1st Edition
Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist An Imaginative Approach
By Gary Motley
Copyright 2024
222 Pages
236 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
222 Pages
236 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
222 Pages
236 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and development for jazz piano, offering pianists both a rationale and methods to improve contrapuntal hand techniques.
The text focuses on the relationship between theory and execution and both of those components’ usefulness in creating a jazz sound at the piano. This kinaesthetic... Read more
Preface
Book Features
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Contrapuntal Improvisation
Chapter 3
Harmonic Counterpoint
Chapter 4
Rhythm
Chapter 5
Chord Voicing
Chapter 6
Building Harmony
Chapter 7
Chord Motion
Chapter 8
Chord Progression
Appendices
Index
Biography
Gary Motley is Teaching Professor and Founding Director of Jazz Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches jazz theory and jazz improvisation.
