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The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
Surprisingly, few studies have been made that address the possibilities of musical scales. This book is, to the best of my knowledge, the first of its kind to establish and examine a complete system of all conceivable scales. My intention is that this book be used as a reference tool for all musicians, as it provides a complete dictionary of all possible scale configurations.
Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns by Nicolas Slonimsky Pdf
Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres, from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard, have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. Think about this book as a melodic reference manual or plot wheel. Looking for new material to add to your playing instruction, improvisations, or composition? This book has more than you'll ever be able to use. Many serious musicians have a copy of this lying around somewhere.
Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns for Guitar by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Pdf
(Music Sales America). This book is a condensed, made-for-guitar version of Nicolas Slonimsky's publication Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns the book that musicians as diverse as John Coltrane and Frank Zappa used for ideas and inspiration. Musicians familiar with the original Thesaurus know that it contains a daunting amount of information crammed in its over 230 pages. But there is a definite symmetry and logic in these Slonimsky examples. What appear to be random patterns are actually mathematical combinations of some or all of the twelve notes in music. As the musician/student plays through the examples, the patterns will unfold and become more obvious.
Symmetrical Scales for Jazz Improvisation by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
Much ink has been spilled on the study of symmetrical scales, producing many method books which at best offer a superficial examination of this broad subject. Regrettably, the few studies that do exist focus on the more familiar symmetrical scales such as the diminished and whole-tone scales. Olivier Messiaen, a distinguished French composer, penned The Technique of My Musical Language, which outlined his own system of symmetrical scale organization as it related to his compositional approach, and thus this system is limited in its usage for more general application. My book is the first of its kind, to my knowledge, to institute a complete system whereby one can examine all the possible symmetrical scales, and hence serves as a companion volume to my former book, The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales. This book is intended for musicians, composers and music teachers (and their students), to stimulate their creative impulses towards the exploration of symmetrical scales, as a reference guide and/or a source of inspiration. Although this study focuses on the application of symmetrical scales as they correspond to jazz improvisation, the concepts introduced in my book can be applied to many styles of music and realized on any instrument. I hope that this publication will act as a catalyst to your individual development as a musician. Bon Voyage!
While there has been much written on the subject of pentatonic scales a systematic method for classifying pentatonic scales has yet to have been established. Surprisingly there have been few studies that successfully examine further scale possibilities. This original study is intended to establish a complete system using all possible pentatonic scales. At this point I will also draw your attention to my book The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales which also examines scale possibilities. This book is intended for musicians, composers, music teachers, and their students. This book can function as a reference guide or as an inspirational source. While the focus of this book is pentatonicism in jazz, the systems used in this work can be applied to other musical styles and is relevant to all melodic musical instruments. I hope this book will help stimulate your individual musical exploration.
The “Yamaguchi’s Subset vs. Forte’s Pitch Class” Conversion Chart by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
The book “The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales” was written by Masaya Yamaguchi. The book was originally entitled “The Subset Concept” when Masaya registered his work at the U.S. Copyright office in 1999. Masaya did not want to use the term “scale” because his study was meant to be used as a reference tool for all musicians, as it provides a complete dictionary of all possible “grouped note” configurations. Because all the note groupings (from 2-note to 11-note groups) on the chromatic scale are covered [or analyzed], Masaya largely refrained from using the term “scale” in this book. Instead, the author shall refer to any 2-note to 11-note grouping as a “subset,” extracted from the “superset,” or chromatic scale. So any “subset” can be a scale or harmony or tone cluster and so on. Masaya began working on the prototype for “The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales” in the early 1990s while he majored in English at Meikai University in Chiba, Japan. After moving to the United States in 1996, he learned the existence of Allen Forte’s book, “The Structure of Atonal Music” copyrighted in 1973. This is why the first edition of “The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales” distributed by Charles Colin included a conversion chart to Allen Forte’s pitch class system at the end of the book. In 2006, Masaya started “Masaya Music” to address the problem that his musical colleagues were complaining about: the tediousness of conversion tables to the Allen Forte’s pitch class system. So that was the time Masaya developed a new “Yamaguchi & Forte compromise system,” which is being adopted in the revised edition of the book, “The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales.” The revised 2006 book is available at Amazon.com worldwide, Jamey Aebersold's jazzbooks.com and Google Play. Now you can download the comparison chart on Google Play. By downloading this conversion table, you can quickly learn the current version of “The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales” subset codes and Allen Forte’s system, as well as the old original subset codes of “The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales” distributed by Charles Colin. Please feel free to download and use it. Masaya Yamaguchi hopes that this book will help facilitate the integration of any type of music found on this planet, and contribute to our mutual respect for and understanding of one another.
Chromaticism in Jazz: Applying Techniques and Concepts by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
he purpose of this book is to share my thoughts with all melodic instrumentalists, to suggest an avenue into chromatic jazz improvisation. The title Chromaticism in Jazz implies the coloristic, intervallic, non-diatonic, paratonal, and superimposition styles of jazz improvisation that may be represented by the mid-60 s Miles Davis Quintet and the 60 s John Coltrane Quartet (and later Coltrane groups). It must also be noted that the application of chromatic lines in improvisation should not overshadow the natural flow of ideas, but should be explored thoughtfully to create contrast and more lyrical, melodic playing. As the subject of dissonance versus consonance has shifted and evolved throughout the course of jazz history, chromaticism has been developed by later generations to stretch the boundaries of jazz improvisation. The use of superimposed lines against harmonic structures can often create an interesting deflection, in conjunction with more standard jazz language. This work will lay the structural guidelines of chromaticism and give some examples of how chromatic lines can be used in a jazz context. After learning the evolution of chromaticism in recorded jazz, you will then gain the knowledge and skill to explore further possibilities. I hope this book will offer a new treatment for the chromatic deficiency in American musical society at large.
This book is intended to answer guitarists demands for my lessons. Ultimately, it depends on who will learn it and how they utilize my method. Over the years, I had been asked to compile my guitar method book, but I was very reluctant to do so until I completed my improvisation book Yamaguchi Improvisation Method (New York: Masaya Music, 2012). Because after all, my priority is to teach music, especially improvised music --- not how to play the guitar. Though this book required a huge amount of work to complete, I finished it for all my fellow guitar players, who regularly use my The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales. The YAMAGUCHI Guitar method in this book is highly original and much different from most books in today s jazz pedagogy. This is a new kind of guitar method book that will leave no student behind if you interpret my words correctly. I hope the YAMAGUCHI Guitar method will guide you to unlock melodic possibilities and broaden your musical vocabulary. GOOD LUCK!
Intervals, Scales, Tones and the Concert Pitch C by Maria Renold Pdf
Why is it that certain intervals, scales, and tones sound genuine, while others sound false? Is the modern person able to experience a qualitative difference in a tone's pitch? If so, what are the implications for modern concert pitch and how instruments of fixed tuning are tuned? Renold tackles these and many other questions and provides a wealth of scientific data. Her pioneering work is the result of a lifetime of research into the Classical Greek origin of Western music and the search for modern developments. She deepens our musical understanding by using Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science as a basis, and she elucidates many of his puzzling statements about music. The results of her work include the following discoveries: - The octave has two sizes (a 'genuine' sounding octave is bigger than the "perfect octave") - There are three sizes of "perfect fifths" - An underlying "form principle" for all scales can be found - Equal temperament is not the most satisfactory method of tuning a piano - She provides a basis for some of Steiner's statements, such as, "C is always prime" and "C = 128 Hz = Sun." Intervals, Scales, Tones is a valuable resource for those who wish to understand the deeper, spiritual aspects of music.
Guitar Thesaurus: The Complete Guide to Scales, Chords, Arpeggios by Stefanos Nikas Pdf
The complete guide to scales, chords and arpeggios. More than 100 pages where you will find everything that you will ever need in order to sound like your favorite guitar players. A groundbreaking method, including a wide collection of scales, chords and arpeggios, demonstrated in easy-to-remember shapes through the neck. Guitar Thesaurus is not only a true dictionary of every pattern used in today's music but also includes an invaluable section about how you can use all these shapes to create your own music and develop your personal style.
Synthetic Scales for Jazz Improvisation: Two-Octave and Multi-Octave Scales by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
The principle of this book is not passing theoretical interest, but an effective guide to musical life and how non-diatonic synthetic scale formations can be expanded to the fullest extent. Over the years, I had been asked to write my two-octave and multi-octave synthetic scales book in conjunction with my "The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales." This work will lay out the structural guidelines of the synthetic scales and give some examples of how the derived lines can be used in a jazz context. This book is sending out my strong message that seemingly useless scales, listed in "The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales," can be injected readily into regular scale usages by building them with octave displacement of synthetic formations. Explore synthetic scale formations by finding your own formulae. Good luck!
Color Harmony Compendium in Music by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
Advanced Level. Many people have asked me to apply the concept of The Complete Thesaurus of Musical Scales to harmonic principles. The purpose of this book is *not* to teach the traditional theory of harmony, but to free you from the limitations of traditional theory. This innovative guidebook can be used as a practical reference for precise and positive design with color harmony.
All Fourths: A Method For EADGCF Tuning On Guitar by Masaya Yamaguchi Pdf
New Guitar Method utilizing all fourths tuning (E, A, D, G, C, F - low to high). If I was starting to learn to play the guitar today, and somebody gave me a guitar today, I'd tune it in straight fourths without a doubt. Just like the six-string bass, 'cause to find that B string is a pain, and it's unnecessary, 'cause you play ... you know ... there's only a few of us that go around bashing out power chords anymore, so you don't need that anyway, so if I was to learn again, it's just that it's been so many years trying to beat the B string that I can't go and un-beat it. --Allan Holdsworth
