100 Jazz Lessons

Play and Learn is an exciting method to learn the art of jazz improvisation -- for individual study or classroom use with an entire jazz ensemble. Through the use of recorded jazz tracks (70 on the CDs included), sequenced concepts involving exercises, licks and mini-charts, plus structured lessons, a student can acquire improvisation skills.

Par ASCH GLENN / REINER DAVID. For more than a century, violinists have played jazz, swing, blues and similar improvisational styles. With its rich tone, considerable range, and bowed rhythms and phrasing, the violin offers a unique opportunity for a creative and personal statement as a musician. This book presents a broad sampling of the styles of major jazz violinists, from blues to bebop, from jug band to jazzgrass, from big-band swing to Texas swing. Tunes represent the styles of Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Eddie South, Mark O'Connor, Benny Thomasson, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Darol Anger. Helpful jazz theory sections with exercises alternate with tunes that show how the theory works inpractice. This book has two objectives: first, to present a broad, roughly chronological sampling of major jazz violinists and the styles associated with them, and secondly, to introduce the basics of jazz theory as applied to the violin. Whether consciously or intuitively, through critical listening or by practicing jazz patterns and exercises, the more knowledge of jazz you acquire, the better you will be able to think about the content of your playing without being bound by technical and theoretical aspects. This anthology was written to help provide that foundation. Interspersed with pragmatic jazz theory lessons, you'll find 28 original tunes in the style of various jazz violin luminaries. The book ends with an extensive discography of recommended jazz recordings with a violin focus. Mandolinists as well as other instrumentalists will find a wealth of useful information in this outstanding collection. Delightful broadcast-quality recordings of the repertoire are available online. Includes access to online audio. Written for intermediate to advanced violinists. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz / Recueil / Violon

Bass Lesson Goldmine Series-Expand your Bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series. Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each of these 100 Jazz Lessons includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus access to online audio featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book.A huge variety of jazz Bass styles techniques and concepts are covered including: lessons for upright and electric Bass; warm-ups; string crossing; fretting hand independence; handsynchronicity; sound and projection; tenths; jazz waltz; pedal points; interval cycles; beat manipulation; various scales; tritone substitution; using a bow; and much more.

Par HAHN JERRY. This jazz guitar book is a compilation of three books formerly published as Volume 1 - Scales and Exercises, Volume 2 - Patterns and Solos and Volume 3 - Improvisation Course and Chord Studies. This comprehensive edition covers all of the facets of jazz guitar study including all of the primary scales and arpeggios in five positions. There are several exercises to help increase technical facility including an excellent cross-picking exercise. Also there is a large single line section that includes jazz vocabulary and ideas to be played over certain chords and progressions. Learning and memorizing these single line studies expands the student's improvisational concepts and technique. The chord section includes the primary chord forms found in jazz and contemporary music as well as examples of turn-arounds, variations on twelve bar blues, and modal comping. The harmonized bass line section has four chord studies in a Freddie Green style. The Improvisation Course is a unique systematic approach to teaching improvisation. It consists of four lessons that has the student write out solos (with out an instrument) utilizing certain rules. The material in this book will provide a solid foundation for the aspiring jazz guitar student and has been used as the primary text for the jazz guitar programs at Portland State University and Wichita State University. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Jazz - Methods / Méthode / Guitare

Par SILVERMAN ROB. Intended for the beginning drum student, this book contains many essential reading and playing skills for the snare and drumset. These studies are integrated in a logical, sequential order. For example, a new rhythm is introduced and studied on the snare drum, then later applied as a beat and then a fill. The same rhythm will appear later in the book for review and then in one of the play-along tunes. This way each concept is reinforced and utilized in different ways. Because of the need to stress the importance of dynamics and their role in the proper execution of playing a piece, dynamic markings are included in many of the snare drum exercises. The author has gone to extreme measures to provide a fun and humorous way of learning to play drums while at the same time implementing the fundamental tools necessary to be a proficient musician. The companion CD presents eight play-along tunes with and without the drums. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Rock and Jazz - Methods / Méthode / Batterie

Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each lesson in this Jazz volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus online audio tracks featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book! A huge variety of jazz guitar styles and techniques are covered including: modes arpeggios basic comping blues comping turnaround improvisation chord tones tritone substitution scale sequences pentatonics sus chords polyphonic harmony and much more!

For All Musicians-An encyclopedia of Jazz theory for all musicians. This one-of-a-kind book encompasses a wide scope of jazz topics for beginners and pros of any instrument. This extensive and comprehensive method works in three ways: as an encyclopedia for ready reference as a thorough methodology for the student and as a workbook for the classroom complete with ample exercises and conceptual discussion. Lessons and topics include:The basics of intervalsJazz harmonyScales and modesII-V-I cadencesHarmonic analysisPiano voicings and voice leadingModulations modal interchange and reharmonizationJazz piano compingJazz tune formsArrangingtechniques ImprovisationTraditional Jazz fundamentalsPractice techniques...and much more!

A Logical Method For Enhancing Your Jazzabilities-Book 1 of a two-volume series that presents the fundamentals of jazz in a logical and accessible manner primarily through short progressive exercises. Ideal for traditional lessons as well as for anyone wishing to expand their “jazzabilities”. May also be especially useful for those interested in participating in a school jazz program. The online audio tracks are indispensable to the series in particular the fun yet practical Q&A improv exercises.Concepts covered include:• Improvisation• Swing rhythms• Common jazz chords and scales• Accompaniment techniques•12-bar blues and much more!

Pat Donohue is recognised worldwide as a virtuoso fingerstyle jazz guitarist with a genre-blending fusion of techniques. The overall theme of these lessons is to show the roots of classic Jazz; leading on to how to arrange a jazzcomposition and then how to improvise around the arrangement using various techniques. In this second lesson Donohue builds on the skills developed in Volume one and introduces three more classic arrangements. An exhaustivelesson the DVD holds archival footage of the featured songs including Fats Waller performing ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ in 1941. A 24 page PDF booklet of the music accompanies these 78 detailed and practical minutes of Jazz classicswhich will aid and improve your playing.

With a new introduction by Woody MannJazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.Six great lessons from the masters of Jazz Guitar:Lesson 1: Sal Salvador-on basic progressions I-vi-ii-V theory harmonic families andsubstitutionLesson 2: Joe Pass-on chord voicings substitution chromatic movement and harmonic choicesLesson 3: Mundell Lowe-Freddie Green style 2 3 & 4-note chording and modern jazz compingLesson 4: Charlie Byrd-on 'dark'chord voicings and diatonic movementLesson 5: Emily Remler-on Brazilian Bossa Nova comping independent thumb and syncopated 4-against-3 rhythmLesson 6: Tal Farlow-on using bebop harmonies and chords in a blues sequenceYou'llnever miss a note!-You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played!-All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy-Slow motion segments withstandard pitch sound-Artist biographies-Suggested listening-Booklet with music examples included

Take your guitar playing into a new world as John Ganapes and David Roos teach you exactly how to Jazz the Blues in this step-by-step comprehensive tutorial.15 complete hands-on lessons take you from the basics of the Blues before expanding the ideas into the realms of Jazz. You'll learn to improvise comp and jam with the full-band play-along audio tracks as you work through chapters covering: Harmony and melody Licks tricks and turnarounds Basic theory Chords scales and modes Extended and secondary dominant chords Chord-scale soloing and extensions Approach tones and passing chordsFlat-fifth substitutions Minor and major Blues Sideslipping and harmonic gravity The soloing styles of Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian Single-note octave and chord soloing