JAZZOLOGY
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAZZ THEORY FOR ALL MUSICIANS
AUTHORS: ROBERT RAWLINS, NOR EDDINE BAHHA

SERIES: JAZZ INSTRUCTION
PUBLISHER: HAL LEONARD
FORMAT: SOFTCOVER

DESCRIPTION:
-A ONE-OF-A-KIND BOOK ENCOMPASSING A WIDE SCOPE OF JAZZ TOPICS, FOR BEGINNERS AND PROS OF ANY INSTRUMENT. A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH WAS ENVISIONED WITH THE CREATION OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE: AS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR READY REFERENCE, AS A THOROUGH METHODOLOGY FOR THE STUDENT, AND AS A WORKBOOK FOR THE CLASSROOM, COMPLETE WITH AMPLE EXERCISES AND CONCEPTUAL DISCUSSION. INCLUDES THE BASICS OF INTERVALS, JAZZ HARMONY, SCALES AND MODES, II-V-I CADENCES. FOR HARMONY, IT COVERS: HARMONIC ANALYSIS, PIANO VOICINGS AND VOICE LEADING; MODULATIONS AND MODAL INTERCHANGE, AND REHARMONIZATION. FOR PERFORMANCE, IT TAKES PLAYERS THROUGH: JAZZ PIANO COMPING, JAZZ TUNE FORMS, ARRANGING TECHNIQUES, IMPROVISATION, TRADITIONAL JAZZ FUNDAMENTALS, PRACTICE TECHNIQUES, AND MUCH MORE!

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