Amazing Phrasing

Amazing Phrasing
Author: Tom Kolb
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634021640

(Guitar Educational). This book with online audio explores all the main components necessary for crafting well-balanced rhythmic and melodic phrases. It also explains how these phrases are put together to form cohesive solos. Many styles are covered rock, blues, jazz, fusion, country, Latin, funk and more and all of the concepts are backed up with musical examples. The 50 ideas are divided into five main sections: The Basics covers fundamental but all too often forgotten techniques, such as slurs and vibrato, that can breathe new life into your phrases; Melodic Concepts explores various aspects of melodic phrasing, such as motifs, chromaticism and sequences; Harmonic Embellishments discusses the melodic potential of harmonic intervals (dyads), chords and chord partials; Rhythmic Concepts explores various aspects of rhythmic phrasing, such as accents, free-time phrasing and metric modulation, and how it pertains to melodic soloing; Solo Structure all of the topics discussed in the book come together to help form the big picture. The companion audio contains 89 demos for listening, and most tracks feature full-band backing. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. Also available for keyboard, tenor saxophone and trumpet.

Connecting Pentatonic Patterns

Connecting Pentatonic Patterns
Author: Tom Kolb
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2014-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1480390313

(Guitar Educational). If you've been finding yourself trapped in the pentatonic box, then Connecting Pentatonic Patterns is for you! This hands-on instructional book with audio offers examples for guitar players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. The only prerequisites are a basic understanding of the minor pentatonic scale and a desire to expand your fretboard horizons. Study this book faithfully, and soon you'll be soloing all over the neck with the greatest of ease. Includes audio demonstrations of every example in the book, plus jam tracks for practicing!

Amazing Phrasing - Keyboard

Amazing Phrasing - Keyboard
Author: Debbie Denke
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634026195

(Keyboard Instruction). Amazing Phrasing is for any keyboard player interested in learning how to improvise and how to improve their creative phrasing. This method is divided into three parts: Melody From scales to arpeggios, from using licks, riffs and runs to playing "outside," this section focuses on melodic strategies for improvisation; Harmony Whether comping or soloing, harmony is essential to improvisation, and this section covers it in detail; Rhythm & Style Swing, laying back, shaping your phrases with accents ... this last section puts the finishing touches on your improvisational technique. You'll learn approaches to working with and around other musicians, and you'll practice comping and soloing over progressions in various styles from rock to bossa nova to swing to bebop. The companion CD contains 44 full-band demos for listening, as well as many play-along examples so you can practice improvising over various musical styles and progressions. Also available for guitar, tenor saxophone, and trumpet.

Understanding How to Build Guitar Chords and Arpeggios

Understanding How to Build Guitar Chords and Arpeggios
Author: Michael Policastro
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2018-10-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 160974232X

The first part of this edition teaches a very specific portion of music theory with the goal of providing a thorough foundation for building chords and arpeggios. The second part reveals the unique fingerboard patterns arising from the nature of the guitar's six-string tuning and applies these essential patterns to teaching every aspect of building chords and arpeggios for the guitar. Clear illustrations are abundant throughout this text, making its wealth of information easier to learn and apply. This book is accessible to those who have never learned to read music notation, presenting ideas that anyone can understand and utilize. Self-tests are featured at the end of each chapter facilitating complete and thorough comprehension. Even though this text accelerates rapidly through intermediate and advanced levels, it will also benefit the beginner with no previous musical experience.

Hallo Sausages

Hallo Sausages
Author: Jemima Dury
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1408812142

Presents the complete lyrics of rock musician Ian Dury, along with handwritten notes, candid photographs, and an audio CD featuring previously unreleased material.

Premier Piano Course: Technique Book 1B

Premier Piano Course: Technique Book 1B
Author: Dennis Alexander
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2006-11-09
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457426277

The technical tools and artistic skills learned in Technique 1A are enhanced and expanded in Technique 1B. Four new technique tools are introduced that relate to smooth legato, crisp staccato, rising wrist and amazing phrasing. Patterned exercises provide repetitions that make technique feel natural and artistic etudes showcase a student’s technique in an expressive musical setting. New to this level are Hands-Together Workshops that focus on developing the skills necessary for coordinating hands-together playing. Each page in the Technique Book correlates with a specific page in the Lesson Book.

The Family Hightower

The Family Hightower
Author: Brian Francis Slattery
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2014-09-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 160980564X

*** Named a Kirkus Reviews Starred Title in Their 10/01/14 Issue *** In 1968 two boys are born into a large family, both named for their grandfather, Peter Henry Hightower. One boy—Peter—grows up in Africa and ends up a journalist in Granada. The other—Petey—becomes a minor criminal, first in Cleveland and then in Kiev. In 1995, Petey runs afoul of his associates and disappears. But the criminals, bent on revenge, track down the wrong cousin, and the Peter in Granada finds himself on the run. He bounces from one family member to the next, piecing together his cousin's involvement in international crime while learning the truth about his family's complicated history. Along the way the original Peter Henry Hightower's story is revealed, until it catches up with that of his children, revealing how Peter and Petey have been living in their grandfather's shadow all along. The novel takes a look at capitalism and organized crime in the 20th century, the legend of the self-made man, and what money can do to people. Like Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex, The Family Hightower stretches across both generations and continents, bearing the weight of family secrets and the inevitable personal toll they take on loved ones despite our best intentions.

The Thought Leader Formula

The Thought Leader Formula
Author: Robin FarmanFarmaian
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2019-02-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1948080869

Everything Stems From Your Thoughts PEOPLE DON’T PAY FOR CONTENT; THEY PAY FOR PACKAGING.But how do you package yourself in a way that is accessible, relatable, and that will beheard above the noise?You want to expand your career and take your business to the next level. You’re not sure exactly where to start, but you want to be known. You might have brilliant ideas, but you weren’t born knowing how to sell them. No one is; it takes study, practice, and years of grind.The truth is, there’s no difference between branding a company and branding a person.It takes a shift in mindset: you are the company.Robin Farmanfarmaian takes you from zero to blastoff. Take a deep dive through the how of thought leadership; learn the foundations that will create an impact; see how Robin transformed herself into a brand; and establish your why—your fundamental truth—to build your launching pad for success.

Meaning & Memory

Meaning & Memory
Author: Gary Pacernick
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780814208793

Jazz/Rock Horn Section (Songbook)

Jazz/Rock Horn Section (Songbook)
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1458457729

(Transcribed Horns). Imagine playing the exact parts of some of the most memorable and consequential songs of our time note-for-note, exactly as the legends played them. This unique new series features transcriptions of all the horn parts included on the original recordings with a separate staff for each horn. Perfect for cover bands! The books also include vocal melody lines, complete lyrics, and chord symbols. This volume features 15 jazzy, rockin' gems: And When I Die * Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? * Feelin' Stronger Every Day * Get It On * Honky Cat * The Horse * The Letter * Love Is on the Way * Make Me Smile * Mercy, Mercy, Mercy * Penny Lane * Proud Mary * Shake a Tail Feather * So Very Hard to Go * Subway to Venus.