Week 6-Advanced Blues in Six Weeks is the next step from the already classic “Electric Blues In Six Weeks.” This series goes deep into the possibilities of blues soloing analyzing the true diversity between between some ofthe best blues guitar players who have explored the genre. From the string bending and jazz concepts of BB King to the amazing fast blues rock runs of Joe Bonamassa. Concepts such as diminished scale usage made popular by RobbenFord are demonstrated and taught for practical application. Artists such as Larry Carlton also bring a jazz flavor to the blues and popular ideas such as playing off of the “five chord” are discussed and utilized. Foranyone trying to take their playing to the next level Advanced Blues in Six Weeks will give you plenty of new ideas licks and inspiration to help you take a further step into better understanding and playing of blues guitar.

Week 4-Advanced blues in six weeks is the next step from the already classic “Electric Blues In Six Weeks.” This series goes deep into the possibilities of blues soloing analyzing the true diversity between some of the bestblues guitar players who have explored the genre. From the string bending and jazz concepts of BB King to the amazing fast blues rock runs of Joe Bonamassa. Concepts such as diminished scale usage made popular by Robben Ford aredemonstrated and taught for practical application. Artists such as Larry Carlton also bring a jazz flavor to the blues and popular ideas such as playing off of the “five chord” are discussed and utilized. For anyonetrying to take their playing to the next level Advanced blues in Six Weeks will give you plenty of new ideas licks and inspiration to help you take a further step into better understanding and playing of blues guitar.

Jerry Coker's Creative Nudge is an HGH (human growth harmone) for jazz musicians - only legal and void of dangerous side effects. It is an improviser's steroid that stimulates artistic growth by refocusing energy into specific areas of study and practice. Coker speaks candidly to all jazz musicians - from beginners to advanced players - in a manner that is structured, but not pedantic; conversational, yet impassioned. Its 63 pages contain wisdom gleaned by a life dedicated to and enriched by jazz improvisation. -- Steve Crews, master Jazz Pianist and member of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet I'm all of one chapter into this pamphlet and am blown away by the positive nature of Coker's outlook. I am so glad I bought this and cannot put it down! -- Rick Schrenker, Jamey Aebersold Jazz customer from Massachussetts I love your new book! I just read it and really identified with much of the book - particularly melodies and tunes in my head all day & night. I have also always felt that the pinnacle of playing is not a performance but the practicing. I get a lot more pleasure practicing that I do performing - often because it's my escape into a world all my own and my performances don't compare to what I play at home. I also loved the aesthetics chapter and couldn't agree more. You really brightened up my world! Your teaching guidelines mirror your love of teaching and should be guidelines for all of us! You continue to inspire! -- Rick Simerly, jazz trombonist and Summer Jazz Workshops faculty member Explores the hows, whats, and whys of practice, performance, technique, and musicianship. Sometimes, it only takes a nudge to move your playing to the next level. 6x9 paperback. Why do musicians choose Jazz Improvisation as an outlet for creativity? Why are we creating this music and who are we creating it for? All you need is a little information. Master Jazz Educator Jerry Coker has put together this wonderfully structured text summarizing several important topics regarding Jazz and Jazz Improvisation; giving us all that much needed nudge. Features: Jazz Study Preparation Achieving Maximum Results Vehicle/Tune-Types Instrumental Techniques and Tone Scales and Keyboard Activities Listening and Ear Training Teaching Jazz Repertoire and Much More!

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians. The smooth jazz grooves in this 46 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R

Par WILKINS JACK. It is with great pleasure that we here at Mel Bay Publications, Inc. offer this project by guitar legend Jack Wilkins. Jack's skills as a session player, jazz player and all around guitar virtuoso have been honed by playing countless gigs and recording sessions. This book compiles many of Jack's lessons originally written for 'Just Jazz Guitar” magazine. Subjects including comping, harmonization, and single-note soloing in the jazz setting are covered in this text by one of the world's greatest…so practice hard. This material is tried and tested and will make you a better player. The difficulty is intermediate to advanced. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Reference / Recueil / Guitare

Original And Revised Versions-This is the first single-volume publication of both the out-of-print original and revised versions of Krazy Kat a unique 'jazz pantomime' for piano. Based on George Herriman's hugely influential newspaper comic strip that chronicled the adventures of a lovelorn feline this comic production represents a landmark in American music. The seldom-staged work debuted in 1922 at New York City's Town Hall and a 1940 revival employed the revised edition.John Alden Carpenter's score abounds in lyric warmth harmonic charm and rhythmic vitality. He created this unusual theatrical work for a ballet company headed by a former Ballets Russes performer. CartoonistHerriman designed the production's scenery and costumes and he drew a series of madcap illustrations that are reproduced in this edition. Jazz lovers collectors of rare music and intermediate- to advanced-level pianists will want a copy of this facsimile publication which features the composer's original Program Notes and an illuminating Introduction.Reprint of the George Schirmer Inc. 1922 and 1948 editions.

Following the success of the composer's more advanced Jazz Singles these easy studies provide an attractive introduction to various jazz styles for the less experienced player. A practical and pleasing collection of thirty-four melodic studies in technique and rhythm set in a jazz or popular idiom. These are very attractive and useful studies. Music Teacher Magazine.

Par HAERLE DAN. by Dan Haerle. APPLICABLE FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS. A graded course on piano voicing skills, starting with simple block chords over Major and Minor and logically and methodically progressing into more exotic and advanced polychords and substitutions. Includes 123 skills in all twelve keys, designed to initiate a feel and understanding of piano voicings and how they work. Each new chapter includes a page of concise instructions for the teacher or the student. Also provides voicings for many of the common chord progressions you'll see in jazz songs because moving smoothly from one chord to another is the difference between a 'professional' sound and a 'choppy' sound. Works well for bothclassroom or individual study. The 156 spiral bound pages allow the book to open fully and easily on your keyboard music rack. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Piano ou Clavier

Advanced Improvising Concepts For Guitar. Par SAUNDERS BRUCE. Jazz Pentatonics… est pour les joueurs intermédiaires à avancé souhaitant élargir leur vocabulaire mélodique et harmonique. La musique est en notation standard ainsi que tablature et un CD est inclus dans lequel exercices les plus difficiles sont joués à un rythme plus lent mais aussi plus rapide. Le CD a été enregistré avec batterie, basse et guitare. Tous les exercices sont inclus sur le CD ainsi que le long de jeu de pistes qu'activer l'étudiant à jouer avec une section rythmique. Le livre couvre la dominante mineures 7, 7, un 7(b5) mineurs et majeurs (b6) pentatonics et donne l'étudiant de nombreuses etudes et exercices qui permet de dessiner des idées improvisation. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Improvisation / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Par LEGG PAT. Position Jazz is a collection of ten cello duets designed to offer an enjoyable introduction to positions from 1/2 to 5th. The deliberately simple lower part enables the teacher to observe the student above. It also provides an opportunity for a beginner cellist to experience making music with a more advanced pupil. The positions used within each piece are indicated in boxes.  / Instrumental Music / Recueil / 2 Violoncelles

Seven solos with written improvisations. Suitable for players of a moderately advanced standard this album comes with a CD which includes play-along backing tracks together with complete versions of each piece by a live jazz band.

This best seller is a collection of nine melodic studies in technique and rhythm for flute set in a jazz/pop idiom and is ideal for the more advanced player. These books have become hugely popular and have gone onto different grades of the new ABRSM woodwind syllabus 2003-2006. There are helpful hints at the beginning of the book.

Jazz Fiddle Wizard is a book and audio tailored for advanced violinists who want to learn to improvise in the jazz tradition. The book contains practical theory lessons, presenting rhythms and scales that are immediately put to use. Concepts are introduced progressively, requiring comprehension of previously introduced techniques and terminology. Each lesson includes a theory section and an exercise or performance section. The book's companion play-along audio provides professional full rhythm section accompaniment for each exercise and tune. As the method was designed for college students and advanced players, no violin tracks are included on the audio. The Stuff Smith solo from'Knock, Knock- Who's There?'transcribed at the onset of the book is readily available at http://www.rhapsody.com/stuffsmith/tracks.htmlThis method assumes that the reader/player has a basic technical command of the instrument and reads standard music notation at an elementary level or higher. Jazz Fiddle Wizard is the most challenging of Martin Norgaard's fiddle improv books. If you are a novice jazz player, the author recommends beginning with Jazz Fiddle Wizard Junior, Books 1 and 2 followed by Getting Into Gypsy Jazz Violin, all of which include violin tracks on their respective companion audio.Jazz Fiddle Wizard works in conjunction with the www.jazzfiddlewizard.com website, offering a unique interactive experience in which the reader is invited to pose questions directly to the author. This method has been field-tested with college students and other players from different musical backgrounds and at various levels of technical proficiency. The bottom line on this product is that IT WORKS! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Recueil / Fiddle ou Violon