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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...

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...

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,...

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...

Do you already play an instrument and would like to try out improvisation? But you don’t know how and are hearing from others that "you just start playing something"? While trying this way you realize...

Do you already play an instrument and would like to try out improvisation? But you don’t know how and are hearing from others that "you just start playing something"? While trying this way you realize...

Do you already play an instrument and would like to try out improvisation? But you don’t know how and are hearing from others that "you just start playing something"? While trying this way you realize...

Shelton Berg's programmed text for a 2-4 semester improvisation course. This approach is consonance-based, emphasizing structural pitches and harmonic considerations rather than scale-derived melody....

Shelton Berg's programmed text for a 2-4 semester improvisation course. This approach is consonance-based, emphasizing structural pitches and harmonic considerations rather than scale-derived melody....

Einführung in die Improvisation: Blues, Akkorde, Skalen, II-V-I Akkordfolgen, Übungen, u.v.m., im Violin- und Bassschlüssel

Analyses his unique approach to modern jazz in both form and harmonic exploration. Includes parts for C, B flat and E flat instruments and French and German translations of analysis.

For the advanced player. Sixty pages of reading and exercises that will give a good understanding of the interval's uses and expand the musician's harmonic and melodic vocabulary. In the Ramon Ricker...

A comprehensive book on jazz analysis and improvisation. Elements used in jazz improvisation are isolated for study: they are examined in recorded solos, suggestions are made for using each element in...

This uniquely organized method devotes a thorough chapter to each of the prevailing tune-types of jazz---standard, bebop, modal, blues, contemporary, ballad and free form---listing and discussing thei...

Übungen und Etüden mit pentatonischen Skalen

David's most innovative book yet on the art of Jazz Improvisation. Includes special notation, markings and info for string players. David Baker is one of the most sought-after jazz educators in the wo...

Contemporary Jazz Rock Rhythms by David Chesky. A compendium of contemporaryrhythm patterns, from swing to contemporary jazz to rock to funk and moeodies based on them. Exercises in swing 8ths & rock...

The first book to teach students to start soloing using rhythms instead of scales and chords. In a step-by-step fashion, Rhythm First! builds up the student's library of rhythmic figures and has them...