Scot Ranney's ""Jazz Piano Notebook"" series is a collection of jazz piano books written by Scot Ranney and other jazz pianists. Volume 4 is by Jeff Brent, a jazz pianist, composer, teacher, and author of ""Modalogy"" and other acclaimed jazz theory and education books. In Volume 4 of the "Jazz Piano Notebook" series Jeff shares detailed analysis of transcriptions of live performances. He covers everything from the shape of the songs to the tricks and licks he uses in improvised lines to the ideas behind his lush chord voicings. Almost all of the numbers in Jeff Brent's Jazz Piano Notebook are transcriptions and analysis of live performances. By presenting you with some of his soloing ideas and comping techniques, it'll give you ideas for your own improvisational journey through common jazz progressions. Level: Intermediate to advanced. Minimum requirements: Know how to read piano sheet music and be willing to practice. Paperback edition.

Contrary to popular belief, improvising over Blues changes is not simply noodling around on the minor pentatonic scale. There are many structures that can be used (mix and match): 1. minor Blues pentatonic scale 2. modes of the Secret Saxophone Scale 3. The Boogie-Woogie scale 4. Blues CESH figures 5. variations on Shuffle patterns 6. Arpeggios These are all explored in the context of real solos played by a real live band.

A collection of studies composed for musicians who wish to extend themselves in improvisation, composition, sight reading and general musicianship skills. Each etude has a theoretical explanation, suggestions for performance and tips for practice routines. Two CDs of combo accompaniments performed by members of the Yellowjackets are included. All books are compatible and written so that they can be performed together.

"This book, the accompanying scale book to the AMA Flute 2000 method book, disproves the assumption of most students that practicing scales is boring. It also helps the students understand the tonal relationships within a musical work as well as improve his or her sight reading. Both studies and scales are included in this book, making it much more than a simple scale dictionary. The book is divided into chapters following the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music scale requirements."

This is a collection of progressive studies for unaccompanied flute. The studies aim to explore different aspects of the flautist's technique through the grades and include a mix of articulations, speeds, time signatures and rhythms to provide a varied repertoire. Book 1 contains 30 studies.

The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop is a poetry tutorial designed to inform and inspire poets. It includes model poems and prompts, writing tips, and interviews with poets. Organized into ten sections, the book covers such concepts as Diction, Sound, Voice, and Imagery. It is geared towards the experienced poet as well as those just getting started and is ideal for individual use at home or group use in the classroom or workshop. Contributors include fifty-six of our nation's finest poets, thirteen of them current or former state poets laureate. Contributors: Kim Addonizio, JoAnn Balingit, Ellen Bass, Jan Beatty, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Robert Bense, Pam Bernard, Michelle Bitting, Deborah Bogen, Kathryn Stripling Byer, Edward Byrne, Kelly Cherry, Philip F. Deaver, Bruce Dethlefsen, Caitlin Doyle, Patricia Fargnoli, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Amy Gerstler, Karin Gottshall, Jennifer Gresham, Bruce Guernsey, Marilyn Hacker, Jeffrey Harrison, Lola Haskins, Jane Hirshfield, Gray Jacobik, Rod Jellema, Richard Jones, Julie Kane, Adele Kenny, Dorianne Laux, Sydney Lea, Hailey Leithauser, Jeffrey Levine, Diane Lockward, Denise Low, Jennifer Maier, Marie-Elizabeth Mali, Jeffrey McDaniel, Wesley McNair, Susan Laughter Meyers, Bronwen Butter Newcott, Alicia Ostriker, Linda Pastan, Stanley Plumly, Vern Rutsala, Martha Silano, Marilyn L. Taylor, Matthew Thorburn, Lee Upton, Nance Van Winckel, Ingrid Wendt, Nancy White, Cecilia Woloch, Baron Wormser, Suzanne Zweizig An additional forty-five accomplished poets contributed sample poems inspired by the prompts in this book.