Exploring Jazz Arranging

An Interactive Guide to the Techniques and Aesthetics-Perfect for both new and experienced arrangers this book/CD-ROM covers concepts that guide the beginner and stimulate new thinking among more seasoned musicians.The musical examples are creative and engaging masterfully illustrating the concepts explained in the text. Includes: a comprehensive interactive guide with scrolling playback of musical examples; sophisticated MIDI renditions that provide a useful audio sketch of each excerpt; techniques drawn from the author's experience playing with Bill Evans J.J. Johnson and other masters of the art; aesthetic ideas and suggestions acquired through transcription and analysis of classic jazz ensemble recordings; and more!

Awarded the prestigious Music Industries Association Award in 2006 for Best Pop Publication Tim Richards' Exploring Jazz Piano was the long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed Improvising Blues Piano also published by Schott. The overall level is somewhat higher and would suit pianists of Grade 4 standard and above. The book comes in two volumes comprising no less than 56 original pieces by the author together with special arrangements of 24 standards ranging from Autumn Leaves and Summertime to Straight No Chaser and Coltrane's Impressions.The two volumes also contain over 800 musical examples a veritable treasury of styles and techniques for the aspiring jazzpianist and refers to the work of Erroll Garner Art Tatum Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk Bud Powell Horace Silver Hampton Hawes Red Garland Wynton Kelly Bill Evans George Shearing Oscar Peterson Chick Corea McCoy Tyner and many others. Each volume has its own CD containing between them performances of all 80 pieces played by Tim alone or with his current trio of Dominic Howles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Play-along tracks are also included in which the piano is panned to one speaker providing rhythm section accompaniment if desired by turning the amplifier's balance control. Copious examples of improvisation are accompanied by numerous assignments with guidance to hand on every page. The package is beautifully illustrated with many full-page photographs of piano masters past and present informative mini biographies and a comprehensive suggested listening section. The practical covered spiral binding protects the books as well as enabling them to lie flat on the music stand.Exploring Jazz Piano fills a vacuum in jazz piano instruction its comprehensive syllabus taking the reader from first principles in Vol. 1 to professional level in Vol. 2. Any student of jazz piano piano teacher or performing musician dipping into either volume will be rewarded with a wealth of ideas and practical information to keep them occupied for many

Ajoutez de la dimension et de l'intérêt à votre musique. Ce matériel de base essentiel est destiné à tous ceux qui arrangent des standards de jazz ou écrivent des compositions de jazz originales. Ce livre vous aidera à créer des mélodies, des contre-mélodies, des lignes de basse et des grooves. Il vous aidera à gérer les subtilités des lignes interactives, à contrôler la dissonance et à améliorer le développement mélodique. Des exercices soigneusement guidés vous permettent de vous entraîner à explorer et à contrôler les relations contrapuntiques. Les enregistrements d'accompagnement démontrent des techniques dans des arrangements de jazz typiques. Les pistes audio présentent un ensemble de jazz en direct de membres vétérans du corps professoral de Berklee, illustrant les exemples de contrepoint afin que vous puissiez les entendre appliqués dans un contexte musical réaliste. / Partitions jazz

Récompensé par le prestigieux Music Industries Association Award en 2006 pour la meilleure publication pop, Exploring Jazz Piano de Tim Richards était la suite tant attendue de son célèbre Improvising Blues Piano, également publié par Schott. Le niveau général est un peu plus élevé et conviendrait aux pianistes de niveau 4 et plus. Le livre se présente en deux volumes, comprenant pas moins de 56 pièces originales de l'auteur, ainsi que des arrangements spéciaux de 24 standards allant de Autumn Leaves et Summertime à Straight No Chaser et Coltrane's Impressions. / Piano / Schott

Ton Van Bergeyk launched his career as a musician during the late 1960s playing blues Harp and Ukulele in a duo setting, but he then switched to the acoustic Guitar and quickly learned and mastered the instrument using fingerstyle techniques. He started to transcribe and arrange classic ragtime compositions for fingerpicking Guitar and was discovered by Stefan Grossman during a tour in Holland. Stefan produced Ton's first solo album, Famous Ragtime Guitar Solos, in 1973. This contained 14 of Ton's arrangements of classic ragtime pieces and became a best seller. In 1975, Ton's second solo album, Guitar Instrumentals To Tickle Your Fingers, was released containing transcriptions and arrangements of novelty rags, early jazz and popular tunes of the 1930s and 1940s. In 1980, Ton's third solo album was released and continued his exploration of arrangements for solo fingerpicking Guitar, this time with a repertoire covering jazz, blues, contemporary pop and country and even Mexican folklore. This album was titled Lulu's Back In Town, Hot Guitar Solos. Ton also participated in several anthology projects, i.e. Novelty Guitar Instrumentals, I Got Rhythm, Masters of Ragtime Guitar, The Entertainer and How To Play Ragtime Guitar. All of Ton's albums are available as CDs as well as direct downloads from Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, (www.guitarvideos.com) and include tab PDF booklets on the CDs. Ton recorded the audio lesson series Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar to teach phrase by phrase and measure by measure some of his most requested arrangements. This volume presents his renditions of Jelly Roll Morton's Kansas City Stomp and King Porter Stomp, the classic American Songbook tunes If I Had You, Moonlight Serenade / Niveau : Facile / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Noted jazz pianist, composer, recording artist and educator Andy LaVerne has drawn from his decades of experience playing with master musicians from Getz to Lovano to create this comprehensive compendium of contemporary moving voicings. Quartal, quintal, drop 2, dominant 7b9/diminished, triadic, whole tone and chromatic performance proven voicings pioneered by McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Andy himself are presented and fleshed out in all twelve keys. This book picks up where others leave off, enabling you to replace static chords with voicings that move melodically, dramatically, and gracefully over the entire range of the keyboard. Firmly rooted in contemporary jazz theory, the emphasis is on practical performance applications. Andy ties it all together with illustrations of comping choruses for five standard jazz tunes. Chords in Motion satisfies a long awaited need in actual comping situations, and shows you how to move chords through varying harmonic rhythms. FINALLY ? a book that gives you moving voicings, and sets them in motion in all twelve keys. Chords in Motion is a valuable resource for all keyboardists, arrangers, and instrumentalists. Activate, animate, and energize your comping with this encyclopedic volume. 156 pages, spiral bound for easy opening. Andy carries the flame of jazz piano tradition and just great music. He always inspires me. Chick Corea This is a great book! I am going to sit down and play through this!! I am always telling my non-piano playing students how important it is to work with (and internalize) the sounds that we live with all our lives as Jazz musicians. Coltrane spent years sitting at the piano and so should all of us!!! John Patitucci Berklee College of Music One thing about Andy?he is complete as can be and has been consistently so for years in both his teaching materials and playing. He is completely knowledgeable in such a way that when I play with him, I know he KNOWS!! Plus he is one of the smoothest and polished of players around. Great book?encyclopedic in content. Dave Liebman Founder, Artistic Director, International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) I've played and recorded with Andy LaVerne many times over the years and in many different settings and he's always come up with the hippest, most interesting chords in the most musical way! His way of playing and looking at chords inspires me as a drummer and his rhythm section partner to play things that are in turn inspiring to the rest of the band. This book, helps musicians, understand, in a clear thoughtful presentation, how to go about getting this together. Billy Drummond Jazz Drummer, Educator, Juilliard, NYU Chords in Motion is an outstanding and comprehensive guide by Andy LaVerne, whose encyclopedic knowledge, decades of experience and brilliance as a performer and educator make this an invaluable handbook of modern jazz piano harmony. Its user-friendly, intelligent design enables musicians to expand their harmonic palette and potentially transform their playing, writing and arranging. Chords in Motion is an invaluable contribution to jazz musicians! Lynne Arriale Jazz Pianist, Composer, Educator, Associate Professor of Jazz Piano, Director of Small Ensembles, University of North Florida Chords in Motion is exactly the book I'd expect from Andy LaVerne. It's clear, openhearted and inspiring, as has been every conversation I've had with Andy over the years. Long a fan of his playing, I have enjoyed this look behind the curtain at how Andy LaVerne formulated his signature style. One other thing -- any pianist, no matter his/her approach, will gain insight into what will surely be new and exciting musical directions. Pete Malinverni Jazz Pianist, Educator, Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music What a great resource for expanding the harmonic palette! Chords in Motion is a must have for the aspiring young jazz pianist as well as the seasoned veteran. Another winner from Andy! Paul Schmeling Jazz Pianist, Educator, Chair Emeritus, Piano Department, Berklee College of Music In Chords in Motion, I recognize chords and sounds that have inspired me to compose and play: harmony from the music of Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner. This book is well organized, and from the beginning gets you playing. Each chord structure is explained and developed. There is plenty to practice. I especially like the exercises using contrary motion, arpeggiation

Artie Traum continues his easy-to-follow study of simple chord shapes by exploring the possibilities of fingerstyle jazz arrangements. In this second lesson Traum extends the idea of simple moveable chord shapes by demonstrating how even the most basic progressions can quickly become captivating fingerstyle solos. Discover how to apply moving basslines melodies and voice leading to create a range of musical possibilities in the manner of the great jazz guitarists.Traum places the emphasis upon 'getting unstuck' giving established country and blues guitar players an ideal opportunity to find new areas of exploration using very simple yet elegant musical ideas.

Graded Original Jazz and Blues for Piano/Keyboard-A favourite with the ABRSM Get Set Jazz! is an exciting new series of jazz blues and pop sketches for Piano or Keyboard with CD or downloadable MP3 tracks exploring a wide variety of traditional and modern styles. Catchy melodies arranged in the most comfortable keys will guarantee maximum inspiration for any student wishing to develop a natural confidence in both swing and straight syncopation. Every piece has been meticulously scored with detailed phrasing and fingering suggestions. The first book (SP902) is perfect for students working from Prep level (Elementary) through Grade 1 and towards Grade 2 (Late Elementary). The second book(SP920) will help students working at Grades 2 and 3 (Late Elementary) progress towards Grade 4 (Early Intermediate) level. The third book (SP956) is for more experienced students looking to expand their repertoire. The pieces range in difficulty from approximately Grade 4 (Early Intermediate) through to Grade 7 (Late Intermediate). 'He (Crosland) writes in contemporary styles that appeal to the millennial generation...Each piece has just the right amount of fingering and phrasing detail enabling a good performance straight away...These are characteful catchy pieces that you and your pupils will love.' - Music Teacher Magazine

Get Set Jazz! is an exciting collection of jazz blues and pop sketches for Piano or Keyboard with CD exploring a wide new variety of traditional and modern styles. Catchy melodies arranged in the most comfortable keys will guarantee maximum inspiration for any student wishing to develop a natural confidence in both swing and straight syncopation. Every piece has been meticulously scored with detailed phrasing and fingering suggestions.

Get Set Jazz! is an exciting collection of jazz blues and pop sketches for Piano or Keyboard with CD exploring a wide new variety of traditional and modern styles.Catchy melodies arranged in the most comfortable keys will guarantee maximum inspiration for any student wishing to develop a natural confidence in both swing and straight syncopation. Every piece has been meticulously scored with detailed phrasing and fingering suggestions.

Rolly Brown has spent a good bit of his guitar career navigating the territory between the more primal and emotional forms of blues and the more cerebral and sophisticated elements of jazz as they apply to the acoustic guitar. In this video lesson he explores the large blurry area where the two closely related genres meet. Beginning with an exploration of how the bass line can imply chords which transform a basic 12 bar blues into a jazz progression Rolly shows how a blues player can add a touch of jazz to his playing and how a jazz player can increase the blues feel of certain jazz standards. This includes discussion of scales blue notes chord movement and chordsubstitution as the student learns several instructive arrangements. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and played slowly on a split-screen. Running time 110 minutes. DVD is region 0 playable worldwide. Titles include: Route 66 Drown in My Own Tears and Lover Man. DVD is region 0 playable worldwide.

Beginning Jazz Piano s'adresse aux joueurs ayant peu de connaissances préalables et qui aiment explorer la musique liée au jazz. Avec de nombreux morceaux harmonieux - ses propres compositions, des mélodies du jazz classique et de nouvelles mélodies de chansons de jazz connues - Tim Richards initie les joueurs au blues, au funk et à la musique latine, en expliquant les techniques les plus importantes pour la main droite et la main gauche. L'éducateur expérimenté et auteur des méthodes Blues Piano et Jazz Piano, acclamés par la critique, suit également les exigences du catalogue d'examens de l'ABRSM, entre autres, ce qui fait de cette méthode une ressource indispensable pour étudier et pratiquer. Le volume 1 (ED 23374) explique de manière simple comment jouer spontanément et librement au-dessus des harmonies. En commençant par des accords parfaits à la main gauche, des gammes pentatiques et des arpèges ainsi que la gamme de blues sont expliqués ici et essayée avec des pièces concrètes. Truffé de rythmes typiques et de grooves de basse allant du swing au latin, le volume 2 (ED 23379) aiguise ensuite l'appétit pour le piano comme instrument d'accompagnement et montre également comment arranger une mélodie dans un contexte de jazz. Les deux volumes sont de même niveau de difficulté et peuvent être utilisés consécutivement ou en parallèle. Les fichiers audio comprennent des versions complètes et des pistes play-along, avec Tim Richards au piano, une ligne de basse supplémentaire et une batterie. La fonction interactive Replay est particulièrement recommandée, non seulement pour les autodidactes : En coopération avec MusicGurus , fournisseur de cours en ligne de haute qualité, des partitions interactives de tous les morceaux sont accessibles en ligne gratuitement, ce qui facilite la pratique et garantit un succès rapide d'apprentissage. / Méthodes et pédagogie / Piano et instrument à clavier / Piano / SCHOTT