Bill Dobbins

The Contemporary Jazz Pianist 1

Lehrgang für Improvisation in Jazz und Pop, erster von 4 Bänden, mit Voicings, Chord/Scale Relationship, linke Hand, Begleittechnik, Substitutions, u.m.

A Comprehensive Approach to Keyboard Improvisation by Bill Dobbins.

Chapter Contents:
I. Diatonic Seventh Chords and Their Corresponding Modes
II. Voicing the Five Basic Seventh Chord Types for the Left Hand
III. Diatonic and Chromatic Embellishing Chords
IV. Building a Chord Line for the Left Hand
V. Basic Chord-Scale Relationships
VI. Understanding Jazz Rhythm
VII. Basic Principles of Accompaniment for the Left Hand
VIII. Basic Principles of Harmonic Substitution
IX. Diatonic Exercises
X. Pentatonic Exercises
XI. Diminished Exercises
XII. Chromatic Exercises
XIII. Melodic Embellishments
XIV. Principles of Melodic Development
XV. Special Effects
XVI. Exercises for Beginning Improvisation
XVII. Transcribed Solos
XVIII. Tunes for Further Study
Conclusion
Appendices and Discography