Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610653467
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. the book employs exercises, etudes and examples to illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and is accompanied by a CD featuring a rhythm section of world-class New York musicians. Author Bruce Saunders is a Professor in the guitar department at world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, is a respected member of the New York city jazz community and has many recording credits to his name, including his release on Mel Bay Records entitled 8 x 5. This is his fourth book for Mel Bay Publications. Standard notation and tablature.
MBGU Jazz Curriculum: Diminished Workbook
Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610653467
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. the book employs exercises, etudes and examples to illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and is accompanied by a CD featuring a rhythm section of world-class New York musicians. Author Bruce Saunders is a Professor in the guitar department at world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, is a respected member of the New York city jazz community and has many recording credits to his name, including his release on Mel Bay Records entitled 8 x 5. This is his fourth book for Mel Bay Publications. Standard notation and tablature.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610653467
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. the book employs exercises, etudes and examples to illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and is accompanied by a CD featuring a rhythm section of world-class New York musicians. Author Bruce Saunders is a Professor in the guitar department at world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, is a respected member of the New York city jazz community and has many recording credits to his name, including his release on Mel Bay Records entitled 8 x 5. This is his fourth book for Mel Bay Publications. Standard notation and tablature.
Symmetric Solutions: The Whole Tone Workbook
Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619110075
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
In a similar format to his other Mel Bay Publications, in Symmetric Solutions: the Whole Tone Workbook author Bruce Saunders uses exercises, etudes and chord progressions from jazz standards to explore the sound of the whole-tone scale, the augmented scale and drop-2, drop-3 and drop-2/4 chord voicings applicable to them. Blues, rhythm changes, Giant Steps, patterns, approach notes, across the bar line phrasing, examples from jazz greats such as Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern and Wayne Krantz among others. This book is full of great sounds that you can use on standard jazz progressions, vamps, funk tunes, Brazilian tunes - whole-tone can be used just about anywhere.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619110075
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
In a similar format to his other Mel Bay Publications, in Symmetric Solutions: the Whole Tone Workbook author Bruce Saunders uses exercises, etudes and chord progressions from jazz standards to explore the sound of the whole-tone scale, the augmented scale and drop-2, drop-3 and drop-2/4 chord voicings applicable to them. Blues, rhythm changes, Giant Steps, patterns, approach notes, across the bar line phrasing, examples from jazz greats such as Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern and Wayne Krantz among others. This book is full of great sounds that you can use on standard jazz progressions, vamps, funk tunes, Brazilian tunes - whole-tone can be used just about anywhere.
Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of Joe Pass - Guitar Edition
Author: Corey Christiansen
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610657799
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by Joe Pass. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played (i.e. all minor lines are presented together and all dominant seventh lines are presented together, etc). the companion play along CD has a live rhythm section playing single chord vamps as well as vamps covering all twelve keys for each harmonic situation. an etude over the changes to Satin Doll shows how to apply the various lines and create improvised solos.Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610657799
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Presents hundreds of improvised melodic lines played by Joe Pass. Each of the melodic lines are grouped in the harmonic situation in which they were originally played (i.e. all minor lines are presented together and all dominant seventh lines are presented together, etc). the companion play along CD has a live rhythm section playing single chord vamps as well as vamps covering all twelve keys for each harmonic situation. an etude over the changes to Satin Doll shows how to apply the various lines and create improvised solos.Also available in Japanese from ATN, Inc.
Symmetric Solutions
Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 9780786683628
Category : Guitar
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a similar format to his other Mel Bay Publications, in Symmetric Solutions: The Whole Tone Workbook author Bruce Saunders uses exercises, etudes and chord progressions from jazz standards to explore the sound of the whole-tone scale, the augmented scale and drop-2, drop-3 and drop-2/4 chord voicings applicable to them. Blues, rhythm changes, Giant Steps, patterns, approachnotes, across the bar line phrasing, examples from jazz greats such as Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern and Wayne Krantz among others. This book is full of great sounds that you can use on standard jazz progressions, vamps, funk tunes, Brazilian tunes -- whole-tone can be used just about anywhere
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 9780786683628
Category : Guitar
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In a similar format to his other Mel Bay Publications, in Symmetric Solutions: The Whole Tone Workbook author Bruce Saunders uses exercises, etudes and chord progressions from jazz standards to explore the sound of the whole-tone scale, the augmented scale and drop-2, drop-3 and drop-2/4 chord voicings applicable to them. Blues, rhythm changes, Giant Steps, patterns, approachnotes, across the bar line phrasing, examples from jazz greats such as Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern and Wayne Krantz among others. This book is full of great sounds that you can use on standard jazz progressions, vamps, funk tunes, Brazilian tunes -- whole-tone can be used just about anywhere
Melodic Improvising for Guitar
Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651383
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
"Melodic Improvising" is a systematic, detailed method to help the intermediate to advanced guitarist create melodies over harmony. Using techniques developed through his 15 years of teaching improvisation at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, Bruce Saunders' book teaches guitarists the same techniques used by pianists and brass and woodwind players to create melodic solos; a necessary book for any guitarist wishing to play outside the box.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651383
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
"Melodic Improvising" is a systematic, detailed method to help the intermediate to advanced guitarist create melodies over harmony. Using techniques developed through his 15 years of teaching improvisation at the world-renowned Berklee College of Music, Bruce Saunders' book teaches guitarists the same techniques used by pianists and brass and woodwind players to create melodic solos; a necessary book for any guitarist wishing to play outside the box.
3rd Millennium Guitar: An Introduction to Perfect 4th Tuning
Author: Ant Law
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610659686
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Tuning your top two strings up a semitone and simplify the guitar. Do you get lost on certain parts of the neck? Do you find yourself getting stuck into the same old patterns and licks? Sometimes it is really difficult to remember which notes are on which string on which frets. If you tune in perfect fourths then everything will make perfect sense. There are no different fingerings for chords on different string groups. Join the new generation of guitar players tuning all their strings to the fifth fret and accelerating the learning process.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610659686
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Tuning your top two strings up a semitone and simplify the guitar. Do you get lost on certain parts of the neck? Do you find yourself getting stuck into the same old patterns and licks? Sometimes it is really difficult to remember which notes are on which string on which frets. If you tune in perfect fourths then everything will make perfect sense. There are no different fingerings for chords on different string groups. Join the new generation of guitar players tuning all their strings to the fifth fret and accelerating the learning process.
Jazz Structures for the New Millennium
Author: Joe Diorio
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610657411
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Joe Diorio is an accomplished guitarist and composer as well as a respected music educator. In this book he combines his skills to present innovative intervallic designs for the guitar. Written in standard notation and tab, these linear, often 12-tone flavored studies reflect Diorio's jazz roots and compositional mastery. Due to the harmonic ambiguity of these lines, the author recommends an experimental approach in applying these examples in various melodic and harmonic settings. the companion stereo CD features Diorio's performance of each of the 96 studies in the book.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610657411
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Joe Diorio is an accomplished guitarist and composer as well as a respected music educator. In this book he combines his skills to present innovative intervallic designs for the guitar. Written in standard notation and tab, these linear, often 12-tone flavored studies reflect Diorio's jazz roots and compositional mastery. Due to the harmonic ambiguity of these lines, the author recommends an experimental approach in applying these examples in various melodic and harmonic settings. the companion stereo CD features Diorio's performance of each of the 96 studies in the book.
Jazz Pentatonics
Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651723
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Jazz Pentatonics is for intermediate to advanced players wishing to expand their melodic and harmonic vocabulary. The music is in standard notation as well as tablature and audio is included in which the more difficult exercises are played at a slower as well as faster tempo. The audio was recorded with live drums, acoustic bass and guitar. All the exercises are included on the audio recording as well as play-along tracks that enable the student to play with a rhythm section. The book covers the minor 7, dominant 7, minor 7(b5) and major (b6) pentatonics and gives the student many etudes and exercises from which to draw improvisational ideas. Includes access to online audio.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651723
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Jazz Pentatonics is for intermediate to advanced players wishing to expand their melodic and harmonic vocabulary. The music is in standard notation as well as tablature and audio is included in which the more difficult exercises are played at a slower as well as faster tempo. The audio was recorded with live drums, acoustic bass and guitar. All the exercises are included on the audio recording as well as play-along tracks that enable the student to play with a rhythm section. The book covers the minor 7, dominant 7, minor 7(b5) and major (b6) pentatonics and gives the student many etudes and exercises from which to draw improvisational ideas. Includes access to online audio.
Modern Blues
Author: Bruce Saunders
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651715
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Modern Blues is for intermediate to advanced players wishing to expand their melodic and harmonic vocabulary. the music is in standard notation as well as tablature and a CD is included in which the more difficult exercises are played at a slower as well as faster tempo. the CD was recorded with live drums, acoustic bass and guitar. All the exercises are included on the CD as well as many practice tracks that enable the student to play with a rhythm section. the book covers such topics as reharmonization, exotic chord/scale combinations, intervallic and triadic exercises, alternate pentatonic suggestions and exercises and many other topics.
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610651715
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Modern Blues is for intermediate to advanced players wishing to expand their melodic and harmonic vocabulary. the music is in standard notation as well as tablature and a CD is included in which the more difficult exercises are played at a slower as well as faster tempo. the CD was recorded with live drums, acoustic bass and guitar. All the exercises are included on the CD as well as many practice tracks that enable the student to play with a rhythm section. the book covers such topics as reharmonization, exotic chord/scale combinations, intervallic and triadic exercises, alternate pentatonic suggestions and exercises and many other topics.
Dynamics of Banjo Sound
Author: Tom Nechville
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619113171
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Is an adventure into the many interrelated aspects of banjo sound. Banjo owners,players and repair people can benefit from the wealth of knowledge the Tom Nechville has put into this volume. The results of Nechville's lifetime of banjoexperimentation are compiled here in a clear, straightforward way. Tom offers setup secrets and common sense answers to your banjo questions to make yourbanjo sound and play the way you want it to
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619113171
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Is an adventure into the many interrelated aspects of banjo sound. Banjo owners,players and repair people can benefit from the wealth of knowledge the Tom Nechville has put into this volume. The results of Nechville's lifetime of banjoexperimentation are compiled here in a clear, straightforward way. Tom offers setup secrets and common sense answers to your banjo questions to make yourbanjo sound and play the way you want it to