Jazz Piano Fundamentals (Book 2)

<p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jazz Piano Fundamentals (Book 2) </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>is master-teacher Jeremy Siskind's welcoming clear and detailed guide to intermediate jazz piano study.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em>Jazz Piano Fundamentals (Book 2) </em>guides intermediate jazz students through six months (or more) of jazz piano instruction by providing clear thoughtful and progressive <strong>lessons improvisation exercises rote exercises written exercises listening guides transcription projects and practice plans</strong>. Every unit includes <u>frequently asked questions</u> and <u>exclusive video content</u> to ensure that all subjects are presented clearly and with sufficient depth.</p><p>Subjects include <strong>scale patterns improvising with non-chord tones improvising in minor keys motivic development advanced comping styles closed-position and drop two voicings shout-chorus voicings rhythm changes playing intros and endings shell voicings ballad playing walking basslines upper structures and much more. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>In the <strong>five guided transcription projects</strong> students are coached through completing their own transcriptions of solos by Miles Davis Hank Mobley Illinois Jacquet Horace Silver and Bud Powell. Then they are shown how to assimilate elements of these masters' styles into their own improvisations.</p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This book is designed to be used in conjunction with </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Real Book Volume 6</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Praise for <em>Jazz Piano Fundamentals Book 1</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I love this book - and plan on using it in at my own school. A must for any beginning jazz piano student!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>- Martin Bejerano jazz pianist/composer and professor Frost School of Music University of Miami</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jeremy Siskind's book creates a methodology and answers questions in a way that I have almost never seen done in a jazz educational tome. He breaks down the practice of improvisation to its smallest building blocks and is careful to relate each lesson to real-life examples from the jazz canon....This book will be excellent for jazz beginners players of other instruments who wish to bone up on their piano skills and advanced improvisers may find ways to fill in gaps in their skill sets </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>- Mark Shilansky pianist/composer professor Berklee College of Music</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jeremy's book is a reflection on who he is as a pianist - a true artist who has done his homework. Behind the meticulous attention to detail is a respect for jazz tradition and a desire to help pianists explore their own creativity.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>- Aimee Nolte jazz pianist/vocalist and YouTube Star</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jeremy's book is not only perfect to start this wonderful journey called Jazz Piano but also one to come back to... Thank you!!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>- Otmaro Ruiz Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and professor UCLA</span></p>