9780131896710

Creative Jazz Improvisation

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780131896710

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This well-organized book combines all of the techniques that jazz musicians practice into a comprehensive whole. It covers practice patterns and scales in all keys and tempos, transcribing solos of master improvisers, learning the jazz repertoire, and playing with other musicians. Chapter topics include how to practice, creatively improvise, and teach improvisation; major innovators; important contributors; women in jazz; chord substitutions; scales; and form. Each chapter also contains theory and ear exercises. Applicable to any instrument-or a classroom of varied instruments-this book is for jazz students and professionals at all levels of proficiency.

ISBN-13

9780131896710

ISBN-10

0131896717

Weight

1.36 Pounds

Dimensions

0.75 x 8.73 x 11.06 In

List Price

$24.95

Format

Paperback

Pages

520 pages

Publisher

Prentice Hall

Published On

1988-10-01



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