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Creative Beginnings

 

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Appropriate for undergraduate jazz improvisation courses, jazz bands, and adult beginners.

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.

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• Offers a complete approach to learning jazz improvisation by covering three different learning modes in most chapters:

  • Intellectual understanding: Discusses how a particular chord and scale are used in jazz improvisation. Pg.___

  • Programming the body and ear to respond: Applies exercises based on that particular scale and chord. Pg.___

  • Creating a piece of music and experiencing the act of improvisation: Presents a song for students to perform. Pg.___

• Transposes material for concert pitch treble clef, B-flat, E-flat, and bass clef instruments, making it useable for a jazz ensemble, a classroom of mixed instruments, as well as private instruction. Pg.___

• Integrates inspirational quotes by major artists between each section to motivate students and convey a deep truth about why we play music. Pg.___

• Features a different scale and chord, along with theoretical discussions, exercises arranged in order of difficulty, and compositions that teach the musical use of each scale and chord (Chs. 4 - 17). Pg.___

• Gives instruction on how to practice, how to construct an improvised solo, and how to tap into our creative potential (Ch.1). Pg.___

• Provides an overview of whom to listen to, with a short biography of selected major artists by instrument (Ch. 2). Pg.___

• Examines the importance of rhythm and jazz articulations, as well as specific exercises to help the student develop a jazz rhythmic concept (Ch. 3). Pg.___

• Offers a mini-course in theory, giving students a thorough grounding and overview on how music is structured (Chs. 14 & 15). Pg.___

  • Covers everything from names of the notes, key signatures, chord building, scales, ear-training, voice-leading, time signatures, chord progressions, and forms. Pg.___

• Defines, highlights, and indexes all musical terms. Pg.___

• Comes with a companion, play-along compact disc containing rhythm section accompaniments to all exercises and compositions.

  • Allows students to hear the rhythm, harmony, and bass lines that accompany the material they are playing.

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