Classical Approach to Jazz Piano Improvisation

This keyboard instruction book is designed for the person who is classically-trained and wants to expand into the very exciting, yet very different, world of jazz improvisation. Author Dominic Alldis provides clear explanations and musical examples of pentatonic improvisation; the blues; rock piano; rhythmic placement; scale theory; major, minor and pentatonic scale theory applications; melodic syntax; the language of bebop; left-hand accompaniment; walking bass lines; thematic development; performance tips; and more.