Hal Leonard Jazz Theory & Workbook

Coursebook for Jazz Instrumentalists

• Jazz Theory & Workbook is designed for all instrumentalists who want to understand how the jazz standards they play and improvise are constructed
• It's also a great resource for arrangers and composers.
• Although there are some musical examples for pianists, this book is not intended exclusively for keyboard players
• In this structured coursebook, each new concept is clearly presented and explained, put in context with one or more musical examples and then consolidated with a series of written exercises
• Moreover, the book is progressive, beginning with a comprehensive presentation of intervals and a thorough review of the synthetic modes
• Although jazz is essentially based on a vertical progression of chords, linear mechanisms also determine this style of music and complement its musical expressiveness
• The aim of this book is to present these two complementary approaches in a vertical and a horizontal study of jazz harmony
• Written in English
• ISBN: 9781495062001
• 270 Pages