(Instructional). This book is an exploration of modern compositional devices and their interaction with jazz harmony and phrasing. "This is not just one more exercise book! Most of the traditional exercise books are based on a diatonic concept. Here, finally, is a method which emphasizes a chromatic context. The combination of music tunes and exercises makes hard work very interesting for both beginners and advanced students. Very refreshing for your fingers and your brain!" Matthias Ziegler, Virtuoso Classical and Jazz Flute Artist "Wonderful training ... a challenging and inspiring workout. A great new addition to our technical and musical etude repertoire!" Jeanne Baxtresser, Former Principle Flute, New York Philharmonic

Crossing Over: Essentials for Jazz and Classical Flute

Schnyder, Daniel

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Second Floor Music

(Guitar Method). This definitive jazz guitar chord method by music legend Chuck Wayne shows guitarists how to arrive at each voicing and how to vary it, using Chuck's unique systematic approach. He covers: basic triads to open voiced harmony; generic and specific voicings; cross-reference recognition of equal tonalities; pick and fingers technique; and much more. A must for any serious guitar student!

Guitar Studies - Chords

Wayne, Chuck

(Vocal Collection). This truly unique songbook will open wide a new range of repertoire for jazz vocalists. It contains music written by some of the world's finest jazz composers and performers many selections which were originally instrumental compositions with lyrics written later. The book includes tables of contents listing the lyricized titles as well as the "instrumentally known as" titles, plus indexes by composer, lyricist and tempo/style. Songs included are in keys comfortable for most medium-range singers.

Sing Jazz!: Leadsheets for 76 Jazz Vocals

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(Book). From Tadd Dameron through Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Cannonball Adderly and Benny Golson, to his own 17-piece "Supersound" big band, Charli Persip has been one of the most in-demand drummers in all of jazz, as well as in the pop genre. A textbook example of how to play the drums, Persip has proven his worth in a wide variety of ensembles and handled the transitions from one group to the next without missing a beat. Learn from his experiences and share some of his insights in this practical, down-to-earth text. Newly revised and expanded to include "The Warm-Up Exercise," this book for all musicians and music lovers is loaded with playing tips, great advice and anecdotes.

How Not to Play Drums: Not for Drummers Only

Persip, Charli

(Vocal Collection). A great supplement to Second Floor Music's Sing Jazz! book (00740213/$14.95), Jazz Phrasing is a perfect workbook for all jazz vocalists. It covers: Specific Rhythm Phrasing interpreting 8th notes, specific rhythm figures; Open Phrasing exploring tempos and styles, working with ballads; Tips on Performance choosing a tempo and counting off, telling the song's story, working with your ensemble; and more. The accompanying CD lets you: compare transcriptions to recorded examples, listen to vocal and instrumental examples, sing along with the rhythm section, create backgrounds and analyze arrangements.

Jazz Phrasing: A Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist

Cooper, Dr. Gloria

Sickler, Don

(Vocal Collection). This great book/CD pack is an effective and fun way to improve your vocal technique and internalize the basic scales used in jazz. Designed for jazz singers, students of improvisation or ear training, choir directors and teachers of vocal jazz, it's an enjoyable way to learn the modes thoroughly and discover their possibilities. The CD includes vocal warm-ups suitable for all levels, exercises in each mode of the major scale, rhythm section tracks without vocals for improvisation, and more. The book includes transcriptions of the warm-ups, a brief history of modal jazz, theory basics, the modes of the major scale, scat syllables, transcriptions of the modal workouts, and more.

Hear It and Sing It! Exploring Modal Jazz Book/Online Audio

Niemack, Judy

(Artist Books). James Williams, a respected jazz pianist, composer, and educator, has played with the likes of Sonny Stitt, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Thad Jones, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, and many more. He continues to share his knowledge and understanding of jazz through his compositions. The pianist who studies the arrangements in this volume will find them to be deeply rooted in the jazz tradition and challenging, innovative, and imaginative. 13 pieces, including: Alter Ego * Beauty Within * Progress Report * and more.

Arrangements for Solo Piano

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ROBERT WATSON

(Guitar Method). Here at last is the long awaited, definitive jazz guitar scale method by music legend Chuck Wayne. With a career that includes recordings with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Woody Herman, George Shearing, and Tony Bennett, Chuck Wayne's approach to the guitar and improvisation has paved the way for a generation of guitarists. This book presents an in-depth analysis of his own highly influential developments in technique and jazz theory. Dozens of examples and exercises are featured that Chuck Wayne has found invaluable in his own teaching.

Guitar Studies - Scales

(Brass Solo). For unaccompanied French Horn

Le Monde Miniscule: French Horn Solo

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