Do you fancy improvising? But little time to practice? Then try the 4 + 5 improvisation method! You don't have to practice full scales. The tone selection and the music theory are reduced to the essentials. In Volume 2 you learn the typical: - chords - chord progressions You just need the right method, then it works!

Do you fancy improvising? But little time to practice? Then try the 4 + 5 improvisation method! You don't have to practice full scales. In this book you will learn to improvise with: - Pentatonic scale - Blues scale - Seventh chords What makes improvising so easy with this book? - You start improvising with just two notes. - There is an example for each exercise. - The level of difficulty increases moderately. - For each lesson there is an accompanying music mp3 to download. You just need the right method, then it works!

Many woodwind players come from a classical background which may not have taught you how to play by ear. While this can provide an excellent grounding in music, it doesn't teach you how to improvise, and often it's difficult for classically trained musicians to learn Jazz soloing. Beginner Jazz Soloing For Saxophone & Clarinet is the perfect guide to bridge the gap. Devised by Buster Birch (visiting jazz professor at Trinity Conservatoire), this book teaches a creative method for improvisation that's been road-tested at hundreds of workshops.

Beginner Jazz Soloing For Flute teaches a creative method for improvisation that's been road-tested at hundreds of workshops.

(Instructional). Living sax legend Jackie McLean is one of the greatest alto players of the post-Parker era. For this book, he has assembled essential warm-up exercises to help students become familiar with playing through different keys ascending and descending chromatically. Includes a biography, an interview, many exercises, and transcriptions of his solos in "Bluesnik" and "Dig."

Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced teacher using methods refined over more than ten years in his private teaching studio and in schools. --from publisher description.