Publisher: Berklee Press
Steven Kirby - Jazz Guitar Improvisation Strategies
Examples are presented in both traditional notation and tablature
Code No. HL 00274977
Learn to improvise fluently over common jazz progressions. Learn to use simple source material, such as four-note “cells,” and characteristic bebop motifs to help you make fast progress towards “making the changes” while developing creative, flowing, balanced solos, in the bebop and post-bop styles exemplified by artists such as Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and John Coltrane.
You will explore many improvisation strategies, such as fingering guidelines, articulation (picking/legato, etc.), practice approaches, and more, and apply them to exercises and etudes. Audio is included for demonstrations and practice tracks.
You will learn to:
• Develop simple “seed” concepts into extended solos.
• Craft melodies and harmonies to create a sense of “flow.”
• Organize scales and arpeggios for maximum creative and expressive effect, and in ways that suit the ergonomics of guitar playing.
• Solo over common chord patterns and progressions, such as two-fives, rhythm changes, blues progressions, and multitonic chord patterns.
• Develop your fingerboard knowledge and facility, matching your guitar technique with concepts of improvisational theory.
