The Master Arpeggio System for Jazz Improvisation II

by Dennis Roberts

Description ATTENTION GUITARISTS!!
Improvisation is the art of composing in the moment with freedom of expression. Do you want to get on the fast track to improvising with modern jazz style?The second book in the Master Arpeggio System series continues where the first one left off, where we work smarter, not harder with this efficient method-a fretboard navigation system-for learning to improvise in a jazz context that bypasses boring, tedious exercises and endless music theory so we can play now and think later. Make fundamental changes in your playing today!Improvise NOW: Use minor and harmonic minor sounds to improvise over minor ii-V-i changes like a PRO.Use arpeggios (triads, shell voicings, quartal and inversions), scales, pentatonic scales and chromaticism to create sophisticated modern lines.Use voice-leading and target tones intuitively without tons of rote memorization exercises.Use tension and resolution skillfully to create melodic inside and outside sounds in your playing.Use diminished sounds for more interesting lines.Play over common jazz turnarounds and learn to develop soloing strategies to expertly tackle the chord progressions found in traditional jazz standards where you're constantly moving through different key centers.Apply everything from the first two books in a solo over 24 bars of a 12 bar jazz blues.Techniques and approaches that are universal to bebop, hard bop, post bop, jazz blues, smooth jazz, jazz funk, contemporary jazz, rock fusion, Latin, Afro-Cuban, avant-garde, cool jazz, Ethno and World jazz, European (Euro), jazz pop, jazz rock, modal, swing, noir, nu jazz, soul jazz, West Coast, punk jazz, etc. Learn and Apply: Arpeggios, triads and inversionsTarget tonesVoice leadingQuartal arpeggiosSuperimpositionPentatonic scalesMinor scaleHarmonic minor and Phrygian dominantAltered Scale (super Locrian)Diminished scale and arpeggiosChromatic approach notes, passing tones and enclosuresTension and resolution (inside and outside playing)Motivic ideas (motifs)Call and response linesMinor ii-V-i and V-iStatic harmonyCommon jazz turnarounds12 bar jazz blues
The ideas presented in The Master Arpeggio System for Jazz Improvisation are an excellent introduction to jazz improvisation for guitarists who want to explore the possibilities of this expansive genre and also those who want to add new sounds to their existing style, whether blues, rock, metal, progressive, pop or jam band. The MASTER ARPEGGIO SYSTEM approaches learning complex concepts from a new perspective that distills the information into an easy to learn and apply method that helps musicians to think in intervals, triads and arpeggios first and scales second in a way that results in an endless variety of melodic ideas that's as easy as connecting the dots. The MASTER ARPEGGIO SYSTEM is an excellent method for guitar teachers! Once learned, this method is easy to communicate, making teaching it a breeze and the ideas are easy to learn and understand and produce musical results very quickly. In TABLATURE & MUSIC NOTATION.
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