Music Theory Books

Countless musical examples and a running text guide the reader through using chords and changes to create musical arrangements for folk, rock, pop and jazz. Includes information on blues and modal har...

Learn to play the blues in several styles - jazz, Latin, fusion, rock and funk - in all keys with step-by-step instructions, practice tips and a play-along Online Audio. Even if you are a complete beg...

Many famous musicians have learned to develop their own unique jazz style using Berklee Professor Emeritus John LaPorta's techniques. First published in 1968 and now thoroughly updated and revised, hi...

Major Is Harmonic (and Other Essays) is a book for all instrumentalists that explores the highly underrated Harmonic Major Scale and its applications for jazz improvisation. It examines where the scal...

Developing a Jazz Language, is the sixth volume of Jerry Bergonzi's series, Inside Improvisation. Learning a language requires listening on many levels to the meanings, the sounds, the intentions, and...

16 well-known jazz figures condense their best advice on a particular subject to 2 pages each. Includes advice from many artists. Subjects include Playing 'Free', Playing With Conviction, Exercises to...

A much heralded jazz practice method from leading educator/performer David Baker. David condenses a wealth of experience and knowledge into practice-specific ideas and exercises for all musicians. Sub...

New - Book & CD packaging! by Lennie Niehaus. Intermediate level. Hip, swinging solos in the swing/bop style as performed by the great Lennie Niehaus while performing with the VOLUME 42 Aebersold Play...

What would you play when you see the chord symbols A7b9#9, F7+5, Csusb9 or DbMaj7+5? What would you play over a D Locrian #2? The Melodic Minor Handbook provides musicians, of all levels, with these a...

Orgue/flute Trav. /violon. /clarinette/saxophone/contrebasse/violoncelle /cor/alto/trombone/harpe/hautbois/basson/conservatoire - Etudes Ou Saxophone Ou Etude Du Rythme

An excellent book designed to assist musicians with their performance of contemporary (post be-bop) jazz. It focuses on utilizing fourths, pentatonics, modes, bitonals and other contemporary materials...

In each of his compositions Ravel strives towards perfection without ever settling for his past success. In the 1920's he is even ready to give up what made the splendor of his previous masterpieces,...

A New Tune A Day is a celebrated, award-winning and highly successful series for all instruments! This valuable addition to the series contains all the common scales and arpeggios for treble and bass...

For All Treble Clef instruments. Contents include chapters on: Patterns Using 4ths, Patterns Using 5ths, Patterns Using 3rds, Whole Tone Patterns, Diminished Patterns, Diminished Scales, Augmented Cho...

This book is a summary of exercises and jazz improvisation lines designed to improve contemporary jazz style techniques. It's divided into scale, arpeggios, chromatic exercises and jazz lines phrases...

Mit dem ersten Band BLUES starten wir mit Joe Degado die Themenheftreihe Improvisation. Knowhow -> praxisorientiert,verständlich und leicht nachvollziehbar. Ein moderner Einstieg in die Improvisation...

Mit dem ersten Band BLUES starten wir mit Joe Degado die Themenheftreihe Improvisation. Knowhow -> praxisorientiert,verständlich und leicht nachvollziehbar. Ein moderner Einstieg in die Improvisation...

Der zweite Band dieser Reihe beschäftigt sich mit Linien. Knowhow -> praxisorientiert,verständlich und leicht nachvollziehbar. Ein moderner Einstieg in die Improvisation für alle Instrumente mit Übe-C...

Der zweite Band dieser Reihe beschäftigt sich mit Linien. Knowhow -> praxisorientiert,verständlich und leicht nachvollziehbar. Ein moderner Einstieg in die Improvisation für alle Instrumente mit Übe-C...