Based upon the Berklee Jazz Composition and Arranging Curriculum, this fully comprehensive guide covers all aspects of writing effective and inventive Jazz compositions. Features include:
- A full range of styles from the Blues to Fusion and beyond.
- Melodies created using intervallic patterns, guide tone lines, compound lines, antecedent/consequent phrasing and melodic tension.
- All aspects of tonal and modal harmony including inversions, pedal points and reharmonisation.
- Elements of form including intros, endings, interludes and backgrounds.
- Apply knowledge to any kind of soloist or ensemble, from Sax to Big Band.
All elements of the book are complemented by the accompanying CD, including a listening tour of an entire extended Jazz work. A highly substantial and important volume.
| Genres | Jazz |
| Format | Theory |
| NumberOfPages | 238 |
| Media | Book(softcover, stapled), CD, Downloads |
| Publisher | Berklee Press |
| Contributors | Pease, Ted (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780876390016 |
| UPC | 073999923377 |