Play Jazz, Blues, And Rock Piano By Ear Book One

Jazz & blues

Contenu

1. Part I: Alphabet of Improvisation
2. Chapter 1 Introduction
3. Chapter 2 Arpeggios and Rhythm Formulas
4. Chapter 3 Leading Notes
5. Chapter 4 Chord Tone Approaches
6. Chapter 5 Scales
7. Chapter 6 Combining Scales, Arpeggios, Rhythmic Formulas and Chord Tone Approaches
8. Chapter 7 Creating Original Melodic Patterns
9. Chapter 8 The Relationship of Rhythm and Harmony
10. Chapter 9 A Traditional Approach to Non-Chord Tones
11. Chapter 10 Motivic Development
12. Part II Language of Improvisation
13. Chapter 11 Melody
14. Chapter 12 The Relationship between Improvisation and Original Melody
15. Chapter 13 Ornamentation
16. Chapter 14 Modulation
17. Chapter 15 Changing the Mode
18. Chapter 16 Form
19. Chapter 17 Range
20. Chapter 18 Left Hand Variations
21. Part III Styles
22. Chapter 19 Style: Introduction
23. Chapter 20 March
24. Chapter 21 Dance Styles
25. Chapter 22 Song Styles
26. Chapter 23 Free-Form Styles
27. Chapter 24 Stylistic Modulation
28. Chapter 25 Using Foreign Material
29. Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (from Piano Sonata, Op 57)
30. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Description :

There are things in life you cannot learn from books. Jazz, rock, and the blues are among them. To play these improvised styles of music, it's important to look beyond the sheet music and theory manuals. The process involves learning by ear, directly from the music itself. Learning by ear acquaints you with melody, harmony, and rhythm in terms of how these elements sound rather than how they look on paper. This familiarity lies at the very heart of improvising.
This book and its accompanying CD will serve as your guide as you develop your jazz, rock, and blues improvising talents. It introduces the experience to anyone with a year of basic Piano under their fingers. Improvisations featured on the CD will offer inspiration, and illustrate improvising techniques introduced in the text. Ultimately, you will be prepared for learning directly from the recordings of your favorite artists.