Jazz Basics: Piano Book

Jazz Basics: Piano Book 📚

The Fundamentals of Improvisation for the Young Musician (Grade 2 - 3)

"Jazz Basics: Piano Book" is a thoughtfully designed method that introduces young pianists, typically at Grade 2-3 level, to the fundamentals of jazz improvisation. This book offers a well-sequenced, step-by-step approach to improvisation, making it suitable for use with a full jazz ensemble.

The book includes a variety of exercises that cover both even eighth note and swing eighth note styles, along with units focused on C major and G major scales, D, F, and A Dorian scales, and the C blues scale. These exercises effectively prepare students for more advanced improvisation, paving the way for progression to Jamey Aebersold's renowned play-along set, "Volume 1: Jazz: How to Play and Improvise."

Improvisation in this method is repertoire-based, with each unit featuring a composition that reinforces the concepts, skills, and tonalities introduced. This ensures that students not only learn the technical aspects of improvisation but also how to apply them in a musical context.

Additionally, there is a correlating series of performance music available, and the piano accompaniment includes recordings of numerous aural exercises and performance examples, providing comprehensive support for students and educators alike.