An excellent book designed to assist musicians with their performance of contemporary (post be-bop) jazz. It focuses on utilizing fourths; pentatonics; modes; bitonals and other contemporary materials when improvising. Numerous examples; suggested reading and recording examples are also included.
#786084 in eBooks 1992-10-01 1992-09-30File Name: B004HHP56G
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book series!By Melissa BrisenoAs a music instructor. I have been using this series of Alfreds books with my piano students and they all progress very well from one book to the next. I have students that are close to completing the previous books (level 1B) so I purchase the next level to prepare for when they are ready to move on to the next level. The students enjoy the bright. colorful. and sometimes humorous illustrations and everything is explained very well. Highly recommend this book (and series) to other instructors and/or those looking for self-teaching.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book for kidsBy Amber D. StewartMy kids use this series of books for their piano lessons. They started at age 5 and 6 and have done well with these books. They like the pictures as well as the included songs. The books do a good job of building piano skills from the very basics. The style does seem targeted toward younger kids. so I dont think it would be the best choice for a teenager or adult learning piano. but has been perfect for my kids.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I love the Alfreds Basic series for my piano students.By Ellen M. DuBoisThe Basic Piano series by Alfreds is great for my piano students. The Basic moves along at a fairly good pace and is strong on music theory. What I love about this book is it combines lesson book 2 and 3. (in order). so the one book lasts my students longer. I also use the notespellers with these books to make sure the music theory is covered. I highly recommend these for students who are younger. (from 6 up). to follow along in this series. As it progresses. the pieces become more challenging and are super for teaching piano without leaving anything out. Alfreds Basic Piano Library: Piano Lesson Book. Complete Levels 2 3 for the Later Beginner (Alfreds Basic Piano Library)
