This keyboard instruction book is designed for the person who was trained classically but wants to expand into the very exciting - yet very different - world of jazz improvisation. Author Dominic Alldis provides clear explanationsand musical examples of: pentatonic improvisation: the blues: rock piano: rhythmic placement: scale theory: major, minor and pentatonic scale theory applications: melodic syntax: the language of bebop: left-hand accompaniment:walking bass lines: thematic development: performance tips: and more. Also available by Dominic Alldis: A Classical Approach to Jazz Piano - Exploring Harmony 00220017/$19.95