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.

Includes an exhaustive list of every jazz play-a-long recording available (by tracks) and analysis of each... Langue : en anglais

More than just a handy reference book this book and CD set provides a complete guide to reading tablature for the beginner guitarist.Tablature offers an intuitive and coherent way of using printed music on the guitarwithout having to learn to read traditional notation - rather than seeing only the notes to be played tablature guides your fingers to exactly the right frets and strings! This comprehensive tutorialincludes:Easy-to-follow diagramsPhotos of correct fingeringsClear explanations of TAB notation with examplesAudio recordings of every example on the accompanying CDA host of hints and tips to helpyoualong the way

Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs-Melody writing is a skill that can be learned and this unique resource will show you how. Through proven tools and techniques you will learn how to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody harmony rhythm and rhyme. This clear comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs examining them and revealing why they succeed. Songs discussed include Killing Me Softly Addicted To Love and TheLong And Winding Road.

The Ramon Ricker Improvisation Series. Par RICKER RAMON. A new Play along system for learning to play jazz. Each set contains a book with transposed parts for all instruments and a play along CD with Ray playing many of the book examples on his saxophone. Volume one is for the absolute beginning jazz student who knows his/her major scales. Subjects covered in this book include: VOCABULARY: Intervals, Roman Numerals, Scales, Modes, Diatonic Seventh Chords, Major, Minor, Dominant, and Suspended Chords, Chord/Scale Relationships, The Blues Progression, Using Pentatonic Scales with Blues, Pentatonic Chord/Scale Relationships, The II-V-I Progression, Rhythm Changes, The Circle of Fifths, and The Circle of Fourths, and Steps for Playing on Changes. STYLE: Swing Eighth Notes, Use of the Metronome, Scale Practice, and Scat-Singing Solos. EAR TRAINING: Specific examples and suggestions with recorded tracks for practice. REPERTOIRE: A suggested basic repertoire. This improvisation method is more than just another play-along. It is a series of books and CDs that progress step by step, offering concrete suggestions and advise that shows you how and what to practice. Drawing on twenty-five years of teachingexperience at the Eastman School of Music, Ramon Ricker uses text, recorded demonstrations by him and his students, and practice and play-along tracks that present the material in a clear and concise manner. Most of the play-along tracks feature the rhythm section of the 1980 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band with Harold Danko on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and the late, great Mel Lewis on drums. Since they performed and recorded together consistently over aperiod of several years, they played as a unit - a true jazz rhythm section. The recordings were brought up to meet todays higher CD standards and served as an inspiration for Ramon Ricker to write three entirely new books. In addition, new demonstration, ear training, and play-along tracks were added. / Niveau : Débutant / Jazz / Recueil / Tout Instrument

An All-School Revue featuring songs from GEMINI. It doesn't matter if we speak different languages or have different color skin or even dress differently because deep inside we are all much more alike than we are different!And the most obvious way is that ... we all started out as KIDS!! Even Babe Ruth had to eat all his vegetables to grow up strong! This 30-minute all-school revue features some 'old favorites' and some new original songs by GEMINI(San and Laz Slomovits) along with choreography by John Jacobson and short connecting dialog perfect for one group or the entire school.The Teacher's Manual includes full script and accompanied songs along withadditional classroom enrichment activities making this a production that can truly involve your whole school long after the show is over! Perform the songs with piano alone or use the professionally recorded ShowTrax Cassette orCD.Available: Teacher's Manual Singer's Edition 5-Pak Preview Cassette (Full Performance) Performance/Accompaniment Cassette and CD. Performance Time: 30 minutes. For Grades 2-5.

One Singular Sensational Holiday Revue-Auditions are underway for the 400th Anniversary of North Pole Musical and everyone is in a panic! The dancing Reindeer are ?hoofin' it ? but don't know what to do with Rudolph and his 4 left hooves. The elves aretired of always getting the short end of the stick and are singin' the blues. The snowmen are ?chillin'? but worried about the funky hot lights and the toys are trying to do the entire Nutcracker Suite in 3 minutes!The annual Christmas show keeps getting bigger and bigger each year. But wait a minute! Is bigger really better? See how Santa finds a way to remind everyone of the true meaning of the season. This sensational 35-minute holidayrevue features seven original songs in a variety of musical styles choreography and helpful production guide and a script with 26 speaking parts and adaptable cast list for groups of varying sizes and teaching objectives linkedto the National Standards for each song. The expanded Performance Kit/CD provides 20 Singer books along with the Teacher Edition and a P/A CD. Available separately: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (withvocals) Preview Pak (1 singer book 1 Preview CD) Performance/Accompaniment CD Performance Kit/CD (Teacher 20 singer books P/A CD). Duration: ca. 35 minutes. Suggested for grades 4-8.

Learn the nuances of music notation and create professional looking scores. This reference presents a comprehensive look at contemporary music notation. You will learn the meaning and stylistic practices for many types of notation that are currently in common use from traditional staffs to lead sheets to guitar tablature. It discusses hundreds of notation symbols as well as general guidelines for writing music.Berklee College of Music brings together teachers and students from all over the world and we use notation in a great variety of ways. This book presents our perspectives on notation: what we have found to be the most commonly used practices in today'smusic industry and what seems to be serving our community best. It includes a foreword by Matthew Nicholl who was a long-time chair of Berklee's Contemporary Writing and Production Department.Whether you find yourself in a Nashville recording studio Hollywood sound stage grand concert hall worship choir loft or elementary school auditorium this book will help you to create readable professional publication-quality notation. Beyond understanding the standard rules and definitions you will learn to make appropriate choices for your own work and generally how to achieve clarity and consistency in your notation so that it best serves your music.

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.

Do you want to learn how to improvise jazz? Then this is the play-along for you! Easy to understand and inspiring for all musicians wishing to explore the secrets of jazz improv. The first CD includes blues in Bb and F four dorian minor tracks four-measure cadences the cycle of dominants 24-measure song II/V7 in all keys and Jamey Aebersold playing exercises from the book (Hear the master clinician demonstrate exactly how it's done). French Edition.

Chord Diagram included-Tear Out Sheets-A manuscript book specifically designed for guitar mandolin banjo or any tab notation with 40 pages of 5 special dual stave systems for writing both notation and tablature. This book with perforated pages is printed in blackink on regular-weight white paper. Includes 2 pages of chord diagrams 3 pages of blank chord grids along with instruction on how to read tablature and basic information on major and minor scales. 8.75 x 11.75.

The New Method for Learning to Read Written Jazz Music-Throughout the country most music educators teach jazz by rote because in jazz 'what you see' isn't 'what you get.' Students who wish to study this musical form generally have had traditional classical-oriented training and most have difficulty reading jazz music. This self-study text is the answer to this problem. Published in five compatible books Reading Jazz is supplied with an accompanying CD. The most common jazz rhythms are presented one at a time in the order of increasing complexity in a series of short exercises and duets. The CD is used as an example of the proper performance techniques needed and for jazz reading practice with a professionalrhythm section. These Books can be used independent of the teacher so this play-along self-study approach is the logical solution to one of the biggest problems in jazz - how to interpret the written page.

Improve Your Theory! Grades 1 5 are the latest additions to the bestselling ‘Improve your …’ series by Paul Harris.This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 1 ABRSM examination. Firmly rooted in Paul Harris’ Simultaneous Learning approach it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural.This book contains:Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory.Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations.Fun gamesand quizzes to engage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts.Questions that connect theory directly with pupils’ own pieces allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice.Opportunities for composing improvising aural and listening activities all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding.

Improve Your Theory! Grades 1 - 5 are the latest additions to the bestselling 'Improve your - ' series by Paul Harris. This theory workbook takes students through every aspect of music theory covered in the grade 3 ABRSM examination.Firmly rooted in Paul Harris' Simultaneous Learning approach it will transform how music theory is taught and learnt improving every aspect of musicianship along the way. Never before has theory been so fun or seemed so natural!Handy fact files that cover different areas of music theory.Practice questions to help students prepare for examinations.Fun games and quizzes toengage students and offer new and interesting ways to tackle difficult concepts. Questions that connect theory directly with pupils' own pieces - allowing them to discover the links between music in theory and music in practice. Opportunities for composing improvising aural and listening activities all carefully devised to consolidate musical understanding.