JAZZ METHODS

TRATTATO DI CHITARRA JAZZ, F. Mariani.

La teoria e gli esercizi fondamentali; Le tecniche avanzate e l'improvvisazione.

Il Trattato è preceduto da un compendio di teoria musicale, che facilita l'apprendimento della seconda parte tecnica dedicata unicamente ai chitarristi.
Prima parte: Notazione musicale; Sistema temperato; Scale ed interballi; Tonalità e circolo di quinte; Dal sistema graco al sistema bimodale; Cadenze; Modulazione; Strumenti traspositori / Seconda Parte: Accordatura; Impostazione ed esercizi fondamentali; Accordi; Modi; Improvvisazione; Scale pentatoniche; Il Blues; Sostituzione degli accordi; Scale diminuite; Scala esatonale; Accompagnamento; Bibliografia e discografia consigliate. 291 pagine.

VOICE LEADING FOR GUITAR, MOVING THROUGH THE CHANGES. BERKLEE LABS. CD

Series: Berklee Labs
Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
Medium: Softcover with CD
Author: John Thomas

Just knowing how to play a chord is never enough to make good music. Voice leading – moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next – is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book/CD pack by Berklee associate professor of guitar John Thomas shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players. The accompanying CD features jazz tunes, blues and rhythm changes that you can play along with. 144 pages

A Must for Every Serious Jazz Guitarist! Just knowing how to play a chord is never enough to make good music. Voice leading, moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next, is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music.

• Internalize voice leading techniques and effortlessly play the music you hear in your head
• Develop facility on the entire guitar neck with more than 400 II - V - I exercises, in all twelve keys
• Master voice leading technique by playing along with the jazz tunes, blues, and rhythm changes on the accompanying CD
• Learn comping rhythms that work in blues, bebop, ballads, Latin, and other styles
• Spice up your guitar playing by using more advanced chord sequences that include # IV - 7(b5), interpolative II - 7, diatonic turnarounds, and chromatic and dominant approach chords

This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players.

About the Author

BUZZ

John Thomas is an associate professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music. A composer, lecturer, and musician, he has toured internationally and recorded with Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Stitt, and Kenny Drew.

"John Thomas has written a very valuable, comprehensive approach to voice leading techniques. This book is very insightful and promises to be an eye-opener to the guitarist that utilizes this methodology." BUSTER WILLIAMS, Professor of Jazz Improvisation, New School University; Grammy –Award - Winning Bassist (Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Miles Davis and other jazz legends)

"John Thomas is an impressive and thorough jazz musician. A book on voice leading is a needed step in the evolution of jazz guitar education, and John is the best man to write it. His understanding of the altered scale is awesome. He not only knows the chords and scales, but more importantly, he knows the specific devices by which great players can create original-sounding solos." LARRY CORYELL, Fusion Jazz Pioneer, Electric Guitarist

"I can say without hesitation that Voice Leading for Guitar is a scholarly extension of John Thomas' excellent guitar skills. Significant demands can be placed on a guitarist, particularly in a pianoless band, and a key component that the guitarist must possess is a through knowledge of how to voice lead with 3/4/5 part chord voicings, in support of the melody and soloists. This book succeeds in presenting material, in a well thought-out methodology, that will not only benefit the beginner, but the advanced student and professional as well. I highly recommend its usage. This book should be included in every guitarist's bag." CHARLES TOLLIVER, Jazz Trumpeter; Adjunct Professor of Music, New School University

Sample Lessons on Berklee Shares

GUITAR PLAYER SESSIONS. CD TAB.
Lezioni di insegnati e musicisti famosi come Gambale, Stern, Kessel, Al Di Meola, ecc.

This how-to book/CD pack takes an entertaining but no-nonsense approach to innovative techniques and concepts that enhance guitar players' skills, style, and musicality. These inspiring lessons reflect the essential mix any serious guitarist wants: technical tips and tricks that can be used at the next gig, plus big-picture concepts that imbue playing style with creativity and artistry. 80 pages, 8-3/8" x 10-7/8". 76 pages.

JAZZ CHOPS FOR GUITAR. CD TAB.

FORMAT: Book & CD
Great musical ideas need great chops to back them up. Build your finger strength, flexibility and independence with these exercise books from one of America's leading guitar schools. Jazz Chops covers the finger independence needed for smooth, rapid changes between complex jazz chords in the context of important progressions, such as ii-V-I. Develop your chops practicing exercises in the style of music you enjoy!

A MODERN METHOD FOR GUITAR VOLUME 2. Berklee Press, William Leavitt. No Tablature. With CD

Series: Berklee Press
Publisher: Berklee Press
Medium: Softcover with CD
Author: William Leavitt
Now available in a book/CD pack! The William Leavitt guitar method, used as the basic text for the Berklee College of Music guitar program, has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of guitar students and instructors. After mastering the basics from Volume 1, this intermediate-level book continues and builds upon the study of melody, scales, arpeggios and chords, covering the entire fingerboard. This volume also addresses: intervals, chord voicings, improvisation, rhythm-guitar techniques, play-along duets and more. 122 pages.