Solo Jazz Piano

Learn to improvise using the techniques pioneered by jazz piano greats Lenny Tristano and Dave McKenna. This method begins with a review of chord symbol interpretation, walks through bass line development, and ends with how to play several melodic lines simultaneously in stimulating musical conversation. Aspiring improvisors will learn how to develop solos that embellish and support the melody, and use lead sheets to help generate their own musical ideas. 21 lessons present techniques, practice exercises, and tunes based on jazz standards. Notated transcriptions of sample improvisations illustrate each lesson's technique, and the accompanying CD lets the student hear a master improviser put these ideas to work. Packed with hundreds of ideas that will teach the art of jazz piano improvisation!