A Guide To Jazz Improvisation by John LaPorta is an invaluable touchstone for every aspiring jazz musician. This method will help you develop a natural and intuitive approach to improvising. This method includes jazztheory with practical explanations and applications of the jazz language rhythm training with exercises on CD performance ear training opportunities to improvise with a Berklee Jazz faculty band on CD.

Whether you're a beginner an amateur a professional or a teacher you will find this book an excellent means of continuing your musical journey. This is a step-by-step guide to help you develop essential skills for improvisation. The concepts presented are first demonstrated over the 12-bar blues progression: in later chapters the ideas are realized over rhythm changes and in original compisitions based on the chord progressions of jazz standards. Topics include: scales and modes - chords and riffs - transposition - musical quotation - phrasing and articulation.

his classic 282 page spiral-bound book with a wealth of patterns licks and ideas has been popular among jazz players for a long time. Page after page of material. Often referred to as a 'jazz' version of Slominski's classic book 'The Thesaurus of S

Trevor Webb and Nicholas Drewe. A series of books giving practical projects for use in preparation of the GCSE examinations in music. All the books are grounded on the three major principles of the GCSE syllabuses: listening composing and performing. They may be used either as a complete series or independently. In the early stages the emphasis is on active participation the subject matter is diverse allowing scope for the teacher to introduce a broad range of musical topics. The listening and composing elements gain a greater importance within the series as it progresses although there is always integration between them. Books 1 And 2 contain a variety of projects onrhythm scales tunes chords writing a pop song composing with electronic and conventional instruments and composing with voices amongst many other ideas.

Jazz Theory Handbook is a complete guide to all the essential topics of jazz theory suitable for all treble instruments. Its approach is clear and concise realistic and practical. This book will help you tounderstand how contemporary jazz players think and to apply theory concepts in your own playing. Subjects are introduced progressively with each new one based on those introduced before.Topics include chord building harmonic movement modes II-V-I licks polychords blues rhythm changes how to learn tunes practice techniques playing outside and more. All of the book's musical examples are performed on the accompanying audio along withsample solos and 3 play-along tracks with a great rhythm section. Jazz Theory Handbook is designed for both self- study and classroom use. Audio download available online.

A Study In Jazz Accompaniment-This book/CD set presents a clear comprehensive one-step-at-a-time method for learning how to accompany an improvised jazz solo. As a sequel to Hal Crook’s text 'How to Improvise' How to Comp offers precise explanations practical exercises recorded musical examples four play-along tracks and daily practice routines. How to Comp organizes a vast amount of information that helped to make the author’s previous work a major contribution to jazz pedagogy. How to Comp is primarily for intermediate through advanced level players of harmonic instruments e.g. Piano (Keyboard) Guitar and Vibraphone. However drummers bassists and Hornplayers can also benefit from its study. Subject covered include: Voicing construction preferred stock voicings voiceleading constant structure non-harmonic voicings single-note lines rhythmic vocabulary altering the harmonic rhythm motive development dividing and shifting attention supportive and interactive comping styles the soloist’s viewpoint pacing strolling and much more. In How to Comp the author an accomplished jazz trombonist pianist composer arranger and educator looks deeply into the nature and challenge of artistic jazz accompaniment and puts into focus a direct sure path toward mastery.

Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux étudiants des Conservatoires et des Écoles de Musique inscrits dans un cursus Jazz et/ou Musiques Actuelles. Les enseignants spécialisés dans ces disciplines trouveront ici l'outil didactique idéal pour fournir à leurs élèves des informations claires, pour une formation solide, édifiée sur une méthode très efficace, dont les résultats ne tarderont pas à se manifester. Le contenu de ce deuxième volume vise à consolider et à accroître les connaissances acquises par l'étude du premier volume. Les langages harmonique, rythmique et mélodique utilisés dans le Jazz et les Musiques Actuelles font ici l'objet d'approfondissements nécessaires à l'amélioration de la pratique de l'improvisation.

Méthode pratique destinée à tous les instrumentistes, Des Gammes pour improviser présente un panorama complet des gammes utilisées pour l'improvisation jazz et une présentation détaillée de leurs différentes utilisations dans tous les contextes harmoniques de cette musique.
Chaque gamme est présentée de façon précise, incluant tous les modes qui en sont dérivés, l'ensemble constituant un dictionnaire de gammes pratique et complet. L'application de ces gammes dans tous les contextes harmoniques pouvant être rencontrés dans le jazz, du plus simple et courant au plus avancé, et ensuite étudié de façon exhaustive et originale, proposant plusieurs approches des relations gammes/accords.
Exercices d'application, pistes de travail, exemples d'utilisation de gamme sur des séquences harmoniques célèbres et de nombreux extrait de standards complète cette méthode.
Enfin, pour clore ce recueil, trois solos de grands maîtres du jazz sont exposés, relevés et analysés pour permettre de comprendre l'utilisation des gammes étudiées tout au long de cet ouvrage. / Partition /

Time and rhythm are king! Number one! We are constantly aware of this fact when we are playing or listening to improvised music. All notes seem to sound good when they are played with good time. Even melodies that use wrong notes sound good when played with good time. What often packages a good time feel are the rhythms a particular artist chooses to use. This book hopefully lends some insight into practicing and playing creative rhythms in a melodic way. (Jerry Bergonzi) The CD provides 10 standard chord progressions, each played in two different tempos by Bruce Barth on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In addition Jerry demonstrates various approaches and exercises on tenor saxophone.

Line Playing · Voice-Leading · Chromaticism · Bebop Scales A clear and practical step-by-step approach to chromaticism, line playing and voice leading. The CD contains 23 play-along tracks (most of them played in two tempos), based on standard chord progressions, performed by a professional rhythm section, featuring Renato Chicco on piano, Dave Santoro on bass, and Adam Nussbaum on drums. In addition Jerry demonstrates various exercises and approaches on tenor saxophone. Chord changes are included for C concert, B flat and E flat instruments. Jerry Bergonzi is a highly respected jazz educator/musician who lives and teaches in the Boston area. Over many years his Inside Improvisation system has proven to be tremendously successful. ISBN 3-89221-049-7

An exhaustive collection of improvisational jazz patters in various meters and feels. Comments and suggestions by the author, a legendary composer, arranger, conductor and instrumentalist...