Sher Music Forward Motion (From Bach to Bebop A Corrective Approach to Jazz Phrasing)
The core of the book is the crucial role that rhythmic phrasing has in creating an authentic "jazz feeling."
- Hal was the pianist with Cannonball Adderley, Phil Woods, John Scofield, Chet Baker and many other jazz greats.
- A master musician as well as educator.
- The only jazz method book to offer an interactive website where you can take each exercise and transpose it, loop it, change the tempo at will, and many other features.
- Hal shows how many people don't swing because they are thinking of the "one" as the start of each phrase, instead of the resolution of phrases - an idea that can radically transform people's ability to play jazz correctly!
Also complete chapters on:
- Melody guidetones as the underpinning of successful solos.
- How to line up the strongest notes of each chord with the strong beats of each measure, another essential idea.
- Resolving arpeggios so that you create forward motion in your lines.
- How to correctly use chromatic embellishments to add spice to your solos.
- And much more!
193 pages, $30 list price.
