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Amazing Phrasing is for any keyboard player interested in learning how to improvise and how to improve their creative phrasing. This method is divided into three parts:

Melody – From scales to arpeggios, from using licks, riffs and runs to playing “outside,” this section focuses on melodic strategies for improvisation

Harmony – Whether comping or soloing, harmony is essential to improvisation, and this section covers it in detail

Rhythm & Style – Swing, laying back, shaping your phrases with accents ... this last section puts the finishing touches on your improvisational technique. You'll learn approaches to working with and around other musicians, and you'll practice comping and soloing over progressions in various styles – from rock to bossa nova to swing to bebop.

The companion audio contains 44 full-band demos for listening, as well as many play-along examples so you can practice improvising over various musical styles and progressions. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Table of Contents:

• Melodic Embellishment
• Arpeggios
• The Scale/Chord Approach
• The Major Scale
• The Mixolydian Scale
• The Dorian Scale
• The Blues Scale
• The "Other" Blues Scale
• Soloing Melodically
• Building a Solo
• An Attitude of Confidence
• Licks, Riffs, and Runs
• Playing Outside
• Be Tasteful
• The I-vi-ii-V Progression
• Common Tones
• Thirds and Sixths
• Harmonizing with Chord Tones
• Spead Chords
• Solo Voicing
• Combo Voicings
• When Adding Extensions Doesn't Work
• Quartal Chord Voicings
• Sus Chords
• The Bass Line
• Extra Chords
• Chromatic Side Slipping
• Chromatic Passing Chords
• Chromatic Pickups
• The Swing Thing
• Laying Back
• Scale Accents
• Acents Withing Phrases
• Rhythmic Displacement
• Left-Hand Rhythms
• Troubleshooting
• Crazy Lyrics
• Working with Singers
• Working without a Bassist
• Playing for Dancers
• Classical
• Rock
• Bossa Nova
• Salsa/Afro Cuban
• Ballad
• Jazz Waltz
• Slow and Bluesy
• Swing
• Up-Tempo Jazz and Bebop

Catalog:	HL00842030
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
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Artist:
Arranger:	Debbie Denke
Voicing:	Piano
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Pages:	72