Solo jazz piano [music] : the linear approach
Olmstead, R. Neil, 1953-2013
Book
Learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by piano greats Lenny Tristano and Dave McKenna. This methodical approach to learning the art of solo jazz piano improvisation will free your creative sense of music. It begins with a review of chord symbol interpretation, walks through bass line development, and ends with how to play several melodic lines simultaneously in stimulating musical conversation. You'll learn how to develop solos that embellish and support the melody, and use lead sheets to help you generate your own musical ideas. Twenty-one lessons present techniques, practice exercises, and tunes based on jazz standards. Notated transcriptions of sample improvisations illustrate each lesson's technique, and the accompanying CD lets you hear a master improviser put these ideas to work. Packed with hundreds of ideas that will teach you the art of improvisation!
Main title:
Solo jazz piano [music] : the linear approach / Neil Olmstead ; edited by Jonathan Feist.
Edition:
2nd ed.
Imprint:
Boston, MA : Berklee Press ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed by Hal Leonard, c2013.
Collation:
302 p. of music ; 31 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Notes:
Studies and exercises for jazz piano improvisation.Includes performance instructions.
Contents:
Fundamentals of chord theoryChord extensionsHalf-note motivesBallad to swingWalking bassLinear motivesThe jazz waltzCompound bass linesEmbellishing the bass linePedal pointThe blues and beyondTriadsThe Latin ConnectionGuide-tone linesNon-chord tonesThe melody in the middleRhythmic freedomMelodic freedomTristano techniquesMetric modulationMotivic development and imitation.
ISBN:
9780876391204087639120X
Dewey class:
786.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
177617
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Art and Culture | ARTS 786.2 OLMSFolio | On loan - Due: 28 Jun 2026 |