Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist

Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and development for jazz piano, offering pianists both a rationale and methods to improve contrapuntal hand techniques.

Autorentext

Gary Motley is Teaching Professor and Founding Director of Jazz Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he teaches jazz theory and jazz improvisation.

Klappentext

Harmonic Development and Contrapuntal Techniques for the Jazz Pianist serves as a guide for harmonic expansion and development for jazz piano, offering pianists both a rationale and methods to improve contrapuntal hand techniques.

Inhalt

Preface

Book Features

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 2

Contrapuntal Improvisation

Chapter 3

Harmonic Counterpoint

Chapter 4

Rhythm

Chapter 5

Chord Voicing

Chapter 6

Building Harmony

Chapter 7

Chord Motion

Chapter 8

Chord Progression

Appendices

Index