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Arnie Berle: Improvisation for the Contemporary Musician

Three Steps to Improvisation
Step One: Changing Note Values
Improvising on the Great Standards
"Everything Happens to Me"
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
"Imagination"
"Aren't You Glad You're You?"
"Its the Talk of the Town"
Step Two: Adding Notes to a Melody
Approach Notes
C Scale with Approach Notes
Points to Remember
"Little Brown Jug"
"Everything Happens to Me"
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
"Imagination"
"Aren't You Glad You're You?"
"Its the Talk of the Town"
Two Additional Approach Notes
Half-Step Upper Approach Note
The Whole-Step Lower Approach Note
Passing Tones
Diatonic Passing Tones
Chromatic Passing Tones
"Everything Happens to Me"
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
"Imagination"
"Aren't You Glad You're You?"
"Its the Talk of the Town"
Step Three: How to Use Chord Tones
How to Form the Basic Chords
Points to Remember
"Everything Happens to Me"
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
"Imagination"
"Aren't You Glad You're You?"
"Its the Talk of the Town"
Appendix: Approach Tones in the Major Scale
Appendix: Chord Studies
In Conclusion

Using some of America's best-loved standards as vehicles for improvisation, Arnie Berle guides today's musician through a step-by-step course in the art of spontaneous creativity. The seemingly magical world of improvisation is explained and broken down into three easy concepts. At every step of the way, Arnie clearly explains and analyzes the challengers provided by each tune. This unique approach covers everything from the manipulation of melody and rhythm to the implementation of chord tones and approach notes. Includes a special section on developing technical facility.

6168 01 Book $17.95   72 Pages | Softcover | 9 x 12 | Vocal improvisation