Ready, Aim, Improvise! Book 1 & Online Audio

Publisher: Advance Music
Exploring the Basics Of Jazz Improvisation
For All Instruments

This book 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.
Is filled with musical examples, exercises and practice routines that help make the learning process easy and enjoyable. The accompanying audio tracks 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.

Part one: Preparation
1. Theory
2. Harmony
3. Ear Training
4. Repertoire and Embellishment: How Improvising Evolved
Part two: Jazz Vocabulary
5. Execution (How to Play)
6. Content (What to Play)
7. Characteristics of Content and Execution in Traditional and Modern Jazz Styles