The Contemporary Jazz Pianist - Volume 2

Publisher: Charles Colin 
A Comprehensive Approach to Keyboard Improvisation by Bill Dobbins

This enormous 4-volume series is designed as a comprehensive method to help jazz pianists learn and refine their improvisation skills. The set covers topics including harmony, voicing, melody, rhythm, musical development, and various jazz styles, as well as providing transcribed solos for the students to study and imitate.

Contents:

• I. Preface
• II. Two-hand Voicings
• III. Building a Tow-hand Chord Line
• IV. Two-hand Embellishing Chords
• V. Technics for Melody Harmonization
• VI. Blues in Major Keys
• VII. Blues in Minor Keys
• VIII. Rhythm Changes
• IX. Popular Song Forms
• X. Contemporary Ballad Styles
• XI. Jazz-Rock Styles
• XII. Contemporary Jazz Forms
• XIII. Free Jazz
• XIV. Comping
• XV. Improvisation as Communication
  
  
  

• Bill Dobbins The Contemporary Jazz Pianist - Volume 1
• Bill Dobbins The Contemporary Jazz Pianist - Volume 2
• Bill Dobbins The Contemporary Jazz Pianist - Volume 3
• Bill Dobbins The Contemporary Jazz Pianist - Volume 4