Gary Chaffee Rhythm and Meter Patterns PDF. The four-volume Patterns series by Gary Chaffee is one of the most contemporary and comprehensive drum methods available. Endorsed by many of today’s top players, the books cover a wide range of materials, and will help students develop the kinds of skills necessary for drum set performance. The Patterns books are designed to be used in any order, or in combination with one another. A must for the serious student. Rhythm & Meter Patterns deals with a comprehensive examination of rhythmic and metric materials, including such things as odd-rhythms, polyrhythms, mixed meters,...

Jazz Piano Lessons 1 Fundamentals download. Learn how to play jazz piano. Join Grammy-winning keyboardist George Whitty as he helps you get started as a jazz pianist. George helps you tackle the F7 blues, so that you can quickly start playing a recognizable jazz line. He also discusses the importance of time in jazz, as well as scales – in particular, bop scales – that keep you in sync with the harmony in a unique way. In addition, George covers using approach patterns and comping with your left hand with guide tones. Topics include: The blues in F Building...

Maurice Lieberman Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation Volume 1 PDF. This is a great book for students and teachers and worthy to be a supplement for any theorist. Out of 216 pages, there are barely a handful of pages without staffs loaded with examples from the classics and exercise recommendations. There are 122 exercise recommendations and 206 figures of the styles and harmonies being discussed. Triads in Inversion, the Dominant 7th Chord, and non-harmonic tones used in melody harmonization, improvisation, and Transposition. Phrase structure and devices employed in the creation of melody. Format: PDF, 217 pages See also: Maurice Lieberman...

In Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 4, Denis continues to demonstrate Phrases & Exercises for the student. He then moves on to concepts such as Rhythm Concepts, Phrasing Concepts and Tempo Concepts. In the section on “Dynamics, Articulation and Subtle Nuance”, Denis gives an in-depth study of some of the subtler aspects of Jazz Manouche guitar. Denis’ understanding of these critical nuances allows him to guide the student into perfecting his or her technique. Denis provides a wealth of chord knowledge and construction before ending the DVD with an in-depth review in context. Denis has a B.Mus. from...

Jazz Piano Solos Volume 13 Jazz Gems PDF. 21 jazz classics arranged for solo piano with chord names. Many rare and jazz classics are here and arranged very well. The songs are easy enough to play with less experience, and it is very detailed. A lot of the songs are older, and great for jazz concerts. Somehow they managed to simplify the arrangements so that they still sound professional, but not so tricky that only a gifted few can play them. Songs include: All Too Soon Chasing The Bird Confirmation Detour Ahead Don’t Explain High Fly I Mean You...

Nathan East Contemporary Electric Bass download. Nathan details his unqiue style of playing: building awesome speed, double stops, bridge adjustment, tuning, grooves, walking bass lines, soloing, and how to play with a rhythm section. Examples are written out in musical notation in the accompanying booklet. The video includes an in-depth interview. Nathan East, Eric Clapton’s longtime bassist, is one the most respected musicians and sought-after sidemen in the industry. In addition to working with Eric Clapton, Nathan has performed and recorded with a “Hall of Fame” roster of artists including Elton John, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Anita...

Essential Jazz Lines in the Style of John Coltrane PDF. Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This book will focus on the first period of Coltrane’s career, when he was with Miles Davis, and the jazz vocabulary he used. First, to help the student better understand Coltrane’s bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-,...

Modern Guitar Method Grade 2 PDF. Grade 2 explores more complex rhythms in carefully graded solo and duet settings with parallel lessons in music theory- just enough to keep students up to speed in terms of what they are expected to play. The book begins with a review of playing in the key of C major but soon goes to F major/D minor followed by D major/B minor. Written in standard notation only. This second book in the series, Level 2 continues the education began in Level 1. This second book, more so than the first, does require the...

Joe Pass The Blue Side Of Jazz download free. This follow-up to Joe’s best-selling Solo Jazz Guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazz/blues improvisation…and much more. As usual, Joe brings wit and style to his invaluable guitar lessons, taking you straight to the heart of the “blue” side of jazz guitar. Anyone with a modicum of appreciation of musical complexity on any instrument, would not fail to be impressed with mr Pass, his mastery of the guitar and his intuitive feel for melodic tangent are inescapable unquantifiable technical...

Sean Malone A Portrait Of Jaco The Solos Collection PDF. Explore the technical brilliance and musical genius of the greatest electric bassist the world has ever known. This book features highly detailed analysis of 12 of Jaco’s epic bass solos. Accurate transcriptions of the best and most forward-looking solos in Jaco’s canon. The accompanying explanations and contextual material make great sense and are most welcome. If you’re a bass player, just get it. You won’t regret it. Malone points out what Jaco did stylistically and with note selection that gave him that elusive characteristic “signature sound” that only the...