Jazz Chord Voicings for Right Hand

Par VINCENT RANDY. Contains detailed explanations and exercises on virtually everything a guitarist needs to start playing jazz with others, including different categories of chord voicings, comping tips for being in a rhythm section, plus scale and chord construction. The ultimate jazz guitar reference book, it also features charts for classic jazz tunes to work on, ways to approach practicing jazz, right hand picking techniques, overall jazz theory and tips on developing solo chops by using riffs and pieces of familiar melodies. / Études et exercices / Recueil / Guitare

Par PATTON JEB. Introduction to Jazz Piano: A Deep Dive starts from the beginning and helps you develop all the skills necessary to become a functional jazz pianist. For the dedicated student, this book will be your ?Bible?! It covers a wide range of subjects: the blues, comping skills, chord voicings from basic to more intriguing ones, strategies for building solid solos, and much more. Accompanying audio files are available for free download at www.shermusic.com. Jeb Patton, long-time pianist for Jimmy Heath and the Heath Bros., is an in-demand New York musician and a recording artist in his own right, as well as the author of several earlier Sher Music Co. books.   / Methods and Tutors / Etude / Piano

John McGann's Guide To Octave Mandolin And Bouzouki contains twenty tunes in styles from Irish to American, in a variety of tunings, melody and accompaniment, presented in standard notation and tablature, with a stereo audio download (left channel melody, right channel accompaniment). Left and right hand techniques and chord voicings are thoroughly discussed. For the first time, the Celtic style "woven texture" accompaniment, unique to the instrument, is fully notated. The book also contains melodic Irish ornamentation, blues, jazz, American fiddle tunes with variations and improvisations (all fully notated), and a chapter "Breaking Away From Block Chords" extending knowledge of the fingerboard. Audio tracks are included to download online.

Real Easy Book 2 - C Version. Following on from the great success of The Real Easy Book Volume 1, The Real Easy Book Volume 2 is perfect for students with a few years of playing experience, right up to working professionals. From jazz classics like Four, Scrapple From The Apple, and Dear Old Stockholm to contemporary tunes like George Benson's Mimosa and Donald Fagen's Walk Between Raindrops this selection of songs will keep you and your audience smiling. The Real Easy Book Volume 2 will save band directors countless hours of writing out scales for soloing, chord voicings, Guitar diagrams and Bass lines - they are all included with each tune. The educational material in this book has been developed in conjunction with Stanford Jazz Workshop. It works.

La musique plus simple jamais ! Un ajout à cette populaire série. Idéal pour les débutants, chaque chanson a symboles de corde, paroles, enregistrement suggérée, rythme et tempo. Diagrammes faciles à suivre sont regroupés au début de chaque chanson et afficher tous les voicings de gauche corde utilisées. Inclut Moanin ', prendre la A Train et Desifinado. / Chant Et Guitare / 48 pages / Partition

Text: English / deutsch
Completely revised and enlarged edition!
Jazz Bass Compendium is one of the most comprehensive method books. 208 pages filled with information and aspects on jazz bass playing.
The right hand: position, effect on sound and timing, exercises, three finger technique, drops
The left hand: position, shifting positions, intonation, pizzicato technique, vibrato
Coordinating both hands
Bass lines: rhythm, pulse, timing, walking bass, two-beat feel, arpeggios, diatonic passing notes, leading notes, chromatic lines, scales and tetrachords, pentatonic scales, bass lines over II V progressions, harmonic clichés, pedal point, rhythmic embellishments, bass lines on standard chord progressions, straight 8ths bass lines, Latin bass lines
The elements of sound
Various improvisation concepts
Arpeggios
Studies and etudes on the chord changes to Sunny, Footprints, I Hear A Rhapsody, Solar, Confirmation
Upper structure voicings
Phrasing and articulation
Scales and scales studies, chord-scales, breaking up scales
Practice concepts, different learning fields
4 bass duets and one solo, including Georgia On My Mind, Blues 4U and More Bass Hit
Sigi Busch is one of the most respected European jazz bassists/educators. He heads the jazz departement at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany.

Write for a horn section!
In this book, you will learn how to add saxophones and brass to a rhythm section ensemble. You will learn the capabilities and characteristics of the most common instruments, and how to order them effectively. You will also learn the different roles that a horn section can serve in your ensemble. Online audio tracks demonstrate the key concepts, as exemplified in a complete score.
You will learn to:
Write for alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, as well as trumpet and trombone
Construct common voicings, such as unisons, octave unisons, two- to five-part soli, and open voicings
Expand your harmony by using jazz chords
Use brass mutes
Compose many textures, including melodies, solis, fills, pads, comping parts, background lines, and others
Score advanced harmonic techniques characteristic of brass sections, such as chromatic approach chords, four- and five-part voicings, tension substitutions, and more
?An amazing book that opens your mind for new horn arranging techniques. Horns on steroids!?
?Hassan El Shafei, Artist/Record Producer
?Arranging for Horns is the one-stop-shop the young arranger can make to explore the techniques, applications, and context for contemporary horn arranging. Jerry Gates masterfully compiled three decades of experience?both in classroom and in professional writing?into an organized and concise 80-page text. Highly recommended!?
?Adi Yeshaya, Composer, Arranger (Prince, Aretha Franklin, The Voice)
?An insightful and valuable resource for all arrangers. Jerry?s explanations are very clear and concise. Highly recommended!?
?Mark Harrison, Keyboardist/Composer, Music Educator, and Author
?Jerry is a devoted musician and educator who has written yet another clear and concise book! This time Jerry guides the reader through a direct and useful approach to writing horn arrangements. Included are rhythm section considerations, notations, and a valuable mention about contour shaping as the blueprint for a successful arrangement. This book demystifies arranging for horns and inspires us to dive right in. There are great tools included and distilled from Jerry?s many years of experience and education. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get quick and positive results without excess theory to weigh the creative process down.?
?David Goldblatt, Composer, Pianist, and Music Director (for national television programs, world tours, and varied media)
?Jerry Gates? Arranging for Horns is a concise yet thorough guide to horn arranging in jazz and popular styles. The book progresses through each vital instrument, offering writing techniques for them as individuals and as a group. Arranging for Horns goes one step further than many treatments of this topic, looking at how an arrangement can vary throughout a song?changing the intensity of the music. This added consideration gives arrangers a powerful tool for adding shape and contour to their songs. Recommended for all arrangers and songwriters.?
?Ben Newhouse, Composer and Educator
/ Partitions jazzandblues / Tous instruments par tonalité / Tous instruments / BERKLEE

The easiest tunes from Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Freddie Hubbard, Red Garland, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Cedar Walton, Wes Montgomery, etc. Get yourself---or your beginning jazz combo --- sounding good right away with the first fake book ever designed for the beginning improviser: Easy, but classic jazz tunes give the student a good start in learning the jazz repertoire.Sample piano voicings, guitar chord diagrams, sample bass lines, and useful scales for improvisation are included with each tune, for easy reference. Developed and road-tested for years at the Stanford Jazz Workshops summer jazz camps. It works! Each song will sound good played in rock, funk or Latin styles, as well as swing. Perfect for individual students of all ages, as well as jazz combos. A great resource for music teachers and band directors. Available in C, Bb, Eb and Bass Clef. / Instruments En Eb