Music theory through improvisation
Subtitle: a new approach to musicianship training
By: Edward Sarath.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780415804530; 9780415997256; 9780203873472
Subjects: Music theory; Jazz -- Instruction and study; Improvisation (Music)
Table of contents: title: Improvisation across boundaries; title: Music fundamentals; title: Modality and rhythm I; title: Modality and rhythm II; title: Basic tonal materials; title: Harmonic functions; title: Swing; title: Melodic line construction and harmonization; title: Chord inversion present and past; title: Non-diatonic harmony I; title: Non-diatonic harmony II; title: Figured bass realization at the keyboard; title: Extended chords; title: Altered extensions; title: Diverse approaches to analysis; title: Further creative horizons in jazz improvisation and composition.