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Author : Paul Schmeling
Publisher : Berklee Press Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 0876391102
Teaches the concepts of music theory based on the curriculum at Berklee College of Music.
Author : Joe Mulholland,Tom Hojnacki
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781480360853
(Berklee Guide). Learn jazz harmony, as taught at Berklee College of Music. This text provides a strong foundation in harmonic principles, supporting further study in jazz composition, arranging, and improvisation. It covers basic chord types and their tensions, with practical demonstrations of how they are used in characteristic jazz contexts and an accompanying recording that lets you hear how they can be applied.
Author : Paul Schmeling
Publisher : Berklee Press
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781480355385
(Berklee Methods). The second in a two-volume series based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular music styles. You'll develop the tools needed to write melodies and create effective harmonic accompaniments from a lead sheet. This edition includes an answer key for all exercises and lessons to check your progress.
Author : Steve Vai
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781540047779
(Guitar Educational). Experience must-know music knowledge and wisdom through the highly focused lens of legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. This full-color instructional book written by Vai himself features in-depth discussions of the music theory fundamentals that every aspiring (and veteran) guitar player should know, packed with practical exercises, diagrams, tips, inspiring ideas and concepts, practice methods, and ways of looking at music that you may have never considered. Topics covered include: academic vs. experiential learning * reading and writing music * key signatures * chord scales * rhythm basics * guitar harmonics * modes * and much more.
Author : Robert Rawlins,Nor Eddine Bahha
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005-07-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781476840871
(Jazz Instruction). A one-of-a-kind book encompassing a wide scope of jazz topics, for beginners and pros of any instrument. A three-pronged approach was envisioned with the creation of this comprehensive resource: as an encyclopedia for ready reference, as a thorough methodology for the student, and as a workbook for the classroom, complete with ample exercises and conceptual discussion. Includes the basics of intervals, jazz harmony, scales and modes, ii-V-I cadences. For harmony, it covers: harmonic analysis, piano voicings and voice leading; modulations and modal interchange, and reharmonization. For performance, it takes players through: jazz piano comping, jazz tune forms, arranging techniques, improvisation, traditional jazz fundamentals, practice techniques, and much more!
Author : Beth Denisch
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781540012234
(Berklee Guide). Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint the relationship between musical voices is among the core principles for writing music, and it has been central to the study of composition for many centuries. Whether you are a composer, arranger, film composer, orchestrator, music director, bandleader, or improvising musician, this book will help hone your craft, gain control, and lead you to new creative possibilities. You will learn "tricks of the trade" from the masters and apply these skills to contemporary styles. Online audio examples illustrate the principles being discussed, and many recommended listening lists point you to additional examples of how these principles have been used in music over the past thousand years.
Author : Ray Santisi
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495032202
(Berklee Guide). Play jazz piano with new facility and expression as Ray Santisi, one of the most revered educators at the Berklee College of Music and mentor to Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall, Joe Zawinul, and thousands of others reveals the pedagogy at the core of Berklee's jazz piano curriculum. From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano maps the school's curriculum: a unique blend of theory and application that gives you a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz. Concepts are illustrated on the accompanying online audio, where you'll hear how one of the great jazz pianists and educators of our time applies these concepts to both jazz standards and original compositions, and how you can do the same. You will learn: * Jazz chords and their characteristic tension substitutions, in many voicings and configurations * Modes and scales common in jazz * Techniques for comping, developing bass lines, harmonizing melodies, melodizing harmonies, and improvisation * Practice techniques for committing these concepts to your muscle memory * Variations for solo and ensemble playing * Advanced concepts, such as rhythmic displacement, approach-chord harmonization, and jazz counterpoint
Author : Siegmund 1914-2010 Levarie
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013929616
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Dariusz Terefenko
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135043018
Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study is a comprehensive textbook ideal for Jazz Theory courses or as a self-study guide for amateur and professional musicians. Written with the goal of bridging theory and practice, it provides a strong theoretical foundation beginning with music fundamentals through post-tonal theory, while integrating ear training, keyboard skills, and improvisation. It includes a DVD with 46 Play Along audio tracks and a companion website, which hosts the workbook, ear training exercises, and audio tracks of the musical examples featured in the book.
Author : Kari Juusela
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781495028540
(Berklee Guide). A comprehensive reference to terms used in the performance, creation, and study of music today. Covering instrumental and voice performance, audio technology, production, music business, and other dimensions of the modern music industry, its 3,400+ entries include many terms that are common among practicing musicians, but are found in no other dictionary. At the same time, it incorporates traditional terminology from early music to the present and across diverse cultures, as well as clarifying customary instrumental abbreviations and foreign language terms. Comprehensive lists of scales and chord symbol suffixes are itemized in the appendices.
Author : Larry Baione
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781540030344
(Berklee Guide). Improve your command of the guitar by mastering the essential scales and their fingerings. This reference will help you play scales up, down and across the fingerboard, in all keys. You will learn multiple scale fingering options to suit different musical contexts. Practice exercises will help you build your muscle memory as you play different fingering patterns across the strings, and then expand them to three octaves. Graphical illustrations, exercises, and etudes will help reinforce all the most useful scale types. Traditional notation and tablature are included.
Author : Mark Levine
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781457101458
The most highly-acclaimed jazz theory book ever published! Over 500 pages of comprehensive, but easy to understand text covering every aspect of how jazz is constructed---chord construction, II-V-I progressions, scale theory, chord/scale relationships, the blues, reharmonization, and much more. A required text in universities world-wide, translated into five languages, endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, etc.
Author : Roberta Radley
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781457101427
All great musicians have one thing in common---to a great extent they know what the harmony of a song is as they hear it. Do you? If not, here is a practical guide to get you up to speed. Written by Berklee professor Roberta Radley, it uses contemporary music to help you see how ear training is invaluable for your own musical needs.
Author : Paul Schmeling,Dave Limina
Publisher : Berklee PressPublications
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0634031414
(Berklee Methods). This cool new keyboard method will have students of all ages jammin' right away! It features simple lessons to get you playing instantly, tips on playing and locking in with a bass player and rhythm section, and strategies to help you understand the keyboard and develop your own keyboard parts. Jam with the band in a variety of musical styles including rock, blues, country and funk on the accompanying CD.
Author : William Leavitt
Publisher : Berklee Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1986-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 0634013335
"An essential resource for every beginning guitar student. This modern instructional method is designed for individual study or a classroom environment. Guitar technique and reading skills are developed through two-, three-, and four-part ensemble arrangements of both traditional and newly-composed music. To round out your training there is also an introduction to chord playing. 'Berklee Basic Guitar' is THE way to learn guitar. Guitar players quickly advance with the essential tools provided here." -- page 4 of cover.