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THE CONTEMPORARY JAZZ SOUND The use of gapped scales in the contemporary style: Intro, I Pentatonics, II Hexatonics, III Melodic Minor Grips EXERCISE CONNECTING PENTATONIC SCALES A BRIEF GUIDE TO PIANO FOURTH VOICINGS TRANSCRIPTION OF BILL EVANS SOLO ON LOVE FOR SALE Annotated piano solo taken from the CD 58 Miles (aka Jazz Track). HOW TO PRACTISE BACKWARDS Using melodic cells and pickups to bring structure and resolution to your phrasing. DECIPHERING CHORD SYMBOLS A quick guide to standard and non-standard chord symbols. BLUES SCALE BASICS SUSSING OUT THE BLUES Using triad pairs to open up a modal approach to the blues. HOW TO HANDLE A SUS CHORD includes extracts from McCoy Tyner's solo on Passion Dance (from The Real McCoy). BEBOP PERPETUAL MOTION EXERCISES Repeating two-bar turnaround figures containing a host of idiomatic bebop gestures along with analysis. TRANSCRIPTION OF TOMMY FLANAGAN SOLO ON MR PC Texbook bebop minor blues solo. From Coltrane's Giant Steps. TRANSCRIPTION OF TOMMY FLANAGAN SOLO ON ECLYPSO Bebop on a turnaround tune with extended double-time passage. From The Cats. TRANSCRIPTION OF TOMMY FLANAGAN SOLO ON MINOR MISHAP Blues figures and bebop descending minor scale runs, with analysis. From The Cats. |
USING UPPER STRUCTURE TRIADS IN SOLO LINES
GUIDELINES TO WRITING PARTS COLTRANE'S SUBSTITUTION TUNES Explanation of what's going on in Moment's Notice, Lazy Bird, Giant Steps and Countdown. PLAYING GIANT STEPS WITH ONE SCALE Working with the augmented hexatonic scale. TUNE-SCALES A modern approach to improvising on the sense of a tune. COMPOSING SOLOS or how to cheat... YOU'VE BEEN TAUGHT THE WRONG CHORD TONES The importance of the 6th on a tonic chord. THE BASICS OF MODERN MERENGUE PIANO HOW TO LISTEN FOR CLAVE IN SALSA BEBOP EXERCISES Practical exercises for internalising bebop chromaticism. THE KNOT PDF score An etude for practising extreme bebop chromaticism, dedicated to Lennie Tristano. A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR OUTSIDE PLAYING You'll get it in ten minutes flat, and be playing it within an hour. DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY Using harmonic minor scales to open up the diminished sound. RALPH TOWNER GUITAR METHOD PDF Ralph Towner- Improvisation and Technique for Classical and Acoustic Guitar. The entire out of print solo guitar in the playing style of Ralph Towner one of the world most advanced classical jazz guitarist. |
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