Jazz Piano Ad-Lib Phrases

Jazz Piano Ad-Lib Phrases

Author: Akimitsu Iwase

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1609740661

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The contents of this textbook are training exercises and practical examples. the training sections include various combinations and patterns which will help in developing a jazz-like approach. These exercises can be considered as source material for developing your own ad-lib phrases. As for the practical examples, the phrases included here are not taken literally from any particular jazz pianist, but rather embody well known patterns typical of the bebop and post-bebop eras. Aimed at intermediate students to develop their potential of ad-lib solos, but is also good for beginners to train their fingers and ears for the future.


Native American Songs for Piano Solo

Native American Songs for Piano Solo

Author: GAIL SMITH

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-02-25

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1610650433

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A truly fresh and exciting book of piano solos featuring authentic Native American melodies. the history of the American Indian is sometimes a sad drama, yet is filled with a wonder reflected in music. This book, the result of extensive research by the outstanding educator, composer and musicologist, Gail Smith, conveys music that is truly American. Easy to intermediate in difficulty.


Jazz Exercises for the Piano, Volume 1

Jazz Exercises for the Piano, Volume 1

Author: Paul T. Smith

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1609749197

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A musically enjoyable, jazz-oriented study book designed to develop stylistic taste and left- and right-hand techniques. the audio download link for purchasers of this edition is a stereo listening recording featuring Paul Smith's swinging rendition of each study.


Down Beat

Down Beat

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Published: 1966

Total Pages: 1284

ISBN-13:

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So You Want to Sing Jazz

So You Want to Sing Jazz

Author: Jan Shapiro

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-12-17

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1442229365

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Since the 1930s and ̕40s, jazz has stood tall in American popular music, drawing into its embrace not only great horn players, percussionists, guitarists, bassists, and pianists, but also some of the greatest singers in America’s musical history. Jazz has laid the groundwork for important innovations in modern singing, opening up entirely new ways of delivering songs through what would eventually become jazz standards—songs that formed the basis of the American Songbook. In So You Want to Sing Jazz, singer and professor of voice Jan Shapiro gives a guided tour through the art and science of the jazz vocal style. Throughout, Shapiro hones in on what makes jazz singing distinctive, suggesting along the way how other types of singers can make use of jazz. She looks at such key matters in jazz singing as the role of improvisation, the place of specific singers who influenced and even defined vocal jazz as we know it today, and the unique way in which jazz incorporates vibrato, conversational delivery, rhythmic phrasing, and melodic embellishment and improvisation. The book includes guest-authored chapters by singing voice researchers Dr. Scott McCoy and Dr. Wendy LeBorgne. In So You Want to Sing Jazz, singers and voice teachers finally have the go-to resource they need for singing vocal jazz. The So You Want to Sing seriesis produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Jazz features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources.