Patterns For Improvisation
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1562240978 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is a very popular book because it helps spell out some of the basic building blocks of the jazz language. One of the world's most popular patterns books, many jazz greats have fond memories of practicing from this book! An exhaustive collection of improvisational jazz patterns in various meters and feels. Comments and suggestions by the author, a legendary composer, arranger, conductor, and instrumentalist. Regarded by many jazz teachers as one of the essential texts for their students.
Shane M. Piers said Very helpful in improving finger dexterity on the saxophone. I work with this book everyday and for me it's been a challenge to get many of these exercises past 100 bpm. I will keep hammering away.. great teaching aid. excellent practice book for musicians to study from, and to improve your ability to improvise when playing.. A must have! Augusto Sarti This is, in my opinion, the best book around for improving your improvisational skills on the sax. There is everything you need in just 60 pages, but don't be fooled: every single page is a lot of work! but if you do things right, every single page will push you one big step further.Focus on one exercise at a time putting into it the best