive guide for effectively implementing quartal and related voicings. He has honed in on the 'secret' to using these structures musically and creatively: moving the voicings through changes in logical and interesting ways. Clearly presented, extremely thorough, and loaded with information, Chords in Motion is a must-have for any pianist! Martin Bejerano Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Assistant Professor, Jazz Piano, Frost School of Music University of Miami Chords in Motion is an in-depth look at fourth and related voicings that give an atmosphere that you want to improvise on. We play over the voicing, not the chord symbol. Chords in Motion targets that modal atmosphere that horn players love playing over. Love this book - can't wait to start practicing it! Jerry Bergonzi Jazz Saxophonist, Composer, Author, Educator, New England Conservatory I was thrilled when Jazz Piano Great Mulgrew Miller agreed to write a quote for this book. I was deeply saddened to hear of Mulgrew's passing just days before publication. All who loved Mulgrew and his music will sorely miss him, and are grateful for the rich musical legacy he left us. Rest easy, Mulgrew. Andy LaVerne

An introduction to swing, blues, latin and funk Part 1: Everything You Need To Get Started. Par RICHARDS TIM. Beginning Jazz Piano s'adresse aux joueurs ayant peu de connaissances préalables et qui aiment explorer la musique liée au jazz. Avec de nombreux morceaux harmonieux - ses propres compositions, des mélodies du jazz classique et de nouvelles mélodies de chansons de jazz connues - Tim Richards initie les joueurs au blues, au funk et à la musique latine, en expliquant les techniques les plus importantes pour la main droite et la main gauche. L'éducateur expérimenté et auteur des méthodes Blues Piano et Jazz Piano, acclamés par la critique, suit également les exigences du catalogue d'examens de l'ABRSM, entre autres, ce qui fait de cette méthode une ressource indispensable pour étudier et pratiquer. Le volume 1 (ED 23374) explique de manière simple comment jouer spontanément et librement au-dessus des harmonies. En commençant par des accords parfaits à la main gauche, des gammes pentatiques et des arpèges ainsi que la gamme de blues sont expliqués ici et essayée avec des pièces concrètes. Truffé de rythmes typiques et de grooves de basse allant du swing au latin, le volume 2 (ED 23379) aiguise ensuite l'appétit pour le piano comme instrument d'accompagnement et montre également comment arranger une mélodie dans un contexte de jazz. Les deux volumes sont de même niveau de difficulté et peuvent être utilisés consécutivement ou en parallèle. Les fichiers audio comprennent des versions complètes et des pistes play-along, avec Tim Richards au piano, une ligne de basse supplémentaire et une batterie. La fonction interactive 'Replay' est particulièrement recommandée, non seulement pour les autodidactes : En coopération avec 'MusicGurus', fournisseur de cours en ligne de haute qualité, des partitions interactives de tous les morceaux sont accessibles en ligne gratuitement, ce qui facilite la pratique et garantit un succès rapide d'apprentissage. / Niveau : facile à moyen / Méthode / Piano

Par LEVINE MARK. « Le livre du piano jazz » traite des techniques fondamentales et de l'art avancé du jeu, de Art Tatum à Mulgrew Miller.La structure de ce volume est insolite : au lieu de réunir tous les voicings en un chapitre et la théorie en un autre, les thèmes alternent au cours du livre.Mark Levine explique toujours la théorie musicale à l'aide des transcriptions et des pièces qu'interprètent souvent les musiciens de jazz. Le choix va de standards comme « Just Friends » à « Infant Eyes », la magnifique ballade de Wayne Shorter. « Le livre du piano jazz » s'adresse en premier lieu aux pianistes. Mais grâce aux avantages visuels qu'offre le piano, d`autres instrumentalistes et des chanteurs ont aussi un accès facile aux harmonies du jazz. Un livre qui vous inspire à travailler et explorer votre piano. / method / Recueil / Piano

A Logical Method for Enhancing Your Jazzabilities-Book 2 of a two-volume series that presents the fundamentals of jazz in a logical and accessible way primarily through short progressive exercises. Ideal for classically-trained pianists in traditional lessons who may be a little cautious to learn jazz as well as for players simply wishing to expand their existing “jazzabilities”! Book 2 explores concepts in greater depth and introduces the most important aspects of jazz theory in a style that's easy to grasp. Also useful for pianists interested in participating in a school jazz program. The online audio tracks are indispensable to the series in particular the fun and practical Q&A improv exercises.The book features 7 fully-fleshed original pieces: Jersey Jump • Beale Street Boogie • Bayou Blues • The Mississippi Magpie Rag • New Orleans Nocturne • South Side Stomp • Monkin' the Blues.

25 Pièces Ludiques Pour Piano, À Jouer En Cours et En Concert. Par HEUMANN HANS-GUNTER. Des pièces faciles et pop pour piano - Motivent les enfants à jouer du piano - Jouables dès la première ou la deuxième année de pratique Lassé-e de jouer La Lettre à Elise ? Plutôt envie de bateaux pirates, de maisons hantées et de fusées ? Dans sa nouvelle édition de Spielplatz Klavier en deux volumes, l'auteur à succès Hans-Günter Heumann rassemble de nouvelles pièces originales pour piano, qui peuvent être apprises rapidement et explorent tous les styles de musique, ce qui plaira aux jeunes pianistes ! Des pièces comme Auf dem Piratenschiff, Rock-Rakete ou encore Hello, Mr. Mozart stimulent l'imagination et encouragent à la découverte du nouveau répertoire. Cet ouvrage est donc un complément idéal à toute méthode de piano. L'amusement est garanti ! Tandis que le volume 1 (ED 22980) contient des pièces très faciles, qui peuvent être apprises dès la première année de pratique, le volume 2 est un peu plus difficile. Mais il reste néanmoins tout à fait abordable, afin que les enfants ne perdent pas leur motivation et puissent rapidement faire l'expérience de leurs progrès./ Recueil / Piano

Par BOULAY CHANTAL / LEFEVRE PHILIPPE / LEHN CYRILLE. Le premier volume d?Écoute, je joue ! est très dense de par la multiplicité de nouvelles acquisitions techniques. Ce deuxième volume est lui, d?avantage dans l?application de ce qui a été abordé, en proposant un répertoire renouvelé, tout en introduisant de nouveaux savoirs. Après une année d?apprentissage de notre instrument, le piano, nous avons accumulé un certain « savoir faire », c?est-à-dire une connaissance des moyens permettant nos premières réalisations musicales. Philippe Lefèvre Comprendre ce que l?on entend, ce qui est écrit et ce que l?on joue, tel est le but des indications, des exercices ou des recherches à effectuer sous la rubrique «Formation Musicale» et qui vont jalonner le chemin de celui ou de celle qui va utiliser cette méthode : ? chanter les morceaux proposés, ? lire et écrire les noms de notes et les rythmes, ? apprendre la théorie et les signes de la musique, ? développer son oreille par l?exploration sonore de tous les termes et paramètres musicaux. Interpréter les morceaux avec le nouvel éclairage de la formation musicale permet d?établir un lien supplémentaire entre le sonore et l?écrit, et de ressentir ce plaisir unique du musicien avec son instrument : Écoute, je joue ! Chantal Boulay J?ai conçu les pièces d?Écoute, je joue ! comme autant de voyages dans l?espace et le temps. Jazz, pop, rock, musiques du monde, références au cinéma ainsi qu?aux formes classiques, c?est tout un orchestre aux couleurs infiniment variées qui vous invite au plaisir de l?apprentissage et du jeu. Cyrille Lehn/ Méthode / Piano

17 pieces in lighter styles for piano-Following on from his highly successful first collection of catchy but very easy tunes Stephen Duro sets the fingers walking once more with More Finger Jogging Boogie. This second volume of tuneful pieces at a level of Grades 3 to 4 again explores a range of popular styles from beguine to ragtime and from jazz waltz to boogie. So whether you're looking for a lively stomp or something rather more reflective this finger jogging collection is an absolute must!

As Jack Reilly did with Volumes 1 and 2 of The Harmony of Bill Evans he now explores the harmony of Dave Brubeck through extensive writings music examples and audio examples as well. Fans of Brubeck and students of all jazz styles will find this in-depth exploration fascinating and informative. The Harmony Of Dave Brubeck includes the songs: Blues for All Brandenburg Gate The Duke Her Name Is Nancy Marble Arch Thank You (Dziekuje) The Waltz When I Was Young and more.