A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano Improvisation
Piano Method - Sheet Music

Piano/Keyboard

SKU: HL.310979

Keyboard Instruction. Improvisation and Jazz. Instructional book. With introductory text, instructional text, musical examples, standard notation and chord names. 160 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.310979).

ISBN 9780634058295. UPC: 073999473292. 9x12 inches.

This keyboard instruction book is designed for the person who was trained classically but wants to expand into the very exciting - yet very different - world of jazz improvisation. Author Dominic Alldis provides clear explanations and musical examples of: pentatonic improvisation; the blues; rock piano; rhythmic placement; scale theory; major, minor and pentatonic scale theory applications; melodic syntax; the language of bebop; left-hand accompaniment; walking bass lines; thematic development; performance tips; and more. Also available by Dominic Alldis: A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano - Exploring Harmony (220017/$19.95).