Complete Jazz Keyboard Method: Beginning (book with Audio/Video Online)

Alfred Publications
Series : The Complete Jazz Keyboard Method

Anyone with basic keyboard skills (equivalent to Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book 2) can dig right in and begin learning jazz right away. From the major scale and basic triad theory all the way through to 7th chords, pentatonic scales, and modulating chord progressions, this book covers it all and features a full etude or tune demonstrating every new concept introduced. "Beginning Jazz Keyboard" breaks the age-old tradition of dry and confusing jazz books to provide a step-by-step, enjoyable method for learning to play jazz.

The companion Video Online features video lessons and MP3 audio demonstrations of the examples in the book. Both the video and audio can be streamed online or downloaded as well.

Chapter 1---Review
Rhythm and Time Signature
Intervals
Interval Inversion
Key Signatures
The Circle of 5ths
Major Scales
Natural Minor Scales
Harmonic Minor Scales

Chapter 2---Intro to Harmony
Triads
In Harmony
Inversions
Voicing
Diatonic Harmony
Chord Function and Chord Progressions
Lead Sheets
Minor Harmony
Blues Progressions

Chapter 3---Feel, Scales and Soloing
Style
Swing Feel
Soloing with the Major Scale
Sponge on a Stick
The Major Pentatonic Scale
Syncopation
The Minor Pentatonic Scale
Embellishing a Melody
Basie's Minor Boogie
The Blues Scale

Chapter 4---Intro to Four-Note Chords
6th Chords
Inversions of 7th and 6th Chords
Diatonic Harmony with 7th Chords
Minor Harmony with 7th Chords

Chapter 5---Voicing 7th Chords
Voice Leading
Lead Sheets with 7th Chords
Shell Voicings
Bebop Style Left-Hand Voicings
Comping

Chapter 6---Scales and Soloing, Part Two
Harmonic Analysis
Harmonic Analysis in Minor Keys
Natural Minor vs Harmonic Minor: The Choice
Progressions with Modulations
Memorizing Changes
Transposing Changes

Chapter 7---More Soloing
Melodic Scale Patterns
Arpeggios

Chapter 8---Afterword
Ear Training