A Jazz Improvisation Almanac

Table of Contents

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• Elements Of Jazz
  • Fundamentals
    • Melody
    • Harmony
    • Rhythm
    • Timbre
    • Expression
  • Ensembles
    • Instruments
      • Melody Instruments
      • Chordal Instruments
      • Bass Instruments
      • Percussion Instruments
    • Combos
    • Big Bands
    • Solo Performance
  • Composition
    • Theme
    • Arrangement
    • Performance
  • Improvisation
    • Style
    • Structure
    • Creativity
• Jazz Styles
  • Classic Jazz
    • Roots
    • Traditional Jazz
    • Piano Jazz
    • Swing
  • Mainstream Jazz
    • Bebop
    • Cool Jazz
    • Hard Bop
    • Post Bop
  • Modern Jazz
    • Freebop
    • Expressionism
    • Impressionism
    • Restructuralism
    • Postmodernism
  • Hybrids And Related Styles
    • Latin Jazz
    • Fusion
    • New Age
• Music Theory
  • Reading Music
    • Staves And Form
    • Notating Rhythm
    • Pitch
    • Notating Pitch
    • Key Signature
    • Transposition
    • Other Markings
    • Reading A Chart
  • Basic Theory
    • Steps And Scales
    • Major And Minor Scales
    • Key Center
    • Intervals
    • Triads
    • Seventh Chords
    • Other Minor Scales
  • Harmony
    • Diatonic Chords
    • Function And Resolution
    • Circle Of Fifths
    • Non-Diatonic Chords
    • Extended Chords
    • Altered Chords
    • Other Chord Types
    • Chord Progressions
    • Non-Tonal Music
  • Melody
    • Using Chord Tones
    • Using Scales
    • Voice Leading
  • Jazz Scales
    • Major Scale Harmony
      • Major Scale
      • Dorian Mode
      • Phrygian Mode
      • Lydian Mode
      • Mixolydian Mode
      • Minor Scale
      • Locrian Mode
    • Blues And Bebop Scales
      • Blues Scale
      • Dominant Bebop Scale
      • Major Bebop Scale
    • Pentatonic Scales
      • Major Pentatonic Scale
      • Minor Pentatonic Scale
      • Sus Pentatonic Scale
      • In Sen Scale
    • Melodic Minor Harmony
      • Melodic Minor Scale
      • Phrygian #6
      • Lydian Augmented Scale
      • Lydian Dominant Scale
      • Fifth Mode
      • Locrian #2
      • Altered Scale
    • Symmetric Scales
      • Whole Tone Scale
      • HW Diminished Scale
      • WH Diminished Scale
    • Other Scales
      • Harmonic Minor Scale
      • Spanish Phrygian Scale
  • Jazz Voicings
    • Skeleton Voicings
    • 3/7 Voicings
    • Drop 2 Voicings
    • Quartal Voicings
    • "So What" Voicings
    • Upper Structures
    • Diminished Chord Voicings
    • Scale Based Voicings
    • Polychord Voicings
• Improvisation
  • Basic Considerations
    • Context
    • Balance
    • Direction
  • Harmonic Considerations
    • Key Centered Improvisation
    • Quality
    • Color
    • Contrast
    • Chord Substitutions
      • Diatonic Substitutions
      • Turnarounds
      • Tritone Substitutions
      • Diminished Substitutions
      • Coltrane Changes
    • Modal Improvisation
    • Chromaticism
    • ii-V-I Applications
    • Harmonic Freedom
  • Melodic Considerations
    • Idea Generation
    • Rhythmic Placement
    • Construction
    • Melodic Development
• Accompanying
  • Chordal Instruments
    • Orchestration
    • Voicing
    • Comping Rhythms
    • Reharmonization
    • Accompanying Oneself
  • Bass
    • Foundation
    • Walking
    • Pedal Point
    • Counterpoint
  • Drums
    • Establishing The Groove
    • Marking The Form
    • Rhythmic Commentary
  • General
    • Spontaneous Backgrounds
    • Arranged Backgrounds
    • Group Improvisation
• Practical Musicianship
  • Practicing
    • Structuring Your Practice
    • Learning A Tune
    • Group Rehearsal
  • The Bandstand
    • Organization
    • Beginning A Tune
    • The Solo Section
    • Ending A Tune
  • Conclusion
    • Improvisation In Life
    • Life In Improvisation