R. Keith Sawyer, "Structure and Improvisation in Creative Teaching"
320 pages | English | 2011 | ISBN: 0521746329, 0521762510 | PDF | 1,4 MB
With an increasing emphasis on creativity and innovation in the twenty-first century, teachers need to be creative professionals just as students must learn to be creative. And yet, schools are institutions with many important structures and guidelines that teachers must follow.
Barney Kessel - Jazz Guitar Improvisation
DVD | English | 720x576 | MPEG2 | 25 fps 7838 kbps | MP2 320 kbps | 01:30:54 | 2.44 GB
Genre: eLearning
This video features one of the world's premier jazz guitarists, Barney Kessel, teaching improvisation concepts. It includes playing what you hear, fills, turnarounds, the building blocks of improvisation, and of course, the blues.
John McLaughlin - This Is The Way I Do It (The Ultimate Guitar Workshop On Improvisation) (2010)
$109.49 | English | Studio: Abstract L0gix | Run Time: 220 minutes | DVD Release Date: May 18, 2010 | 8.49 GB Three DVDs - replaces 1074-1076
John McLaughlin This Is The Way I Do It The Ultimate Guitar Workshop On Improvisation Mediastarz 2004 In the hands of all but a few other guitarists, this title would be a self-aggrandisement on a major scale (no pun intended). However, being the distilled sum of knowledge gained by surely the greatest living jazz guitarist of the age throughout more than fifty years of wielding his mighty axe, and couched in the state-of-the-art media format, John McLaughlin has indeed produced a mighty work. If his recorded and live output alone do not provide him with the status of King of the Jazz Guitar, then this three-DVD set will surely be an everlasting artistic legacy to the world of music, which will be seen as a beacon to all aspirants well into the future.
Dave Frank - Breakthrough to Improv - The Secrets of Improvisation (2002)
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DVD-Rip | AVI | XviD MPEG4 @ 1 Mbit/s | 720x416 | MP3 Stereo @ 160 Kbit/s 48 KHz | 60 min | 427 MB
Genre: All Music Styles, Instructional | Label: Hal Leonard | Language: English
Breakthrough to Improv: The Secrets of Improvisation is intended for players of all instruments as a way to break through to the creative approach to playing music. Hosted by Berklee professor Dave Frank, author of Hal Leonard's popular Joy of Improv series
Dave Frank - Breakthrough To Improv: The Secrets Of Improvisation
XVID | English | 720x416 | AVI | 29.97 fps 837 kbps | MP3 160 kbps | 430 MB
Genre: eLearning
Breakthrough to Improv: The Secrets of Improvisation is intended for players of all instruments as a way to break through to the creative approach to playing music. Hosted by Berklee professor Dave Frank, author of Hal Leonard’s popular Joy of Improv series, this DVD outlines a unique step-by-step series of “practice points” designed to guide you effortlessly into the process of improvisation. Whether you’re a traditionally trained musician looking to break free from written music, an improviser looking to expand your creativity, or a music teacher looking for a way to begin teaching improvisation, Breakthrough to Improv is a must to help you discover the infinite flow of music within you! Includes a helpful booklet with musical examples and further instruction.
Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche - Technique & Improvisation - Vol. 2
DVDRip | 2008 | AVI | XviD | 640х480 | 29.97 fps | MP3, 128 kbps
Language: English | Run Time: 165 minutes | 1.16 GB
In "Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 2" Denis starts with a quick review of Vol 1 Phrases, before moving on to... more phrases. Denis demonstrates how to place Phrases Over Chord Progressions, Phrases Over II-V-I Progressions, Tension/Resolution Concepts, and much, much more.
Keith Jarrett - The Art Of Improvisation (2005) DVD9
DVD9 | PAL 720x576 | 25 fps | MPEG-2@8000 kbps | AC3@1536 kbps | 7.25 GB Genre: Jazz, Music Video | Label: Euroarts
Master of improvisational jazz piano Keith Jarrett sits down with filmmakers for an illuminating, no-holds-barred conversation about his approach to music, ideas about improvisation, influences and idols, and much more.
Denis Chang - Jazz Manouche - Technique & Improvisation Vol. 4
DVD5 | 2008 | DVD video | MPEG2 | 720х480 | 29.970 fps | AC3, 192 kbps Language: English | Run Time: 120 minutes | 4.2 GB
In Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 4, Denis continues to demonstrate Phrases & Exercises for the student. He then moves on to concepts such as Rhythm Concepts, Phrasing Concepts and Tempo Concepts. In the section on “Dynamics, Articulation and Subtle Nuance”, Denis gives an in-depth study of some of the subtler aspects of Jazz Manouche guitar. Denis’ understanding of these critical nuances allows him to guide the student into perfecting his or her technique. Denis provides a wealth of chord knowledge and construction before ending the DVD with an in-depth review in context.
Hyperhip Media - Jazz Manouche - Technique & Improvisation Vol.3 (DVD)
DVD5 | | 720x480 | 7500 kbps | NTSC 29.970 fps | AC3 | 2 channels | CBR 192 Kbps | 48.0 KHz | 4.2 GB Genre: Video Training
In developing this 4 volume series, instructor Denis Chang’s intention was to help the student gain insight into both the technical and conceptual components of Jazz Manouche improvisation. Denis wanted the series to be comprehensive in both scope and detail and to provide years of instruction and exercises for the serious student of guitar.
In developing this 4 volume series, instructor Denis Chang’s intention was to help the student gain insight into both the technical and conceptual components of Jazz Manouche improvisation. Denis wanted the series to be comprehensive in both scope and detail and to provide years of instruction and exercises for the serious student of guitar.
English | Alfred Publishing (June 1, 1983) | 84 pages | PDF | ISBN-10: 0769230725 |21.4 Mb
More than a pattern book, this 80-page book lays out the theory behind the use of pentatonic scales in jazz, and follows with 12 pages of transcribed solos and 40 pages of exercises. Still a favorite after 14 years, this book has become a standard in the field.
Language: English
DVD-Rip | AVI | XviD @ 1200 Kbit/s | 720x480 | MP3 Stereo @ 192 Kbit/s 48 KHz | 100 min | 1.1 GB Genre: Jazz Fusion, Instrumental Rock, Instructional
Brett's long-awaited follow-up to Rock Fusion features an amazing 6-tune Live Footage section (with Craig Newman on bass, Stuart Fraser on guitar and Angus Burchall on drums). The Instructional Section gets you up close and personal as Brett imparts a wealth of information for players of all levels.
Features
Let's start with the features. This DVD basically consists of two parts.
The instructional part, which lasts for about an hour, covers the following topics:
Adam Kadmon - Guitar Grimoire - Progressions and Improvisation
English | 47mn | MPEG4 | 720x480 | 2498kbps | 29fps | PCM | 1411kbps | 1.32 GB Genre: Elearning
The wizard of the guitar reveals, in person, the mysteries of playing the guitar. This series offers guitar students the opportunity to see and hear Adam Kadmon reveal and demonstrate the techniques and understanding of the underlying structure of music that have helped make the books of The Guitar Grimoire among the best-selling guitar pedagogy publications of all time. With these all new DVD’s, which parallel the related books, you have the opportunity to push your playing to ever higher levels of achievement. DVD, 120 minutes.
Intermediate Jazz Improvisation: A Study Guide For Developing Soloists
Jamey Aebersold | English | 2003 | ISBN-10: 1562240668 | 272 pages | PDF/MP3 | 212 MB
All aspiring jazz players find themselves at a point in their development where they are ready to go from playing 'right notes' to actually playing meaningful solos. Making this transition can be as frustrating as it is essential. Intermediate Jazz Improvisation is for everyone wishing to bridge the gap between playing scales, chords and licks to playing realistic, flowing jazz lines! It's specifically designed to build upon the knowledge you already have and to improve your understanding and skills as a soloist.
Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press 1997 | 261 Pages | ISBN: 0226534782 | PDF | 11 MB
This fresh look at the neglected rhythm section in jazz ensembles shows that the improvisational interplay among drums, bass, and piano is just as innovative, complex, and spontaneous as the solo. Ingrid Monson juxtaposes musicians' talk and musical examples to ask how musicians go about "saying something" through music in a way that articulates identity, politics, and race. Through interviews with Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Sir Roland Hanna, Billy Higgins, Cecil McBee, and others, she develops a perspective on jazz improvisation that has "interactiveness" at its core, in the creation of music through improvisational interaction, in the shaping of social communities and networks through music, and in the development of cultural meanings and ideologies that inform the interpretation of jazz in twentieth-century American cultural life.
