CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..
Technique
Book Format.
Irprovisation ens
288
BASIC EXERCISES.
Routine,
Tips for Practice nnn
Practicing by Limiting
Practice in all Twelve Key. oernn
Scales for Improvisation.
Scale Practice ca
Azpeggio & Broken Chord Practice A
(Other Melodic Seale & Arpepgio Patterns eeneonn
Patterns with 3+.
Patterns with Neighbor Tones.
Cyclical Quacruplets
Diatonic Chords wos
Diatonic Seventh Chords no
(Chromatic Embellishment on.
Diatonic Triads with Lower Neighbor Tone Embellishment
Neighbor Tones Applied to Arpeggios & Broken Chords.
Upper Neighbor Tones
Lower Neighbor Tones von
‘Combining Upper & Lower Neighbor Tones on Arpeggio & Broken Chord
Brxereises
Enciscling Chord Tones with Upper & Lower Neighbor Tones
Ses rend with Uppe: Lowes Neihior Tone Bacecng~
‘Common Chromatic Approach... is —
u. 7* & 9" CHORD ARPEGGIOS.
Seventh Chords.
Ninth Chords...
“Arpegeios preceded with Upper & Lower Neighbor Tone Enciscling.
[Comprebensive Technique jor Jag MusiciansContent
I, TRIADS & GENERALIZATION ive,
Pitch Hieratchy.
Basic Elaborations of Triads...
F Major Tria...
F Minor Triad
“Triad Motive Developed enum
‘Triadic Elaboration.
Logo Vatiations..
‘Triadic Generalization.
“Tradie Musical Examples.
Application of Triadic Generalization...
Broken Chord BXt1Cist8 nnn
Blues Lines.
Blues Scale Musical Examples
“Major Blues Scale
Minor Blues Scale.
Combination of Major & Minor Blues Scales.
General Blues Exercises.
Blues Lines & Fading Riffs
IV. MELODIC MINOR SCALE EXERCISES.
Melodie Minor Seales & Modes
Seventh Mode: Superloctian
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Minor 1-2-3-5 Pattern
Major 1-2-3-5 Pattern nun
Combination of 1-2-3-5 Patterns
7 Arpeagion over Aker Doron: 78
Lydian Dominant ne :
Lydian Augmented...
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Combination of Modes...
Melodic Minor Exercises
“Ampeggio Pattems from Melodic Minor
12.5.5 1-2.3-4.5 Patterns from Melodic Minor
12.35 Pattern Variations.
Triads
“Trtone Substitution & Melodic Minor Chords.
Relatiooship of Altered Dominant, Lydian Dominants & Melodic Minor Seales
Secondary Dominants & Tritone Substitution snssuinnennn
v. DIMINISHED SCALE EXERCISES.
‘Whole-Half Diminished Scales
_ — 98
Half.Whole Diminished Seales... intone,
Diminished Scale Musical Examples sw. canes 100
Diminished Scale Exercises 105
Diminished Scale Lines over Traditional Harmony... 19
VI, MOTIVIC & PENTATONIC PATTERNS, 123
(C Major Pentaronic & its Relative A Minor Pentatonic. sw 1S
C Major Pentatonie & its Parallel C Minot Pentatonic. meal
Basic Pentatonie Exercises ‘ - 124
Diatonic Triads of the Major Pentatonic Seale... cameaasiigl aR
Diatonic Triads of the Major Pentatonic Seale in All Inversions. 427
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Diatonic Triads of the Major Pentatonic Seale in All Iaversi0n$ wnnoneusenncen 127
Superimposition Formulas...
Side-Slipping & Planing
‘Quartal Sound: ares ua
Exercises for Planing & Side-Sipping
‘Three Note Melodie Motives
Four Note Melodic Motives.
Five Note Melodic Motives..
Six Note Melodic Motives
Eight Note Melodic Motives.
Pentatonic Applications over Traditional Harmony...
Motivic Development...
‘Motivie & Compositional Development Devices.
1-2-3-5 PATTERNS..
Major 1-2-3-5 & Minor 1.2.3.5 Patterns.
Exercises ic
Application to individual Chords... :
Exerc 7
1-2:3-5 Exercises Applied to Harmonie Progressions.
1-2-3.5 Patterns in Cadences to Majoz.
42.3.5 Patterns in Cadences to Minor.
1.2.3.5 Pattems over Turnarounds.
Exploring Mathematical Possibilities
1-2-3.5 Pattems Applied to Standard Jaza Compositions
1-2.3.5 Patterns Contradieting the Harmony.
TRIADIC SUPERIMPOSITION
Superimposition of Major Triads over Major 7 Chords... anc
Superimposition of Major Triads over Minor 7 Chords. soa
Superimposition of Major Triads over Dominant 7® Chords. ried TS
Supetimporition of Minor Triads over Dominant 7% Chords pci 174
Superimposition of Major Triads aver Half & Full Diminished 7 Chords... ATA
‘Triad Super Imposition Exercises. ATS
‘Triad Superimposition Applied : ieee TED
More Exercises. i
LINEAR IMPLICATIONS OF HARMONY.
Compound Melodies ennai soo se 83
EXTENSIONS & CONNECTIONS
Extended Tertian Exercises
seven 194
Axpeggio Extensions Exercises... eae ae
195
AUGMENTED SCALE EXERCISES.
Augmented Scale Exercises.
205,
QUARTAL EXERCISES.
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Extended Quartal Arpeggios Applied co Harmonic Progression in Minor. it
XII. DOMINANT CHORD CYCLES: 216
XIV, DEVELOPING JAZZ EXERCISES ... 221
XV. OUTLINE EXERCISES.
Outlines over it? - V7 in Major ou sone 227
Outlines over iio? - V7 in Minor. os
Ontline Exercises enn 20
‘Outlines over Key Center Cyl. 1-230
‘Outlines in Combinations ‘i 235
Common Chromatic Approaches Ms
Outlines over Longer Progressions. 7 rn DAB
Mote ii? - V7 - 1 &iio? - V7 ~ i Exercises. nnn B52
Developing & Practicing Outline Exercises... 261
How to Lear Exercise 15.114 in All Major Keys...
Exercises with Quicker Harmonic Rhythm
Outlines in Combinations Elaborated nn
Excerpts from Solo Transcription.
XVI. APPLICATIONS & ETUDES.
Lear the Melody.. 5 ,
Agendas. iia
“Application of Several Concepts over One Progression, Part One.
Application of Several Concepts over One Progression, Patt Two
Appleton of Sevenl Goceps over One Pogresion, Part Thee
Enudes on Standard Progressions
Enude No. 1
Etude No. 2.
Etude No. 3...
Blues Brades <
Blues Etude No. 1
Blues Bude No, 2
Blues Etude No. 5.
Blues Etude No. 4.
Blues Etude No 5...
Blues Fnude No. 6.
Blues Etude No. 7.
Mote xades on tna Progression
Erade No. *
Brude No. 5.
Etude No.
Etude No.
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