Killer Melodic Patterns - Part Two_Bass Clef - Paperback

by Bill Keis (Author)

KMP Part One has Triad Arpeggios. KMP Part Two has 7th Chord Arpeggios. There are a total of 1,536 separate drills in KMP Part Two The purpose of the Killer Melodic Patterns book is to increase ability to play, improvise, compose melodies. Studying this book will increase your technique and give you new ideas for melodies. KMP Part Two contains eight 7th Chord Arpeggio Patterns written out in all 12 keys. Each pattern plays up and down all the diatonic 7th Chords in each inversion from four different scales. The 4 scales are: major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, harmonic major. Available in Treble & Bass Clef

Author Biography

Bill Keis is a professional musician, teacher, author, pianist, composer, producer and musical director in the Los Angeles area. He has performed with such notable and talented musicians and composers as Chick Corea, Mark Isham, David Campbell, Stanley Clarke, Ronnie Spector, Edgar Winter, Chaka Khan and Kate Ceberano. Bill Keis, besides being an accomplished musician, performer, arranger and composer, is also a prolific writer of music theory and technique books. His latest series is about creating arpeggios (a run of consecutive notes of a chord) used in jazz improvisation. One of Bill's compositions was used in the 2015 blockbuster movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron.