Elements Of The Jazz Language For The Developing Improvisor

Author : Jerry Coker
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781576238752
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elements of the jazz language for the developing improvisor written by Jerry Coker and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive book on jazz analysis and improvisation. Elements used in jazz improvisation are isolated for study: they are examined in recorded solos, suggestions are made for using each element in the jazz language, and specific exercises are provided for practicing the element.

Author : Dan Haerle
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457494086
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation written by Dan Haerle and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1980 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order dictated both by complexity and need. The book is not intended to be either an arranging or improvisation text, but a pedagogical reference providing the information musicians need to pursue any activity they wish.

Author : Mark Boling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780757929489
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elements of the Jazz Language for the Developing Improvisor written by Mark Boling and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A computer support activity for Jerry Coker's exceptional book. The program is intended to provide an ideal environment for developing fluency with the jazz language. The package contains five 3.5" disks and requires a Macintosh Plus or greater with at least 2MB RAM and a synthesizer for MIDI playback. For Macintosh.

Author : Jerry Coker
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780769218564
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jerry Coker's Complete Method for Improvisation written by Jerry Coker and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This uniquely organized method devotes a thorough chapter to each of the prevailing tune-types of jazz---standard, bebop, modal, blues, contemporary, ballad and free form---listing and discussing their characteristics and illustrating approaches to understanding and performing each type of tune. Includes CD.

Author : Jerry Coker
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4N/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jazz Idiom written by Jerry Coker and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1975 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines the basics of jazz music and musicianship. Covers analysis of styles, training the ear, chord progressions, chord voicings, keyboard, improvising, and arranging.

Author : David Baker
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457427015
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Concepts in Jazz Improvisation written by David Baker and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent book designed to assist musicians with their performance of contemporary (post be-bop) jazz. It focuses on utilizing fourths, pentatonics, modes, bitonals and other contemporary materials when improvising. Numerous examples, suggested reading and recording examples are also included.

Author : Jerry Coker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451602707
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improvising Jazz written by Jerry Coker and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With musical scores and helpful charts, noted jazz educator and featured jazz soloist, Jerry Coker, gives the beginning performer and the curious listener insights into the art of jazz improvisation. Improvising Jazz gives the beginning performer and the curious listener alike insights into the art of jazz improvisation. Jerry Coker, teacher and noted jazz saxophonist, explains the major concepts of jazz, including blues, harmony, swing, and the characteristic chord progressions. An easy-to-follow self-teaching guide, Improvising Jazz contains practical exercises and musical examples. Its step-by-step presentation shows the aspiring jazz improviser how to employ fundamental musical and theoretical tools, such as melody, rhythm, and superimposed chords, to develop an individual melodic style.

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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1476863121
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1996-05-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Jazz Book). A study of three basic outlines used in jazz improv and composition, based on a study of hundreds of examples from great jazz artists.

Author : Jerry Coker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teaching of Jazz written by Jerry Coker and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book for teachers and students of jazz.

Author : Jerry Coker
Publisher : Jamey Aebersold Jazz Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781562240011
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Practice Jazz written by Jerry Coker and published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz Incorporated. This book was released on 1990 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential book for every jazz musician wishing to organize their practice time and priorities. Ever feel like you have a million things to practice, but you don't know where to start? Jerry condenses his decades in jazz education into a usable, practical book that highlights some of the best ways of dividing your practice time so that you can focus on the essentials, instead of just running over the same scales and tunes with no real direction. Includes a list of most of the Jazz play-along recordings available (by track) and analysis of each. Paperback.