The Path to Jazz Improvisation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780634048265)

(Jazz Instruction). This fascinating jazz instruction book for all instrumentalists offers an innovative, scholarly approach to the art of improvisation. It includes in-depth analysis and lessons about: cycle of fifths; diatonic cycle; overtone series; pentatonic scale; harmonic minor scale; melodic minor scale; polytonal order of keys (P.O.O.K.); blues and bebop scales; Ionian, Dorian and other modes; Byzantine and Arabian scales; and much more! A must for all musicians who want to hone their improv chops.

Author: Emile Cosmo,Laura de Cosmo
ISBN-10: 0634048260
ISBN-13: 9780634048265
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2003
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 11.90h x 8.90w x 0.60d