Jazz Improvisation - The Goal Note Method
Shelton Berg
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 This is a most serious 245 page book and CD covering a wealth of information on Jazz Improvisation Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction Chapter 1: General Style Be-Bop, Melodic Construction, Swing Eighth Notes, Licks, Time, Off-beat Starts and Endings Chapter 2: The Goal Note Method Consonance, Formula, Functional Harmony, Changes Chapter 3: Practice Techniques Practice Sheet Method, Practicing Inversions, Two Chords per Measure, Smooth Arpeggiation Section 2: Primary Chord Types Chapter 4: Major Seventh (Ninth) Chords Construction, Tonic and Subdominant Function, Major 6(9) Chords, Consonance, Grace Notes and Mordents Tune: Majority Chapter 5: Dominant Seventh (Ninth) Chords Construction, Dominant Function, Bluesy Sonorities, Resolution, Tendency and Leading Tones, Consonance, Blue Notes and Blues Scale, Pentatonic/Blues Scale, Head Tune: Dominant Functions Chapter 6: Minor Seventh (Ninth) Chords Supertonic Function, Mediant and Submediant Function, Combined Scale / Arpeggio, Sequence, Chorus Tune: Minor Difficulties Chapter 7: The 12-Bar Blues Form, Improvisation, Chromatic Passing to Dominant 7th, Be-Bop Dominant Scale, Triplet Arpeggio, Using Licks Tune: Little "I" Blues Chapter 8: Auxiliary Tones and Chromaticism Auxiliary Tones, Chromatic Passing Tones Tlne: Mellotones Chapter 9: Turnaround Progression Improvisation Combined Scale/ Arpeggio Turnaround Line, II-V Turnarounds, Passing Minor #7, 32-Bar (Standard) Song Form Tune: Catch A Caboose Section 3: Chromatic Harmony Chapter 10: Turnaround ti IV Improvisation Chromatic Passing, Smooth Arpeggiation Tune: Lacey Lady Chaper 11: Turnarounds to Minor Tonics, Tonic Minor, Minor #7 Chord, Minor 6(9) Chord, Half-diminished Chords, Altered Dominant Ninth Chords, Resolution, Smooth Arpeggiation, 3rd to Flat 9th Lines, The Turnback Progression Tune: Get Out The Rake Tune: You Again Chapter 12: Turnarounds to II and VI in Major Keys Turnaround to Supertonic (II), Turnaround to Submediant (VI), Finding the Chromatics, The Altered Dominant Chord, Smooth Arpeggiation, The Altered Dominant Cell, Altered Dominant Lick, Solo Break Tune: Grapes and Flowers Chapter 13: Diminished Seventh Chords and Scales Construction / Symmetry , Dominant Function, Embellishing, IV -I Idiom, Diminished (Octatonic) Scale, Using Diminished Chords with Dominant 7ths, Lines Based on the Diminished Scale Tune: Parts of You Chapter 14: "Rhythm" Changes "Rhythm" Changes The " A" Section, Descending Melodic Gesture, Diminished 7th Chord Substitution, IV-I Idiom, The Bridge, II-Chord Substitution Tune: Rhythm Changes Section 4: Advanced Principles Chapter 15: Tritone Substitutions Tritone Substitution, Substitute Dominant, Passing Chords, Second Ending Progressions, Plagal Cadence, Deceptive Resolution Chapter 16: Progressions from I to VI Progressions from I to VI, Tag Endings Tune: Paradoxy Tune: Tingle Chapter 17: Harmony in Major Keys Turnarounds to III and V, Turnarounds to Chromatically Altered Chords and Modal Borrowing, The Step-Down Progression Diatonic Circle of Fifths, Modulation Tune: Steps and Circles Chapter 18: Harmony in Minor Keys Turnarounds to Diatonic Chords, Interchange with Relative Major, Turnback Progression in Minor, The Ground Bass Pattern, The "Whisper Not" Progression, Plagal Cadence, 12-Bar Blues in Minor (Minor Blues) Tune: Mr. Funk Chapter 19: Blues Revisited Blues Progressions Cycle or Circle Blues Tune: Lots More Blues Tune: Cycles Chapter 20: Substitute Harmonic Idioms Turnaround Up a Half Step, Tritone Substituted ("Bill Evans") Turnaround, Auxiliary Chords, The "Coltrane" Turnback Chapter 21: Poly harmony Poly harmony, Major Ninth Chords, Minor Ninth Chords, Half-D.iminished Chords, Dominant Chords, The Diminished Domain, Pentatonic Scale, II Dominant Idioms Tune: Song for a Chick Tune: Watch It Chapter 22: Modal Jazz and Quartal Jazz Diatonic Modes, Modal Jazz, Quartal Jazz, Suspended Chords Tune: Modal Magic Chapter 23: Outside Playing Outside Playing, All-Purpose Licks, Polyrhythms, Slash Chords, Improvisation to Non- Traditional Progressions Tune: Far Out Section 5: Appendices Appendix 1: Transposed Tunes Appendix 2: Sample Solos Appendix 3: Circle of Fifths Appendix 4: Scale Preferences IAppendix 5: Formula Recap Appendix 6: Turnaround Lines Appendix 7: Glossary About the Author |