Music Theory Books

A practical and imaginative guide to improvisation for instrumentalists and pianists of any age, from beginners to approximately grade 4 level. The Improvisation book takes students on a journey aroun...

A practical and imaginative guide to jazz for instrumentalists and pianists of any age, from beginners to approximately grade 4 level. Through listening and improvising, it explores swing, the blues s...

Jazz Masters Series: Charlie Parker features 14 important solos as played by the legendary Charlie Parker, including six never-recorded solos arranged by Parker and transcribed by 'Gil' Fuller. With c...

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...

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

This proven jazz study course covers every aspect of improvisation. Volume 1 is a method for developing technique, based on George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept.

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...

A must for all instrumentalists. The most widely used of all chord books in the field. Achieving instant popularity, it has remained at the top of the list for the serious musician.

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...