Singers.com: Arnie Berle: Theory and Harmony for the Contemporary Musician (01 Book)

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Arnie Berle: Theory and Harmony for the Contemporary Musician

Fundamentals of Sound: Musical Notation
Half Steps/Whole Steps/Major Keys
Minor Scales
Intervals
Triads/Chords
Modes of the Major Scale
Sixth Chords/Seventh Chords
Harmonic Movement/The Cycle/Progression/Key Centers
Form - The American Pop Song/The Blues
Reharmonization/Embellishing Chords/Fill-In Chords
Extended Chords/Altered Chords/Approach Chords
Introduction/Endings/Turnarounds
Harmonic Minor Scale/Jazz Minor Scale
Minor-Key Chord Progressions
Diminished Seventh Chords/Augmented Chords/Suspensions
Chords and their Improvising Scales
Pentatonic Scales

From the fundamentals to advanced concepts, Arnie Berle guides today's musician to a working knowledge of music theory and harmony. Here you will find answers to all your questions about intervals, scales, chords, progressions, chord embellishment and substitution, song forms and more. This is a practical guide covering everything from the fundamentals of sound and music notation to popular song forms and chord scales for improvisation.

6167 01 Book $17.95   111 Pages | Softcover | 9 x 12 | Harmony Singing Instructional
Singers.com: Arnie Berle: Improvisation for the Contemporary Musician (01 Book)

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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