Jazz Practice Ideas with Your Real Book - Paperback

by Andy McWain (Author)

Thirty-Six Jazz Practice Ideas to Get the Most from Your Real Book

You already know about the REAL BOOK, but what you probably don't know is how much MUSICAL PROGRESS can be accomplished with only a single fake book!

Don't know what to practice? Don't want to waste valuable time?

Based on years of university-level teaching, the author of this book gives jazz musicians:
-Simple, focused melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic strategies that are the most productive ways to use your limited practicing time more efficiently
-Easy-to-understand practice ideas for any jazz musician to apply over any real book tunes
-A blueprint of improvisation tips to avoid the pitfalls of directionless practicing

Here's the beginner/intermediate jazz strategy list you haven't seen before:

Thirty-six actionable melodic ideas, harmonic ideas, rhythmic and metric tips, ear training exercises, and basic arranging and composition blueprints, and more...

-Do you know why many young musicians fail? Why intermediate-level musicians get stuck?
-Do you feel like the secrets of WHAT and HOW to practice jazz improvisation are out of your reach?
-Do you want to really deepen your connection to the music you play?

Choose one or more of these 36 actionable practice ideas and make real progress with your musical abilities: improvisation and soloing, ear training, connecting harmony, and more.

For jazz piano, jazz guitar, jazz saxophone, jazz trumpet, jazz bass, jazz voice, jazz trombone, jazz vibes, jazz drums, and all other improvising instruments.

Author Biography

Andy McWain is a jazz pianist, composer, and author from New England. He has performed improvised music throughout the United States, and in Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and China. His ensemble recordings (Starfish, Vigil, Resemblance, Interpreter, Mishawum, and Live at Audible Think) are available on the indie label Fuller Street Music (www.fullerstreetmusic.com), and from Distrokid. McWain is currently a full-time faculty member of the music department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. For more information, visit http: //www.theandymcwain.co