O'Mara, Peter: Modal Concept
for Jazz Guitar Improvisation
Book and CD
Setting: Guitar
Genre: Jazz, blues, latin
Language: English
Length: 60 pages
Format: 23,1 x 30,3 cm
Weight: 0.69 kg
Published: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Advance Music
Item number: ADV10025
ISMN: 9790206302770
After the success of his first Advance Music publication 'A Chordal Concept for Jazz Guitar,' renowned Australian guitarist Peter O'Mara explores the depths of jazz improvisation from a guitarist's viewpoint. This new book covers a wide variety of topics: Scales, Intervals, Triads, Non-Tertial Triads, Four-Note Structures, Five-Note Structures (Pentatonic Scales), as well as useful practical exercises. Fourteen modes and their applications are covered in detail. The book also includes a play-a-long CD, Midi-Files, as well as a demonstration CD. A must for the contemporary jazz-guitarist!
Contents |
1. | Introduction | |
2. | Triads | |
3. | Four-Note Structures | |
4. | Diatonic Relationships | |
5. | Examples and Modal Exercises | |
6. | Ezam | |
7. | The Wheel | |
8. | About the Author | |