Ready, Aim, Improvise!: Exploring the Basics of Jazz Improvisation, Book & 2 CDs

By Hal Crook

As taught at Berklee College of Music Ready, Aim, Improvise explores the critical areas involved in learning how to improvise, including: music theory, jazz harmony, ear training, jazz execution, jazz vocabulary, practicing, self-critiquing, career planning, and much more. Ready, Aim, Improvise is filled with musical examples, exercises, and practice routines that help make the learning process easy and enjoyable. Two enclosed play-along CDs feature modal, key-area, and modulating chord progressions performed at a slow, manageable tempo. Ready, Aim, Improvise is a clear, comprehensive study of the most important steps in a jazz musicians education. Don't be surprised if it gets you practicing more and playing better in no time at all

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3892210608
• ISBN13: 9783892210603
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 2.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 11.8"