An Approach to Jazz Piano: Volume 1
Fourth Edition, 2011 by Charles Austin, 458 pages
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Topics explored in depth include triadic harmony in popular tune style, practical approaches to chord voicing, harmonic function, source scales & extensions, secondary dominants, modal borrowing, inside to outside scale choices, tritone substitution, the Blues, diminished seventh functions, polychords, slash-chords, the “Sound”, pentatonic voicings & source scales, pentatonic-shapes, altered pentatonics, Drop 2/3/2&4 voicings, passing chord harmony, quartal harmony, polarized passing-tone scales, diatonic/chromatic-approach tones, deflection, change-tones and numerous other melodic approaches to improvisation. |
An Approach to Jazz Piano: Volume 1 is a comprehensive approach for serious students of jazz piano. In this clearly written instructional text, Charles Austin draws on a lifetime of experience as a professional jazz pianist and thirty as a college instructor guiding hundreds of students in the fundamentals of jazz piano. Interspersed throughout with exercises and practice suggestions, the book is a complete guide to learning jazz piano and a comprehensive resource for professionals. Praise for An Approach to Jazz Piano“...an outstanding book and I will definitely recommend it to students... covered a lot of territory in a very thorough manner.”
“...a very thorough look at the techniques of playing jazz piano... An excellent choice for those getting started in jazz as well as seasoned players looking for a COORDINATED approach to jazz studies.”
“This is no armchair text! This text is another worthy example of terrific international jazz education publications.”
"...it does succeed where many others fail... the information is invaluable to a beginning student of jazz piano as well as to seasoned professionals..."
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