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The Harmonic Language Of Jazz Standards
What allows players to do these things is the ability to recognize and understand common chord progressions and to reproduce them by ear as easily as one can play melodies by ear. This is a skill that you too can learn! After mastering the concepts explained in this book, you will find you are able to play by ear, in any key, with appropriate chord changes, any standard you know well to hum. You will also be able to make a variety of different substitutions while playing, and you will also see improvements in your your improvisation and composition abilities. While this book can be used by any instrumentalists, you will get the most out of it if you have access to a piano or keyboard and some basic familiarity with playing chords on it. Please realize this is not some gimmick I am promoting - I am talking about learning sound theoretical principles. The harmonic guidelines I describe are the same ones used in classical harmony, but I present them in a way that has more direct application to the songs of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and other composers of the standards used by jazz musicians. The manner in which I direct you in learning these principles will produce immediate and dramatic improvement in your ability to play by ear, to transpose on the fly, and to reharmonize. To get an idea of the topics covered, check out the in-depth summary of the book, complete with excerpts from selected chapters. You can also view the complete table of contents. |
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