Jazz Keyboard Harmony
A practical and systematic method that teaches how to practice jazz piano voicings so that they become automatic and intuitive. The method progresses step by step from 2-voice to 7-voice chord structures with fourths and upper-structure triads. Each chapter presents essential harmonic progressions written and spelled out in all keys, along with fingerings to help non-keyboardists. Also provided are songs, written out for both hands, which utilize the techniques and voicings just learned. Includes comping rhythms, bass line techniques, and practice strategies. Excellent for both classroom and individual study. Strongly endorsed by Mark Levine, Bobby Shew, Denis Diblasio, and many others. The included Play-a-long CD lets you practice the piano exercises in the book with bass and drum accompaniment; you can also practice comping along with a saxophone soloist. A demonstration piano track on one channel, played with a stylistic comping feel, gives you an idea of how the piano voicing exercises should sound. Also available (sold separately): MIDI Disc Companion For "Jazz Keyboard Harmony". Provides a simulated band coordinated with the exercises and songs in Phil's ground-breaking book JAZZ KEYBOARD HARMONY. Standard MIDI Files playable on General MIDI instruments. Change keys and tempos at will! Listen or play along. Pick IBM or MAC when ordering! REVIEWS
".. A must-have for anyone involved in jazz piano class pedagogy." ---Ellen Rowe, pianist and Associate Professor of Jazz Studies, University of Michigan "Jazz Keyboard Harmony has become a standard text used in colleges across the country. The book is clear, consise, and well organized" ---James Smith, professor and chair of jazz studies, Central State University, Ohio "The most concise, logical, and thorough book on jazz piano voicings." ---Matt Cooper, Professor of Piano and Jazz Studies, Eastern Oregon University. "This book is "the" piano book for all musicians in the band. Phil has organized the material to be understood by everyone. The first chapter alone can get a beginning player thru a pro playing situation. It has inspired me to get back to the piano." ---Denis DiBlasio, saxophonist and Director of Jazz Studies. Rowan University "Phil DeGreg's Jazz Keyboard Harmony is not only a great book, it has lots of stuff I wish I had put into my own book!" ---Mark Levine, pianist and author of "The Jazz Piano Book"
