The Modern Piano Technique (Pop & Jazz)

This book is a grammar of jazz language, for the piano. It starts by the basic piano techniques,then it analyzes the study of triads. It increases immediately this knowledge by way of practice, the relationship between scales and chords, which is the basis of improvisation. It also deals with 7th ch [...]
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This book is a grammar of jazz language, for the piano. It starts by the basic piano techniques,then it analyzes the study of triads. It increases immediately this knowledge by way of practice, the relationship between scales and chords, which is the basis of improvisation. It also deals with 7th chords, with regard to scales, and also in their horizontal and vertical dimensions. Each exercise is not an end to itself, but it helps to understand practice, and the rules of modern harmony. In its second part, the books tasts to understand voicing and it introduces the study of all other scales, commonly used in jazz. It want point out that this is not an improvisation manual, but a text that presents a series of premises both for theory and practice, to enter the world of improvisation, providing the elements, the language, and the indications about approaching the keyboard. It is an important starting point before entering the following studies of jazz development.