Jazz Theory Book: Theory

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

This classic manual explains how you can use theoretical concepts to improve your playing referring to influential recordings and using the language that working jazz musicians use.If you've ever heard jazz musicians play chords or improvised lines that you couldn't figure out not only will you find them here but you'll also learn exactly how and where you can apply them in your own playing.In over 500 pages the author guides the reader from basic chord construction and the II-V-I progression through scale theory the blues 'I Got Rhythm' changes slash chords the bebop and pentatonic scales to a comprehensive study of reharmonisation and advice on how toread a lead sheet and memorise tunes.All of these topics and many more are discussed in a conversational style and brought to life with over 750 music examples transcribed from actual recordings of the jazz greats. You can treat The Jazz Theory Book as a complete course or you can dip into it for specific advice on pentatonic scales or the Coltrane changes.However you use it is full of inspiring ideas and information that you can put straight into practice.'A great jazz solo consists of: 1% magic; 99% stuff that is explainable analyzable categorisable doable. This book is mostly about the 99% stuff.' - Mark Levine

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz) Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format · Play-along tracks for every exercise included · Seven full band arrangements · Sample solos · Jazz history and people Book also includes My EE Library* ( myeelibrary.com ) - Instant Stream/Download/Audio CDs* *Internet access required for My EE Library (book includes instructions to order free opt. CD-ROM)

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz) Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format · Play-along tracks for every exercise included · Seven full band arrangements · Sample solos · Jazz history and people Book also includes My EE Library* ( myeelibrary.com ) - Instant Stream/Download/Audio CDs* *Internet access required for My EE Library (book includes instructions to order free opt. CD-ROM)

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz) Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format · Play-along tracks for every exercise included · Seven full band arrangements · Sample solos · Jazz history and people Book also includes My EE Library* ( myeelibrary.com ) - Instant Stream/Download/Audio CDs* *Internet access required for My EE Library (book includes instructions to order free opt. CD-ROM)

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

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz) Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format · Two CDs included with recordings of all exercises and arrangements · Seven full band arrangements · Sample solos · Jazz history and people

Designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1-2 years playing experience (but no prior experience playing jazz) Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble is great for individual or classroom use. · Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs · Improvisation made easy starting with simple two-measure phrases · Scales and basic theory introduced in an easy-to-understand format · Two CDs included with recordings of all exercises and arrangements · Seven full band arrangements · Sample solos · Jazz history and people

Alfred's Essentials Of Jazz Theory is made up of three books with each book containing six units. Each unit contains: Instructional material Ear training exercises Review page. Each book comes complete with a CD allowing students to hear the musical elements discusses and offering students the opportunity to test their listening skills. Welcome to Jazz! An exhilarating journey to musical freedom!

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.