Accompanying The Jazz/pop Vocalist
Szkoła akompaniamentu fortepianowego dla akompaniatorów jazzowych bądź popowych. Metoda ta odsłania przed pianistą tajniki tworzenia akompaniamentów w różnych formach, grania w tempo rubato, tworzenia ciekawych wstępów i zakończeń piosenek, transpozycji. Wszelkie przykłady znaleźć można również na dołączonej płycie CD.
The relationship between singer and accompanist is not always an easy one, but when it clicks, it's highly rewarding for both parties - and the audience. In this book/CD pack, author and pianist Gene Rizzo reveals the secrets to getting on a singer's accompanist A list, covering topics including: exploring song forms, intros and endings, writing a lead sheet, accompanying different vocal styles, descriptive accompaniment, tempo rubato, transposition and more. The book includes two complete songs, and the CD contains both full-version tracks and tracks with the piano part deleted for play-along practice. Appropriate for both solo piano accompanists and players who are part of a combo.
Spis treści:
Exploring song forms
Phrases & periods
Ternary forms
Harmony & cadence
Binary forms
Three - theme songs
Single - period/strophic form
Intros and endings
Intros
Vamps
Arpeggio on the V&
Recognizable phrase
Sequence
For songs not starting on the tonic
Octave dispacement
Endings
Tag
Holding a note
Pedal point
Chromatic repetition
Sixths
Writing a lead sheet: do's and dont'ts
Accompanying different vocal styles
Crooners, storytellers and hybrids
Counterpoint
Voice leading
Descriptive accompaniment
Pedal point & static harmony
Sixths & upper neghbor trills
Active harmony with independent bass
Self-conained broken chords
Thirds, sixths and the beguine
Tempo rubato
Taking turns
A capella
Close voicing
Keep it simple
Transposition
Choosing key
Think fast!
Two complete songs
"Crazy 'bout my baby" (for male voice)
"Why?" (for female voice)
Discography
CD index
About the author
Acknowledgements