Jazz Play-Along Volume 24 Early Jazz Standards PDF. For use with all Bb, Eb, C and BC instruments, the Jazz Play-Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For study, each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection; Professional rhythm tracks; Choruses for soloing; Removable bass part; Removable piano part. For performance, each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody);...

Rockschool Acoustic Guitar Grade 4 PDF. The Rockschool Acoustic Guitar Grade 4 book contains everything you need to pass your Grade 4 exam in one essential book, featuring a truly diverse range of contemporary repertoire from some of the world’s most iconic artists, including Mumford and Sons, Joni Mitchell and Taylor Swift. Guitar Grade 4 features pieces from the worlds of Rock, Pop, Metal, Blues, Country, Jazz and Acoustic Specialists. Professional backing tracks for both pieces and supporting tests. Duet arrangement available at every grade. Fact files and technical guidance. Ear Tests; Technical Exercises; Sight Reading and Improvisation examples;...

Warren Bernhardt Getting Started You Can Play Jazz Piano Volume 1. One of America’s great contemporary players takes you on a journey of discovery and insight into the world of jazz piano that will start you playing the right way. In a 90-minute lesson packed with information, music theory and keyboard technique, players getting their start in the jazz idiom will gain a wealth of knowledge and acquire the tools you’ll need to improvise jazz standards. Warren Bernhardt’s clear, easy-to-follow method builds your keyboard skills step-by-step, starting with the most basic of concepts: proper hand positions, ascending and descending...

Jean Marc Belkadi The Diminished Scale Book for Guitar PDF. Jean Marc Belkadi reveals the secrets of using the diminished scale in over 30 lessons and sample phrases. The CD includes over 30 tracks for demonstration and play-along, and the topics covered include: tonal and modal usage; diminished triads, chromaticism, arpeggios, polytonalities, common licks and patterns for jazz, rock, and fusion guitar; and more! The ‘diminished scale for guitar’ book contains a myriad of interesting and sometimes esoteric examples of the diminished scale in use. Format: PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 19 pages Download Jean Marc Belkadi – The...

Dave Weckl The Next Step download. On this DVD, Dave concentrates on time playing, constructing a groove, beat displacement, cymbal technique, phrasing, creating a drum part, playing in odd times, and soloing. This video also features three performances of songs from Contemporary Drummers + One, a Latin groove, and some fantastic solos. This is a great instructional video. Dave is not an excellent teacher, but he is a very good one. His got amazing technique which he tries to pass on to you. A super one from Dave. This is one the best instructional video and is a must...

John Riley The Art of Bop Drumming PDF. Well-known for his creative flexibility and musicianship, John Riley has worked with such jazz mainstays as Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie or Miles Davis. This method includes solos, patterns, tips, and exercises in time playing, comping, soloing, and brushes. Also included are Jazz essentials and charts. The CD included features exercise examples and play along tunes with Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone), Phill Markowitz (piano), James Genus (bass), and John Riley (drums). The Art of Bop Drumming has been split into 7 main sections – time playing, comping, soloing, brushes, more jazz essentials,...

Steve Krenz Learn and Master Guitar The Song Hits download. This course is designed for those who want to learn how to play popular songs from the ground up. This video songbook contains 40 songs – 20 learning sessions on 10 DVDs and a 128-page companion songbook – and provides in-depth teaching about how to play the riffs and fills one note at a time as well as how to get the right tone from your guitar. With built-in DVD accompaniment tracks for each song. The Song Hits is a great material do use with or without the learn...

Bill “The Buddha” Dickens The Collection download. Learn funk techniques and music theory with this DVD package, containing two cutting-edge videos. Features include: Legendary Performances (Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Dave Pomeroy, and Oteil Burbridge); Exercises tips for bass players; Interactive Bill Dickens’ Signature GT-BD7; Additional Product Reviews. In Funk Bass and Beyond, you’ll learn: funk and rock techniques within the rhythm section; suggestions for advanced left- and right- hand techniques; the rudiments of rhythm/drum patterns and applying them to your bass lines; appropriate gear and equipment for the performing player and much more. In Bass Beyond Limits, Bill Dickens...

Mark Harrison Jazz-Blues Piano PDF. Keyboard Instruction. The Complete Guide with Audio. This comprehensive book with online audio tracks will teach you the basic skills needed to play jazz-blues piano. From comping to soloing, you’ll learn the theory, the tools, and the tricks used by the pros. The accompanying audio features many of the examples in the book performed either solo, or with a full band, including a full chapter of complete songs. Topics covered include: scales and chords; harmony and voicings; progressions and comping; melodies and soloing; characteristic stylings. The book has many different exercises(85) to practice different...

Bill Dobbins The Contemporary Jazz Pianist Volume 1 PDF. A comprehensive approach to keyboard improvisation. This book contents: Diatonic Seventh Chords and Their Corresponding Modes; Voicing the Five Basic Seventh Chord Types for the Left Hand; Diatonic and Chromatic Embellishing Chords; Building a Chord Line for the Left Hand; Basic Chord-Scale Relationships; Understanding Jazz Rhythm; Basic Principles of Accompaniment for the Left Hand; Basic Principles of Harmonic Substitution; Diatonic Exercises; Pentatonic Exercises; Diminished Exercises; Chromatic Exercises; Melodic Embellishments; Principles of Melodic Development; Special Effects; Exercises for Beginning Improvisation; Transcribed Solos; Tunes for Further Study Conclusion Appendices and Discography. Format:...