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.

Preparing Scores and Parts-Whether you notate music by hand or use computer software this practical reference will show you today's best practices rendering the details of your scores and parts. Improve your music's legibility and express your ideasclearly to get the best possible representation of your music. You will learn to: Create scores that are easy to conduct and parts that are easy to perform; Understand the unique practices and standardsfor handwritten vs. computer-generated scores such as those by Finale® and Sibelius® Lay out scores with proper instrument order measures per page and common alignment practices; understand the publicationstandards for orchestral big-band vocal and rhythm-section-based scores Use appropriate practices for different styles such as pop commercial classical and jazz; and more. Music Notation -Preparing Scores and Parts is used as a notation textbook by Berklee College of Music's Contemporary Writing and Production Department and it presents the definitive word in score and part preparation based on contemporarypublishing-industry practice.

in the Home Studio-Today's smart singer-songwriter needs to be able to produce high-quality demo recordings without breaking the bank. With this informative Berklee Guide you can learn how to acquire and use songwriter-appropriate home studio gear so that you can create your own professional recordings at home whatever your budget living arrangement or technological aptitude. By the end of the book you will understand the key concepts of how the recording process works and how to get the best sound possible out of whatever equipment you own and whatever style of music you produce. The Singer-Songwriter's Guide To Recording In The Home Studio makes recordingeasy ? so you can put your effort into thinking about creative songwriting and performing rather than struggling with technology.

Expand your musical depth and bring new levels of power and speed to your drumming! Orchestrate sticking patterns into drum grooves. Open up and explore the fundamental rudiments singles doubles flams paradiddles andratamacues. Go beyond pattern concepts to make stickings flow smoothly into one another so that you can better express your musical ideas. Master drummer and Berklee professor Casey Scheurell shows how basic stickingstranslate into drum set inventions and orchestrations. Technical explanations and extensive practice exercises with the play-along CD will help you make your fills become more vibrant and your solos more virtuosic.Includes drum charts.

Enrich your drumming with world rhythms and sounds. World music presents many learning opportunities and challenges especially for drums and percussion. Learning grooves from Africa Latin America South America and otherregions will make you a more complete musician and give you more ideas for creating your own sound and solos.Many jazz greats have been inspired by world traditions: Miles Davis John Coltrane Herbie Hancock JohnMcLaughlin and so many others. Follow in their footsteps and discover how to use these elements to inspire your own music.You will learn to:Incorporate world instruments into a standard drum kit.Coordinatestick foot hand techniques to enrich your palette of articulationsPlay dozens of world groovesTake inspiration from world grooves for your own improvisationsPerform advanced concepts such as odd time signatures andmetric modulationBe prepared for many creative musical situations through knowledge of more styles and greater mastery of drumming fundamentalsThe accompanying CD includes groove examples and play-along tracks of MarkWalker's original music featuring guest artists including Paquito D'Rivera!Mark Walker is a multiple-Grammy Award winning artist who is currently a member of Oregon and the Paquito d'Rivera Quintet. He is an associateprofessor of percussion at Berklee College of Music.

Part of the Berklee Press series of contemporary tutorials this comprehensive book brings the art of songwriting up to date. Author Jimmy Kachulis covers all aspects of song construction beginning with basic grooves and chordcolours through to much more advanced tonalities pitch progressions and modulations. Each technical discipline is discussed in the context of song-craft discussing notions of harmonic journeys building sections and addingcolour. Includes a CD packed full of examples to illustrate each lesson.

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.

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.

An excellent workshop from the assistant chair of the Ear Training Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music this DVD is a vital intro to the topic for songwriters and performers looking to improve their listeningskills and become better musicians. You'll learn to: recognise chord progressions quickly and confidently. Incorporate them into your writing and performing. Listen to music more analytically. Apply this knowledge to all of your projects.

With Blues Guitar Technique you can learn classic blues rhythm Guitar and soloing techniques in the style of the greats such as B.B. King T-Bone Walker Albert Collins Robert Lockwood Jr. Jimmie Vaughan andothers.Blues Guitar Technique is the more technique-oriented companion to Mike Williams' first book Berklee Blues Guitar Songbook. The accessible online recording includes live blues band that demonstratesall techniques (full band and play-along tracks).

This book/DVD pack teaches expressive virtuosic and healthy piano technique for contemporary and classical styles. Through integrated written directions and video examples you will see exactly how to move your fingers wrists arms feet body and breath to achieve maximum expressive effect and technical facility. Developed by Berklee Piano Dept. Chair Stephany Tiernan as a continuation of the groundbreaking work of Mme. Margaret Chaloff thisapproach to piano technique has been used by thousands of pianists worldwide. The DVD demonstrates each technique in isolation and in the context of playing repertoire in jazz rock new age Latin and classical styles.

A Total Vocal Workout in One Hour or Less!-A Total Vocal Workout in One Hour or Less!. The Berklee in the Pocket Singer's Handbook is a must-have guide that sets a perfect 45- to 60-minute practice routine for you. Use it as your practice manual for a total vocal workout from warm up to cool down. Covers: breathing exercises tips for productive practice mental practicing breathing for relaxation cool down techniques and more. Learn new tunes clarify diction and improve all aspects of yoursinging!