The Aspiring Jazz Pianist
Denke Debbie

A method for the solo and combo pianist with play-along CD. Includes fun and easy original etudes designed to enhance the concepts presented in each chapter. In addition, a convenient CD features both solo piano demonstrations and bass-and-drum accompaniaments that let you practice playing with a rhythm section.
The Aspiring Jazz Pianist will:
- unlock your improvisation skills with techniques that make you sound good on the very first lesson!
- provide a particular approach to music theory;
- explain how to construct chords using easy - to - remember formulas;
- teach you to apply sophisticated, good - sounding chord voicings to any song, using a unique "play-by-numbers" system;
- reveal how to interpret lead sheets and "fake books";
- show you how to play both as a solo pianist and also in a combo;
- introduce arranging styles and devices including swing bass, walking bass, ballad, boogie woogie, Latin styles, and the "new age" sound;
- explore the art of tasteful improvisation and of developing piano solos that will captivate your listeners.

Spis treści:
Chapter 1: Three - Note Chords
The Major Triad
The Circle
Inversions and Voicings
The Minor Triad
Playing from a lead Sheet
The Broken Tenth Device
Etude 1: Aeolian King
Less Common Triads
Diatonic Triads
Etude 2: Ebony Sountry
Summary
Chapter 2: The Major Seventh Chord
Constructing the Major Seventh Chord
Playing By Numbers
Etude 3: Sorry Samba
Inversions of a Major Seventh Chord
The Major Scale
Thoughts on Improving Improvisation
The Sixth Chord
The Lydian Scale
Etude 4: Triangles
Improvisation Steps for learning pieces summary
Chapter 3: The Dominant Seventh Chord
Constructing the Dominant Seventh Chord
Swing and Syncopation
Etude 5: You got to pay your dues
Swing bass and variations
Inversions of a dominant seventh chord
The Mixolydian Scale
How to practice chords and scales for combo playing
The Lydian Dominant Scale
The Blues and Boogie Woogie
Etude 6: Boogie Gee
The Suspended Seventh Chord
Summary
Chapter 4: The Minor Seventh Chord
Constructing the minor seventh chord
Etude 7: Minor Yours
Inversions of the minor seventh chord
The Dorian Scale
The Minor Sixth Chord
Other Minor Scales
Jazz Waltzes
Etude 8: Three For All (A Jazz Waltz)
Summary
Midterm Exam
Chapter 5: Putting it together: The II-V-I Progression
Importance of II-V-I'S
Simple Arpegeggios
The Deceptive iimi7-V7 Progression
Advanced Exercises over II-V-Is
Etude 9: If You Come Back To Me (A Study of iimi7-V7-I's
The Walking Bass Line
More On Bass Lines
Uses for the Circle
Typical Endings
Summary
Chapter 6: Half Diminished Seventh Chords (minor Seven flat Five)
Constructing the Minor Seven Flat Five
Etude 10: Lament
Inversions of the minor seven flat five
The Locrian Scale
The Locrian #2 Scale
Summary
Chapter 7: The Fully Diminished Seventh Chord
Constructing the Diminished Seventh Chord
Inversions of the Diminished Seventh Chord
The Diminished Scale
Diatonic Seventh Chords and Scales
Etude 11: A Breezy Day
Summary
Final Exam
Supplement
Rhythm Problem Solving
An Exercise to gain facility and speed
Making up Your own Voicings
Some General Ideas for learning and arranging a tune
Playing by Ear
Four-Note Chords and Scales
Less-Common Four-Note Chords
Extremely Rare Seventh Chords
How to find chord tones (Root position only)
Glossary