All musicians need to thoroughly learn their scales, chords, intervals and various melodic patterns in order to be complete musicians. The question has always been how to approach this universal task. The Serious Jazz Practice Book provides a unique and comprehensive plan for mastering these basic building blocks of jazz, on any instrument. With CD.
The Serious Jazz Book II is the long awaited follow-up of Barry Finnerty's first book, The Serious Jazz Practice Book
This extremely thorough book teaches you how to play better and more creative solos.
Do you wonder sometimes how jazz guitarists like Wes Montgomery and Jim Hall find such full, luscious voicings for their chord melody playing? Well, much of that sound is based on the "Drop 2" principle of chord voicings.
JAZZ GUITAR VOICINGS: THE DROP 2 BOOK by veteran guitarist Randy Vincent explains exactly how you can get that same sound too!
This is the only book on the market designed to show guitarists how to play authentic accompaniments in all the main Brazilian styles.
On the accompanying CD, Nelson plays each exercise so the student can clearly hear and see what his role in this beautiful music is. There are also fingerboard diagrams for people who are not great readers.
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