Jazz Theory and Practice is the most modern introduction to jazz theory ever published. Rich with examples from the repertoire, it gives performers, arrangers and composers an in-depth and practical knowledge of the theoretical foundations of jazz. A CD-ROM is also available, providing supplemental exercises for ear-training and sight-reading practice, as well as tutorials that correspond to topics and examples in the text.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A great resource for the working musician,
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This review is from: Jazz Theory and Practice (Paperback)
This is a great book, a comprehensive survey of many aspects of what I (not really being a jazz musician) would rather call "contemporary commercial music theory." This area of study is typically lacking in classical musicians' training, and any classical musician who would like to expand his or her musical horizons, in order to compete better in the "real world" of music and be able to work fluently from lead sheets, would do very well to buy this book and study it from cover to cover.
I have to agree with fellow reviewer Stephen Apple that this is one of the most useful - and well-loved - books in my library. "Jazz Theory and Practice" was written as a college-level text, and assumes familiarity with music reading and some elementary music theory concepts. Nevertheless it begins with (for review purposes, assuming that some students may need brushups) the common material on intervals, scales, basic chord construction, etc. which are the nuts and bolts of "Music Theory 101". Then it goes on to cover the entire gamut of 20th century commercial music harmony, with great sections on melody construction, rules of chord substitution, the two great short forms of 20th c. song: 12 bar blues and 32 bar song form, modal jazz practices, etc. Pretty much all of the practical musical tricks and devices that a working musician should be aware of are covered. For the reader, the important prerequisite is to be able to read the "grand staff", or piano notation with both treble and bass clef, as the examples are often in this form (most are in simple treble clef.) This is not a book about improvisation per se, but it contains the necessary practical tools that a musician needs to develop an intelligent (rather than "intuitive") improvisation practice.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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The difference between this book and the $50 version is that this one doesnt come with a cd. If you need the cd for a class order the more expensive one. Other than that the book has the same amount of pages and content that the more expensive version has.
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This might be the most useful, and thorough, music theory book on my shelf. It's not just a useful resource for Jazz, but for music in general.
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swing era, suggested exercises, contemporary jazz composition, moon germs, primary root movement, definitive triads, extension tones, harmonic major scale, parent major scale, harmonic substitution, harmonic embellishment, hybrid scales, quality substitution, tritone substitution, rootless voicings, bebop period, popular harmony, rhythmic phenomenon, modal tunes, melodic construction, bottom tone, rhythm section players, nonharmonic tones, improvisation practice, jazz repertoire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jamey Aebersold, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Dolphin Dance, Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, New York, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Got Rhythm, Blue Note, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Broadway Blues, George Gershwin, Horace Silver, Its Evolution, Dorian Example, Dexter Gordon, Clark Terry Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
swing era, suggested exercises, contemporary jazz composition, moon germs, primary root movement, definitive triads, extension tones, harmonic major scale, parent major scale, harmonic substitution, harmonic embellishment, hybrid scales, quality substitution, tritone substitution, rootless voicings, bebop period, popular harmony, rhythmic phenomenon, modal tunes, melodic construction, bottom tone, rhythm section players, nonharmonic tones, improvisation practice, jazz repertoire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Jamey Aebersold, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Dolphin Dance, Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, New York, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Got Rhythm, Blue Note, Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Broadway Blues, George Gershwin, Horace Silver, Its Evolution, Dorian Example, Dexter Gordon, Clark Terry Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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