Advanced Rhythm and Chord Studies. Flatpicking Essentials, Volume 7 is a 170 page book, with 67 audio tracks, that will show you how to add texture, variety, and movement to your rhythm accompaniment in the context of playing bluegrass, fiddle tune music, folk music, acoustic rock, Western swing, big band swing, and jazz. The best part of this book is that it doesn’t just present you with arrangements to memorize. It teaches you how you can create and execute your own accompaniment arrangements in a variety of musical styles. The book starts by teaching you the formula, form, and...

Andy LaVerne Learn to Play Jazz Piano Standards DVD download. A challenging and rewarding learning experience for all proficient Jazz pianists who want to broaden their vocabulary and improvise more creatively, based around six stunning standards. Andy LaVerne illuminates the chord changes, voicings, embellishments and improvisational ideas that make the standards come to life. You’ll begin by learning the basic changes, before moving into more complex renditions, demonstrated at half-speed so that you won’t miss a note. Each song is harmonically dissected, opening up huge potentials in reharmonisation and substitution, as well as providing a solid guide for your...

Barry Galbraith Guitar Solos PDF. Barry Galbraith was one of the best jazz guitarists of the 1950’s. He was also a fine music reader who would write out his own arrangements of standards for his students. Both his playing and his writing are very straightforward. This book takes thirteen of Barry’s rough, hand-written arrangements and adds chord symbols, left-hand fingering, and tablature. The companion CD was recorded by John Purse. Also included in the book are quotes about Barry from many other famous musicians, a 7-page article on Barry by his son Don, an obituary by George Russell, and...

Bill Boyd Intermediate Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard PDF. Instructional. Jazz, General Theory and Chords. Instructional book. With standard notation, chord names, instructional text and chord charts. This book is a logical follow-up to An Introduction To Jazz Chord Voicing For Keyboard. It continues to explore contemporary chord voicings and their application to melody and accompaniment playing with a jazz group. All chord voicings and the II V I chord progression are written out in all keys. The appendices from both books combined are virtually an encyclopedia of chord voicings. Chapter assignments require experimentation with actual jazz tunes taken...

Charley Wilcoxon Modern Rudimental Swing Solos For The Advanced Drummer PDF. If you ever wondered where many of the jazz pioneers from Buddy & Gene, Papa Joe Jones to Tony William’s learned how to make the drums speak and got inspiration from open this book. Charley Wilcoxon’s Modern Rudimental Swing Solos for the Advanced Drummer is a collection of challenging rudimental snare drum solos for the advanced drummer, originally printed in 1941. Each solo is based on certain rudiments or combinations, as well as the use of swing rhythms popular among many of today’s drummers. “Advanced Swing Solos for...

William Richard “Bill” Frisell is an American guitarist, composer and arranger. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell’s eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument. Bill Frisell keeps flying after passing the borders of jazz and rock. He stands out among contemporary guitarists for his innovative playing style and unique sound. This instructional DVD introduces Frisell’s playing and presents his individual approach in detail. Designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists, this DVD...

Best of Marcus Miller PDF. Bass Recorded Versions – 23 transcriptions from Grammy-winning bassist and session player extraordinare Marcus Miller. This title gives you exactly what you expect – good transcriptions of the most popular Marcus Miller tunes. Great book – worth getting if you plan to work on your Slap Bass Chops. This book has highlighted some of the funky, funky lines of the greatest bass player on the planet. The book showcases a great cross section of his career, notably his work with Miles and Sanborn and moves through all of his solo recordings. In short a...

Corey Christiansen Quartal Harmony download free. Quartal harmony deals with guitar chord shapes and chord voicings that are built in 4ths rather than 3rds. This type of harmony is used by pianists and guitarists alike and utilizes voicings that can be used in many settings. Quartal voicings, and their inversions, are displayed in the DVD’s accompanying chart with very clear diagrams making it very easy to learn and understand this type of harmony. The 69-minute DVD not only presents teaching material, but also provides a play-along essence that will allow students to hear how to apply these great chord...

Joseph P Befumo Boxes Beyond the Blues PDF. A Pattern Approach to Jazz Improvisation. Many guitarists begin by learning a few ubiquitous ‘blues boxes’, and indeed, this approach has sufficed for many great musicians. Unfortunately, this approach can prove crippling if the player wishes to move beyond the blues, and into the world of jazz and fusion. In writing this book, author J.P. Befumo helps guitarists who yearn to grow beyond the pentatonic blues boxes, but want to do so in familiar, incremental steps. The second group who will benefit from this book are those who have learned to...

Peter Erskine The Erskine Method for Drumset download. The legendary Peter Erskine reveals the techniques and secrets behind his success in this unique Book and DVD set!. An eye-opening look into the mind of one of the world’s greatest drums adds depth to every drummer’s playing! Features include drumset basics, the grip, chart reading and interpretation, over 300 beats to practice, warm-up exercises, and complete charts to play along with the DVD. Plus, tips and instructions for playing fills, comping, soloing, ensemble playing, and using brushes make this the perfect fit for drummers everywhere! The included DVD features Peter...