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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Terrific Piano PracticeBy Louis A. StevensThe author states "Always practice with a metronome"; about the best advice Ive come across. The exercises themselves are not very hard to do; but playing in exact time takes a little doing - and is for me very valuable training; and enjoyable; too. After 15 or 20 minutes of the exercises; playing of other music is much smoother; more confident and rhythmic - I was elated the first time I experienced this effect. I expect this book to become a mainstay in my progess with piano. If you are a beginner or intermediate player; and are not familiar with this sort of practice; by all means give it a try.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Useful Exercises for Jazz Chord Voicings and SequencesBy CustomerFor me; this is a useful set of exercises; not like any others Ive found. I like the way they are organized; similar to the original Schirmer "The Virtuoso Pianist" Hanon exercises. Each set expands in nature and complexity and it sets the student up for a progression through an interesting variety of exercises that; unlike the original Hanon exercises designed for developing dexterity and strength; are oriented more to develop the "muscle memory" for jazz harmonic voicings.38 of 40 people found the following review helpful. Jazz pianist tool for improvementBy Eric SedenskyI bought this book because I had had some success with the traditional classic Hanon drills and upon taking up jazz piano; I wanted something to keep myself occupied when I missed a lesson or my teacher was away; or whatever. I found this to be probably the single best book for practicing jazz technique. Many of the exercises are based on the all important cycle (or circle) of fifths and the ii-V-I progression; but before long; it moves to scales; dominant sevenths; diatonic progressions; etc. After breezing through the first few exercises (what jazz pianist doesnt learn the cycle of fifths and ii-V-I on the first day and practice it every day for a month; without a book?); the exercises suddenly increased in difficulty and "esoteric-ness". In fact; my only real dig against this book is that it gets complex and difficult pretty fast. The only other thing I dont like is the fact that there is no explanation of what exactly you are practicing and why - just; heres some notes; good luck! (I usually get my instructor to fill in the blanks.) Still; I consider this a valuable tool in my jazz piano advancement; and I continue to use it on a regular basis. If you are a jazz pianist who occasionally needs some structure from outside besides your piano teacher; this book should fill that gap nicely.
