Mel Bay 95300 Complete Jazz Sax Book

A comprehensive study text teaching elements of jazz phrasing, articulation, vibrato, chord studies, and technical studies leading to improvisation. In addition, a theory workbook section teaches scales, modal concepts and chord construction. Includes jazz sax studies and sax improvising.

• Complete Jazz Sax Book (Book)
• by William Bay
• Product Number:95300
• Format:Book
• Skill Level:Intermediate
• Pages:144
• Binding:Perfect Binding
• Size:8.75 x 11.75
• ISBN:0-7866-0229-5
• ISBN13:978-07866-0229-2
• Series:Complete
• Publisher:Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• Date Published:1/1/1994

• Part One: Jazz Sax Studies
• Basic Rhythmic Concepts for Jazz and Contemporary Phrasing
• Special Effects/The Standardization of Stage Band Articulations
• Jazz Techniques
• Chord Scale Studies
• Dominant 7th Chord
• Minor 7th Chord
• 7flat5 Chord
• Minor 7flat5 Chord
• Augmented 7th Chord
• Diminished 7th Chord
• Vibrato
• Part Two: Saxophone Improvising
  
• Constructing Major Scales
• Major Chords
• Beginning Progressions
• Minor Chords
• Dorian Mode
• Pure or Natural Minor
• Major to Pure Minor
• Dorian to Blues
• Dominant 7th Scale
• The Half Diminished Scale
• Diminished 7th Chord
• Jazz Scales
• Phrygian Mode
• Harmonic Minor
• Harmonic to Phrygian
• Minor Jazz Scales
• Dorian Studies
• Aeolian Studies
• Ascending Melodic Studies
• Harmonic Minor Studies
• Phrygian Studies
• Blues Scale Studies
• Locrian Studies
• Diminished #1 Studies
• Direct Substitution
• Improvisation Study
• I-VIm-IIm-V7-I
• I-IIIm-IIm-V7-I
• I-Vm6-IV-VI7-IIm7-V7-I
• Whole Tone Scale
• Diminished Scale #2
• Turn Arounds and Endings
• Bridges
• More Blues
• Expanding Improvisational Ideas
• Harmonizing Major Scales