Developing Jazz Vocabulary - Softcover

Joe Riposo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1562242849 ISBN 13: 9781562242848

Publisher: Jamey Aebersold Jazz, 2012

Synopsis

Much has been written about the jazz language or the jazz vocabulary. Linguistic references are sensible and proper because, just as we speak in words and phrases derived from the alphabet, so do we improvise jazz in musical phrases derived from notes. In speech, choosing the right words is essential to expressing ourselves properly and making a statement. Likewise, choosing the right notes is essential to properly expressing ourselves and making a ""musical"" statement. Author, musician, and educator Joe Riposo has devised an effective method of teaching this concept over his long and successful career as an educator. Concise and to-the-point, Developing A Jazz Vocabulary equates the art of proper note choice and phrase-building to the process of learning the alphabet for word-building. Chord tones and non-chord tones are assigned vowel and consonant status and, as in grammar, simple rules dictate which notes to use (and which to avoid) to develop effortless and flowing lines that make melodic sense. This book is for all musicians wishing to have a better understanding of connecting chords and developing phrases.developing an application of the jazz language. Includes numerous examples and exercises. 56 pages of material.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jamey Aebersold Jazz
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1562242849
• ISBN 13: 9781562242848
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56