Modern Jazz Voicings

Download or read book Modern Jazz Voicings written by Ted Pease and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying audio includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques.

Download or read book Voicings for Jazz Keyboard written by Frank Mantooth and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Modern Chords written by Vic Juris and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's great jazz guitarists, Vic Juris shares his insight into the wonderful world of harmony in this book. Not for the fainthearted, Vic teaches polychords and intervallic structures derived from the major, minor, harmonic minor, melodic minor and harmonic major scales in this must have jazz guitar book. Each section has etudes that will help students integrate each concept into their own playing. Includes access to online audio that gives students the opportunity to hear and play along with these cutting edge concepts

Download or read book Three-note Voicings and Beyond written by Randy Vincent and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides discussion and exercises for the use of three-note voicings in jazz guitar. The book also includes some four and five-note voicings. Includes chapters on shell voicings, walking guitar, triad pairs, quartal and secundal harmony, and more. With an introduction.

Download or read book The Jazz Theory Book written by Mark Levine and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.

Download or read book Jazz Guitar Voicings - written by Randy Vincent and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered how guitarists like Joe Pass, Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery find such full, luscious voicings for their chord melody playing? Well, much of that sound is based on the "Drop 2" principle of chord voicings. In this book, veteran guitarist Randy Vincent explains exactly how you can get that same sound too. Endorsed by Julian Lage, John Stowell, Larry Koonse, etc.

Download or read book Modern Jazz Guitar Chord Concepts written by Tim Pettingale and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Advanced Modern Jazz Guitar Chords with this Creative Method "Every book I've seen from Tim Pettingale is so well done. Lots of wonderful information and always very clearly delivered." -MIKE STERN "This is the kind of book I've wanted to see for a long time. I strongly recommend it - it's excellent!" -ULF WAKENIUS In recent years, players like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Julian Lage and Jonathan Kreisberg have taken jazz guitar chord playing into new sonic territory - but until now, there has been no clear roadmap to help you develop these skills... If you've ever been puzzled by the advanced chord structures used in modern jazz guitar - how to play them, or where to use them - Modern Jazz Guitar Chord Concepts is your comprehensive guide. It's a creative method that gets you playing real music from page one, anywhere on the neck. An easy-to-follow guide to contemporary jazz guitar chords Modern Jazz Guitar Chord Concepts guides you through the most useful altered and extended major, minor and dominant chord structures while teaching you multiple voicings for each that can be used in actual musical situations. You'll learn how play and apply... Major 7#11, Major 7#5 and Major 7b5 chords Major 11s and 13s Minor 6/9, minor b6 and minor 11b9s Every type of altered dominant chord ... and learn how they work together to create great music. Master jazz guitar chords anywhere on the fretboard You'll also discover how to get unlimited mileage from a single chord shape by using it in different situations to create unique jazz chord voicings. Discover: How to visualize and play chords anywhere on the neck using a simple mapping technique How to reorder intervals to create fresh sounding voicings How to use voice leading ideas to connect chords together into beautiful phrases Learn advanced jazz chords and substitutions musically Every single chord in this book is taught in the context of a common chord progression. You'll begin by learning each new jazz voicing in the context of a ii V I progression before quickly applying it to dozens of must-know jazz standard tunes. You'll also learn some of the most sophisticated substitution ideas used in modern jazz harmony and discover some incredible chord substitution concepts.