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Improvisation at the Piano

Author : Brian Chung

Publisher : Alfred Music

Page : 235 pages

File Size : 35,23 MB

Release : 2007-03-02

Category : Music

ISBN : 1457425122

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Book Description

This unique text uses a step-by-step approach to guide the reader from fundamental concepts to advanced topics in improvisation. Each subject is broken into easy to understand segments, gradually becoming more complex as improvisational tools are acquired. Designed for the classically trained pianist with little or no experience in improvisation, it uses the reader’s previous knowledge of basic theory and technique to help accelerate the learning process. Included are more than 450 music examples and illustrations to reinforce the concepts discussed. These concepts are useful in all improvisational settings and can be applied to any musical style. For pianists interested in jazz, there are three chapters dedicated to introducing jazz improvisation, which can be used as the basis for further study in this idiom. Teachers using this text can go online to www.improvisationatthepiano.com to download lesson plans, ask specific questions about improvisation, and view answers to the most frequently asked questions about this book.



The Piano Improvisation Handbook

Author : Carl Humphries

Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation

Page : 492 pages

File Size : 39,90 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Music

ISBN : 9780879309770

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"The Piano Improvisation Handbook" offers a comprehensive overview of the practical skills and theoretical issues involved in mastering all forms of piano improvisation. It explores a wide range of styles, including classical, jazz, rock and blues. Whereas other books on improvisation typically offer little more than models for imitation and exercises for practising, this one adopts an approach specifically designed to encourage and enable independent creative exploration. The book contains a series of graded tutorial sections with musical examples on CD, as well as an extensive introductory section detailing the history of keyboard and piano improvisation, an appendix listing useful scales, chords, voicings and progressions across all keys, a bibliography and a discography. In addition to sections outlining how melody, harmony, rhythm, texture and form work in improvised piano music, there are sections devoted to explaining how ideas can be developed into continuous music and to exploring the process of finding a personal style. A key feature is the distinctive stress the author puts on the interconnectedness of jazz and classical music where improvisation is concerned. This book is best suited to those with at least some prior experience of learning the piano. However, the rudiments of both music theory and piano technique are covered in such a way that it can also serve as an effective basis for a self-sufficient course in creative piano playing.



The Complete Guidelines to Improvisation for Piano, Vol 1-3

Author : Marvin Kahn

Publisher : Alfred Music

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 13,72 MB

Release : 1983-11

Category : Improvisation (Music).

ISBN : 9780769209364

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Book Description

Now the piano student who wishes to learn the art of improvisation has only to buy a single folio: we've combined all three volumes of this important series into one. The basics of improvisation to the most advanced levels are explained and fully illustrated with musical examples.



The Big Book of Jazz Piano Improvisation

Author : Noah Baerman

Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 28,66 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Music

ISBN : 9780739031711

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Book Description

National Keyboard Workshop book, approved curriculum.



Seven Studies in Pop Piano

Author : Bill Hilton

Publisher : Carrier Books

Page : pages

File Size : 36,12 MB

Release : 2016-10-28

Category :

ISBN : 9780956220417

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Seven Studies in Pop Piano is a collection of short piano pieces that will help you learn the styles used by major pop pianists. The studies range from easy to intermediate. Each one comes with notes explaining the techniques used, the underpinning theory and harmony, and suggestions on how to develop your own improvisations.



A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano Improvisation

Author : Dominic Alldis

Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 34,74 MB

Release : 2003-09-01

Category : Music

ISBN : 1476840695

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(Keyboard Instruction). This keyboard instruction book is designed for the person who was trained classically but wants to expand into the very exciting yet very different world of jazz improvisation. Author Dominic Alldis provides clear explanations and musical examples of: pentatonic improvisation; the blues; rock piano; rhythmic placement; scale theory; major, minor and pentatonic scale theory applications; melodic syntax; the language of bebop; left-hand accompaniment; walking bass lines; thematic development; performance tips; and more.



Exploring Jazz Piano

Author :

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 28,47 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Music

ISBN : 9781847615060

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(Schott). Volume 1 introduces the intermediate pianist to the basic chord-types used in jazz, from major and minor triads to seventh and ninth chords. Other topics include: Chord/scale relationships, modes, broken chord and scale patterns, pentatonic and blues scales, walking bass lines, Latin rhythms and bass lines, the diatonic cycle, secondary dominants, II-V-I sequences, horizontal and vertical improvisation, tritone substitution, two-handed voicings, rootless voicings, technical exercises and fingering, accompaniment styles, ear-training, discography (suggested listening). 28 pieces by the author appear alongside special arrangements of well-known jazz standards, including: Autumn Leaves * Fly Me to the Moon * In a Sentimental Mood * Mannenberg * On Green Dolphin St (Part 1) * Ornithology * Song for My Father * Straight No Chaser * Take the A Train. Also included are transcribed solos by Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, an invaluable source of authentic jazz techniques. Also includes audio files for download, containing erformances of all pieces, played by Tim alone or with his trio of Dominic Howles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Play-along tracks are also included, in which the piano is panned to one speaker, providing rhythm section accompaniment if desired by turning the amplifier's balance control. Copious examples of improvisation are accompanied by numerous assignments, with guidance to hand on every page. Audio is accessed online.



Discover Blues Improvisation

Author : Nancy Faber

Publisher : Faber Piano Adventures

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 18,36 MB

Release : 1997

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ISBN : 9781616771577

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Book Description

(Faber Piano Adventures ). A comprehensive approach for the beginning blues player, featuring instruction in improvisation and theory, appealing pieces with improvisation options, and blues ear training.





Improvise for Real

Author : David Reed

Publisher :

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 22,50 MB

Release : 2013-02-27

Category :

ISBN : 9780984686360

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Improvise for Real is a step-by-step method that teaches you to improvise your own music through progressive exercises that anyone can do. You'll learn to understand the sounds in the music all around you. And you'll learn to express your own musical ideas exactly as you hear them in your mind. The method starts with very simple creative exercises that you can begin right away. As you progress, the method leads you on a guided tour through the entire world of modern harmony. You will be improvising your own original melodies from the very first day, and your knowledge will expand with each practice session as you explore and discover our musical system for yourself. Improvise for Real brings together creativity, ear training, music theory and physical technique into a single creative daily practice that will show you the entire path to improvisation mastery. You will learn to understand the sounds in the music all around you and to improvise with confidence over jazz standards, blues songs, pop music or any other style you would like to play. And you'll be jamming, enjoying yourself and creating your own music every step of the way. The method is open to all instruments and ability levels. The exercises are easy to understand and fun to practice. There is no sight reading required, and you don't need to know anything about music theory to begin. Already being used by both students and teachers in more than 20 countries, Improvise for Real is now considered by many people to be the definitive system for learning to improvise. If you have always dreamed of truly understanding music and being able to improvise with complete freedom on your instrument, this is the book for you