The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is written by Dan Haerle of the University of North Texas.Ifyou have yet to hear of the great jazz program there then perhaps you havebeen asleep the past several years.Haerle sets forth a comprehensivemusic theory and musicianship program for musicians of all levels.Thefirst chapter begins with a basic presentation about intervals and by thetime you are done with this tome you will have a good grasp of the manyharmonic and scalar concepts that drive jazz.These are fundamentals, asthe title suggests, that need to be in place if you wish to compose orimprovise in the jazz idiom.There are study questions and excerises atthe end of each chapter that are an invaluable aid for both the teacher andthe student alike.If you consider yourself a 'serious' musician in anysense of that word then you ought to be ashamed if you don't own this book.

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PATTERNS FOR JAZZ stands as a monument among jazz educational materials.Condensed charts and pertinent explanations are conveniently inserted throughout the book to give greater clarity to the application of more than 400 patterns built on chords and scales -- from simple(major) to complex (lydian augmented scales).

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