The jazz singer's guidebook
Subtitle: a course in jazz harmony and scat singing for the serious jazz vocalist
By: by David Berkman ; editor and publisher, Chuck Sher
Contributors: Sher, Chuck
Publisher: Sher Music
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Petaluma, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781883217624
Subjects: Jazz vocals; Chords (Music); Musical intervals and scales; Instruction and study; Singing; Scat singing
Notes: Companion CD contains musical examples.

Companion CD contains demonstration tracks keyed to examples in the text.
Table of contents: title: Becoming a functional pianist; title: Lead sheet basics; title: The melody of songs; title: Practice scatting 1. The chord tones and tensions of progressions; title: Practice scatting 2. Chord scales, friend or foe? (Friend!); title: Practice scatting 3. Applying chord scales to a tune; title: Practice scatting 4. A tetrachord approach to chord scales; title: Practice scatting 5. Chromatic approach note patterns and bebop vocabulary; title: Practice scatting 6. Guide tone lines; title: Practice scatting 7. The blues; title: Practice scatting 8. Technical drill of intervals; title: Conclusion.