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Constructing Melodic Jazz Improvisation - B Flat Edition by Brian Kane. For Tenor Saxophone/Trumpet/Clarinet. Constructing Melodic Jazz Improvisation contains detailed explanations and analysis of the creative and improvisational techniques musicians use for style, phrasing, solo development, and motivic improvisation in an easy to follow step-by-step format. Jazz Improvisation Method Book. Beginning and Intermediate. Book and CD. 168 pages. Published by Jazz Path Publishing (JH.JP-007).

ISBN 978-0-9760977-6-1. Jazz Improvisation Method Book.

Ten progessively difficult chapters, containing dozens of improvisational exercises, explore jazz improvisation from creative, melodic and technical perspectives. The book is designed to meet all of the national standards and frameworks for music education and is a comprehensive improvisational curriculum for individual musicians or group classes. The book includes a 52 track play-a-long and demonstration CD. Readers will learn that improvisation is about more than technique, right notes, and playing patterns. Improvisation is about style, phrasing control, creative design and intent, and learning to speak the language of jazz.

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Location: from Virginia

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

August 20, 2008

Cool approach

Very good book with a cool approach. Not at all like the typical improv book..here are changes now play! This really gets into the creative side of improv and eases you in. Some parts are extremely tough though...the motif chapter takes time. I'll be using this with my students in...

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Location: from Atlanta

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

September 12, 2007

I really liked this book!

This book was great. It's a really comprehensive approach to learning and developing skills in improvisation. It starts of easy, sort of laying the groundwork, but then it gets pretty tough. I haven't seen any other book on improv that talks exclusively about building melodic solos and communicating through your...

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