A Guide to Non-Jazz Improvisation: Flute Edition
by Dick Weissman
Flute - Sheet Music

Flute - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.21232BCD

Composed by Dick Weissman. Technique, Theory and Reference, Flute, Fife and Oboe, Contemporary, Classical, Perfect binding, Adult Contemporary. All styles. Book/CD set. 116 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21232BCD. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21232BCD).

ISBN 9780786674770. UPC: 796279100830. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissmans mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement. When the trombonist kept playing a bebop solo that was totally unsuitable for the chart, Dick realized that - in addition to the many musicians who do not improvise - there are even jazz musicians who dont know how to improvise outside the limits of their own stylistic backgrounds. The non-jazz improvisation series mostly includes new original tunes that are intended to show how to improvise in many musical styles, including;* Blues* Country* American folk* Latin-American* World including South American, Eastern European and Asian * Odd meters playing in a variety of time signatures * New Age* Classical * Folk-RockIn short, the books are an encyclopedia of virtually every musical style, excluding jazz.