Complete Jazz Clarinet Book

Download or read book Complete Jazz Clarinet Book written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study text for students beginning a serious study of jazz. The first part of the book begins by teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato and interpretation of rhythms through exercises and original pieces. Next, the book encourages improvisational skills through both theoretical and technical studies of scales and chords. The second half of the book builds on the skills learned in the first part with an in-depth study of the theory, which underlies improvisational techniques including scales, modal concepts and chord construction. Ear training, particularly the development of the ability to hear chord progressions is also emphasized