Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment

Mike Titlebaum (Ithaca College, USA)

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Routledge
20 May 2021

Theory of music & musicology; Jazz

"Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment teaches fundamental concepts of jazz improvisation, highlighting the development of performance skills through embellishment techniques. Written with the college-level course in mind, this introductory textbook is both practical and comprehensive, ideal for the aspiring improviser, focused not on scales and chords but melodic embellishment. It assumes some basic theoretical knowledge and level of musicianship while introducing multiple techniques, mindful that improvisation is a learned skill as dependent on hard work and organized practice as it is on innate talent.

This jargon-free textbook can be used in both self-guided study and as a course book, fortified by an array of interactive exercises and activities:

musical examples performance exercises written assignments practice grids resources for advanced study and more!

Nearly all musical exercises—presented throughout the text in concert pitch and transposed in the appendices for E-flat, B-flat, and bass clef instruments—are accompanied by backing audio tracks, available for download via the Routledge catalog page along with supplemental instructor resources such as a sample syllabus, PDFs of common transpositions, and tutorials for gear set-ups. With music-making at its core, Jazz Improvisation Using Simple Melodic Embellishment implores readers to grab their instruments and play, providing musicians with the simple melodic tools they need to ""jazz it up."""

By: Mike Titlebaum (Ithaca College USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 752g
ISBN: 9780367427436
ISBN 10: 0367427435
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 20 May 2021
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Titlebaum is Associate Professor of Music Performance and Director of Jazz Studies at Ithaca College.