Contents
taken from the blurb:
'Alfred's Essentials of Jazz Theory is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to have a better understanding of the language of jazz...... With this book, you will: learn the essentials of jazz music through concise lessons; practice your jazz music reading and writing skills in the exercises; improve your listening and ear training skills with the CDs; and test your knowledge with a review that completes each unit. You are encouraged to play and/ or sing the musical examples throughout, at first along with the enclosed recording, and then on your own.'
- Jazz Language - Melodic Soloing & Melodic Sequence
- Afro-Cuban Jazz
- Drop-Two Voicings
- Minor 11th Chords & Suspension Chords
- Minor Tonic Chord, Jazz Minor Scale
- Minor ii-V Turnaround, Half-Diminished Chord & V7 (b9) Chord
- Resolutions & Voice Leading
- Jazz Language - Scales for the Half-Diminished Chord
- Jazz Language - Harmonic Minor Scale & Lick for V7 (b9)
- Turnaround to iv in Minor Keys
- Minor Turnback, VI7-V7 (b9)-i Cadence
- Blues Scale in Minor Keys, Minor Pentatonic & Pentatonic/ Blues Scales
- Turnarounds to III, VI, VII in Minor Keys
- Minor 12-bar-blues Progression
- Minor Turnarounds in Major Keys - to ii and vi
- MInor Turnaround in Major Keys - to iii, Deceptive Cadence (Backdoor Cadence)
- Altered Dominant Chords (Valt)
- Jazz Language - Diminished Scale for Dominant Chords & Altered Dominant Cell
- Jazz Language - Altered Dominant Lick and Scale
- Step-Down Progression
- IV-I (Plagal) Progressions, Backdoor Progressions
- I-VI Progressions
- ABAC Standard Song Form
- Slash Chords
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
Publisher: Alfred
Publisher's reference: 20810
Our Stock Code: 927055
Media Type: Paperback (38 pages [score]); includes accompaniment CD
