Umble Improvisation Technique
COMPOSER:
Jay Umble
PUBLISHER:
Mel Bay Publications
PRODUCT TYPE:
Book [Softcover]
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Guitar
This book and online audio set is a treasure-trove of improvisational techniques. Twenty-nine techniques are covered including: arpeggios, targeting, chromaticism, side-slipping, negative tonal space, poly-rhythms, resolution,melodic expansion and more. Anyone interested in the art of jazz
Specifications
Composer | Jay Umble |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Instrumentation | Guitar |
Product Type | Book [Softcover] |
Instrument Group | Guitar |
Genre | Jazz |
ISBN | 9780786698141 |
No. Pages | 136 |
No. | MB97316M |
Description
This book and online audio set is a treasure-trove of improvisational techniques. Twenty-nine techniques are covered including: arpeggios, targeting, chromaticism, side-slipping, negative tonal space, poly-rhythms, resolution,melodic expansion and more. Anyone interested in the art of jazz improvisation, regardless of ability, will find this book indispensable. The author, Jay Umble guarantees something for everyone. All examples are presented instandard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio for all examples.
Songlist
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1. Technique One - Arpeggios
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2. Technique Two - Chromaticism
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3. Technique Three - Dominant
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4. Perspectives
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5. Technique Four - Double Stops
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6. Technique Five - Dynamics
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7. Technique Six - Harmonic Manipulation
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8. Technique Seven - Intervals
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9. Technique Eight - Linear Motion
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10. Technique Nine - Melodic Development
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11. Technique Ten - Melodic Displacement
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12. Technique Eleven - Melodic Expansion
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13. Technique Twelve - Negative Tonal Space
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14. Technique Thirteen - Octaves
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15. Technique Fourteen - Parallel Linear Concepts