Jazz

Rodney Dale (Autor)

Media-Kombination

146 Seiten

2004 | New edition
Teach Yourself
978-0-340-81117-7 (ISBN)

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'Jazz' is a comprehensive guide that offers something for everyone with an interest in this musical genre. It looks at the origins and development of jazz, and gives an insight into its musical structures and the way in which it is played. An accompanying CD contains extracts from key works.

Teach Yourself Jazz offers something for everyone whose imagination has been captured by the exciting world of jazz. The book looks at the origins and development of jazz and gives an insight into its musical structures and the way in which it is played. It provides an essential guide for both the beginner and the more experienced musician or listener.

Teach Yourself Jazz introduces the music from a number of angles, including:

- its musical and cultural history

- its musical structure

- the instruments upon which it is played

- important practitioners and bands.

An audio CD accompanies the text with over 60 minutes of extracts from key works, to build your understanding and enhance your listening experience.

Whether you read TEACH YOURSELF JAZZ from cover to cover or dip in for specific information, it will help you to improve your understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the music and its culture.

Rodney Dale has been involved with jazz for over 40 years, including playing piano with a number of bands, organising classes and workshops on jazz appreciation and writing books on the subject.

Introduction; Part A: The History And Development Of Jazz; 1. What is Jazz? 2. The Three Elements of Music; 3. The Raw Materials of Jazz; 4. The Birth of Jazz; 5. The Pioneers of Jazz; 6. The Blues; 7. Piano Ragtime and Stride; 8. New Orleans Jazz Migrates; 9. Big Bands; 10. Boogie Woogie; 11. The Swing Era; 12. Bop and Afterbop; 13. New Orleans Revival; Part B: The Instruments Of Jazz; 14. What's in the Band? Part C: The Structure Of Jazz; 15. Rudiments of Music; 16. Practical Music-Making; 17. Scales and Chords; 18. Further Chords; 19. Chord Sequences; Appendix: Musicians; Taking it further; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.2.2004
Reihe/Serie	Teach Yourself
Zusatzinfo	Mixed media b&w drawings, staves, glossary, bibliog , index
Sprache	englisch
Maße	230 x 250 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
ISBN-10	0-340-81117-X / 034081117X
ISBN-13	978-0-340-81117-7 / 9780340811177
Zustand	Neuware