Jazz Improvisation Workbook

Description

If you want to have a solid foundation to start improvising jazz solos, you´ll find in this book a step-by-step roadmap to play the most common elements of improvisation found in the jazz idiom.

This book follows the sequence of the rest of the workbooks of the series: building melodic lines starting with melodic patterns, combining them with syncopated rhythmic patterns and articulations, and adding the most important element: swing.

The exercises included in the workbook can be played over a play-along and the contents are related to the rest of the Jazz Language Workbooks series.

What you will find in this book:

100 elements used to build improvised solos in the jazz language.
125 pages.
200 exercises.
20 jazz improvisation quotes.
Listening guide.

Each element is presented in seven steps:

1. Element of jazz improvisation.
Definition and visual presentation.

2. Variations.
Possible variations of the element.

3. Example of a jazz solo.
Excerpt of the solo where a well-known jazz musician uses the element, with information about the recording and the exact minute where it´s played.
The subjective tone of the solo is indicated.

4. Major scale in C.
One exercise with the major scale in C for better visualization.
The exercise can be played over a play-along in C major.

5. Jazz scale.
One exercise with a jazz scale. This one will be used in steps 6 and 7. The exercise can be played over a play-along.

6. Harmonic progression.
Four bars of a jazz standard with scales and harmonic progressions. This will be used to build an improvised melodic line in step 7.

7. Transformation of the improvised melodic line.
An improvised melodic line over four bars of the jazz standard, step 6, using the element studied plus other resources.

Contents:

Accents

Approach Notes

Arpeggiated Diatonic Chords

Arpeggiated Tensions

Arpeggio

Articulations: Ghost Note

Articulations: Horizontal Accent

Articulations: Legato

Articulations: Staccato

Articulations: Tenuto

Articulations: Vertical Accent

Articulations: Vertical Accent with Staccato

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 1

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 2

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 3

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 4

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 5

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 6

Basic Syncopated Rhythmic Pattern 7

Bebop

Blues

Call and Response I

Call and Response II

Call and Response III

Change of Style

Chord

Chord and Tensions

Chromatic

Chromaticism

Chromatics

Cliché

Color Change

Connected Arpeggiated Diatonic Chords

Density

Diatonic Arpeggios

Diatonic Chords

Dynamics

Effects

Embellishment Note

Embellishments: Bending

Embellishments: Glissando

Embellishments: Turn

Embellishments: Mordent

Embellishments: Short Fall

Embellishments: Tremolo

Embellishments: Trill

Embellishments: Vibrato

End

Even Eighths

Formula

Free

Harmonic Anticipation

Harmonic Delay

Intensity Arch

Interpretation in Relation to the Beat

Intervals

Irregular Note Groups

Melodic Contour

Melodic Line Lenght

Melody Variation

Modal

Motif Development: Change of rhythm

Motif Development: Connection

Motif Development: Elision

Motif Development: Extension

Motif Development: Inversion

Motif Development: Melodic Repetition

Motif Development: Motive/Motif

Motif Development: Permutation

Motif Development: Range

Motif Development: Retrogade

Motif Development: Rhythmic Motif

Motif Development: Rhythmic Repetition

Motif Development: Segmentation

Motif Development: Send off

Motif Development: Sequence

Octaves

Pentatonic

Phrasing: Forward Motion I

Phrasing: Forward Motion II

Phrasing: Forward Motion III

Phrasing: Backbeat

Phrasing: On Beat

Phrasing: Silence

Phrasing: Tempo rubato

Pivot

Quote

Register

Rhythmic Displacement

Scale

Sequenced Quote

Start

Structure

Structured-Destructured

Swing I

Swing II

Syncopation

Tag Note

Target Note

Tensions

 
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