Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns


Book Description

Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres, from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard, have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. Think about this book as a melodic reference manual or plot wheel. Looking for new material to add to your playing instruction, improvisations, or composition? This book has more than you'll ever be able to use. Many serious musicians have a copy of this lying around somewhere.







Jay Friedman: Guitar Scales & Melodic Patterns


Book Description

This timeless book explores major, minor, and mixolydian scales in a clear and informative way that is perfect for every guitarist. Fingering diagrams and exercises detail the subtle differences and similarities in this often misunderstood area of music.




Guitar Fretboard Fluency


Book Description

Fretboard fluency trains your ears and brain to be in charge of your fingers while also developing your internal 'dictionary' of creative, melodic approaches.




The GuitArchitect's Guide to Modes: Harmonic Combinatorics


Book Description

Scott Collins' GuitArchitecture method replaces the standard approach to learning guitar, rote memorization, with a simple, intuitive two-string approach that anyone can learn. This method, where players can actually see scales on a fingerboard, is called sonic visualization, and it can be applied to any scale or modal system.In this book of the GuitArchitecture series, "The GuitArchitect's Guide to Modes: Harmonic Combinatorics", Scott explains how to construct and analyze chords and how to create thousands of variations and progressions from a single chord using his unique visualization method."Harmonic Combinatorics" is a vast harmonic and melodic resource for guitarists. With this approach, you can create an almost infinite number of unique melodic phrases and harmonic devices to compose or improvise your own music.




Serious Electric Bass


Book Description

Bass basics, major scales and modes, harmonic and melodic minor scales and modes, arpeggio patterns and symmetric scales (whole tone and diminished). Serious Electric Bass is a definitive, comprehensive, user-friendly guide for electric bassists of all levels.




Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns for Guitar


Book Description

(Music Sales America). This book is a condensed, made-for-guitar version of Nicolas Slonimsky's publication Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns the book that musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Frank Zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Musicians familiar with the original Thesaurus know that it contains a daunting amount of information crammed in its over 230 pages. But there is a definite symmetry and logic in these Slonimsky examples. What appear to be random patterns are actually mathematical combinations of some or all of the twelve notes in music. As the musician/student plays through the examples, the patterns will unfold and become more obvious.




The Bass Player's Guide to Scales and Modes


Book Description

The Bass Player's Guide to Scales and Modes is a complete reference manual for all of the scales, modes and arpeggios used by the modern bass guitarist. Contains exercises that illustrate each scale and concept. Accompanying audio files are available as a free download from the site.




Bass Scales, Chords and Arpeggios


Book Description

Bass Scales, Chords & Arpeggios is a comprehensive reference book for all bass guitarists. Containing a huge amount of bass guitar information, this book gives you the tools you need to master the fretboard. All scales, chords and arpeggios are presented in diagram form. Scales are also shown in one octave in notation and tab (starting on C). Find new sounds to inspire your playing: use new scales in your bass lines and play chords and arpeggios all over the neck. Designed to be the only bass guitar reference book you'll ever need.




Thesaurus of Intervallic Melodies, Vol 5


Book Description

The intervallic system presented in Inside Improvisation Series, Vol. 5: Thesaurus of Intervallic Melodies is a means for creating original lines and themes. Each page concentrates on three, four, or five specific intervals. Combining these intervals with all of the possibilities for moving in ascending or descending direction creates an infinite variety of very distinctive melodies. The play-along disc includes 19 tunes and eight vamps for productive practice. English/German Edition.