At A Glance - Scales And Modes

East Coast Books-Due to the incredible success of all our portable 'case-style' chord books we decided to extend that 'perfect size' and that 'at-a-glance' theory to scales and modes. Portable Scales & Modes is designed to meet the size specific dimensions you've come to appreciate in a quick and easy reference guide from Santorella Publications. To follow is a listing of all the information that can be found in this incredible book. Ionian Mode - Dorian Mode - Phrygian Mode - Lydian Mode - Mixolydian Mode - Aeolian Mode - Locrian Mode - Minor Scale Introduction - Harmonic Minor Scale - Jazz Melodic Minor Scale - Lydian Dominant Scale - Super Locrian Mode - Minor Pentatonic Scale - MajorPentatonic Scale - Blues Scale - Diminished Scale - Whole Tone Scale - Spanish Phrygian Scale - How To Determine The Correct Scale or Mode - Harmonized Major Scales - Harmonized Harmonic Minors - Harmonized Jazz - Melodic Minors.

The most contemporary music dictionary on the market comprising: Notation and theory terms Instruments including folk and ethnic Pop music electronic music and music business terms. More than 450 capsule biographies of composers and musicians noting dates of birth and death nationality historical period areas of composition and major works. Also includes Instant at-a-glance summaries of the essentials of music: Notation signs and symbols Scales modes and keysignatures.

An Introduction to Folk Styles Technique and Improvisation-* This in-depth tutor book from renowned fiddle player and teacher Chris Haigh is perfect for classical violinists and fiddle players looking to master the art. * Covering all aspects of folk violin technique from ornamentation to modes and scales and from scordatura to improvisation and composition. * The book is centred around Irish traditional music but also dips into English Scottish Scandinavian East European Klezmer Cajun and American Old-Time traditions. * Accompanied by a CD of all pieces performed by Chris Haigh with a live backing band. Folk fiddle and classical violin are as different as chalk and cheese. At first glance folk might seem so simpleit?s hardly worth bothering with. The tunes are often no more than 32 bars long they stay in first position and they don?t even have a composer. However it?s what?s NOT written on the page that makes folk fiddle so interesting and challenging.This book attempts to explore from general observation down to the finest detail what the fiddler needs to know to bring these tunes alive. We need to understand their history and context their purpose their structure and pulse. And we need to be able to add all the stylistic elements that come not from reading the music but from years of immersion in folk music both listening and playing.Key areas covered include:* Tune types and structures * Ornamentation * Bowing * Modes and scales * Scordatura * Starts endings and links * Variation improvisation and composition Playing tunes in ?sets? * Regional and individual style * Playing in sessions for contests and for dancing