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. Read more…

Jazz Sax Scales: A Roadmap for Beginners   If you have problems classifying and memorizing the different jazz scales and how to use them, you´ll find in this book a step by step roadmap to organize, learn and play the scales used in the jazz idiom.   This workbook has exercises to practice the scales used in jazz improvisation and incorporate them to your practice routine. Read more…

The Bebop Scales Workbook: A Step by Step Guide for Beginners   The bebop scales are widely used in jazz improvisation. If you have problems classifying and memorizing the different major and minor bebop scales and how to use them, you´ll find in this book a step by step roadmap to organize, learn and play the bebop scales.   This workbook has exercises to practice the most used bebop melodic patterns in the jazz idiom and incorporate this scales to your practice routine. Read more…

The Pentatonic Scales Workbook: A Step by Step Guide for Beginners   This workbook organizes the study of the pentatonic scales and has exercises to practice the most used melodic patterns in the jazz idiom.   The system starts with the major pentatonic scale in 12 keys, changes the tonal center to get the 12 minor pentatonic scales and adds one blue note to build the blues scales. Read more…

Jazz Scales Workbook: A Roadmap for Beginners   If you don´t know how to classify and memorize the different jazz scales and how to use them, you´ll find in this book a step by step roadmap to organize, learn and play all the scales used in the jazz idiom.   This workbook has exercises to practice the scales used in jazz improvisation and incorporate them to your practice routine. Read more…