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Creative Jazz Improvisation, FIFth Edition
ISBN: 9781032253985 (paperback)
9781032254036 (hardcover)
Pub Date: August 19, 2022
Paperback
396 pages
Routledge, Taylor & Francis
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The leading textbook in jazz improvisation, Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition represents a compendium of knowledge and practice resources for the university classroom, suitable for all musicians looking to develop and sharpen their soloing skills. Logically organized and guided by a philosophy that encourages creativity, this book presents practical advice beyond the theoretical, featuring exercises in twelve keys, ear training and keyboard drills, a comprehensive catalog of relevant songs to learn, and a wide range of solo transcriptions, each transposed for C, Bb, Eb, and bass clef instruments. Chapters highlight discussions of jazz theory - covering topics such as major scale modes, forms, chord substitutions, melodic minor modes, diminished and whole-tone modes, pentatonic scales, intervallic improvisation, free improvisation, and more - while featuring updated content throughout on the nuts and bolts of learning to improvise.
New to the Fifth Edition:
Co-author Tom Walsh
Additional solo transcriptions featuring the work of female and Latino jazz artists
A new chapter, “Odd Meters”
A robust companion website featuring additional exercises, ear training, play-along tracks, tunes, call and response tracks
Keyboard voicings, and transcriptions, alongside Spotify and YouTube links to many of the featured solos
Rooted in an understanding that there is no one right way to learn jazz, Creative Jazz Improvisation, Fifth Edition explores the means and methods for developing one’s jazz vocabulary and improvisational techniques.
Creative Beginnings: An Introduction to Jazz Improvisation
ISBN: 9780133454635
Pub Date: December 12, 1996
Spiral-bound
310 pages
Prentice Hall
Scanned PDF edition with MP3 play-along accompaniment recordings available directly from the author will be emailed to the address you use at checkout.
Motivating beginners to improvise from the start, this comprehensive approach to jazz improvisation offers discussions of jazz theory, exercises based on scales and chords, and jazz compositions suitable for classroom or ensemble performance to help develop facility in jazz improvisation. This complete approach to learning jazz improvisation discusses how a particular chord and scale are used in jazz improvisation; applies exercises based on that particular scale and chord, and; transposes materials for concert pitch treble clef, B-flat, E-flat and bass clef instruments, making it useable for a jazz ensemble as well as private instruction. Integrating inspirational quotes by major artists between each section to motivate readers and convey a deep truth about why we play music, it gives instruction on how to practice, how to construct an improvised solo, and how to tap into our creative potential, and provides an overview of who to listen to, with a short biography of selected major artists by instrument. The importance of rhythm and jazz articulations is discussed, and readers are provided with specific exercises to help them develop a jazz rhythmic concept. For professional musicians and music stores that employ private music teachers.
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