Product Description

Not just another book of scales and patterns, this is a method that trains the mind, the ears and the fingers to work in perfect synchronization to respond instantaneously to any given chord progression. This ability is of paramount importance to any musician who wants to improvise in the jazz idiom. Leading jazz players have used this method for years, but this is the first time it has been published in book form. The author offers a comprehensive guide to improvisation on any instrument through chord changes in any key. A great source book for dozens of scales from the traditional major and minor forms to the modal scales used by jazz musicians. Even scales from other cultures Arabian, Balinese, Iranian, Hungarian, can be found here. A must-have for any musician who aspires to improvise with authority.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #567257 in Books
• Published on: 1997-04-30
• Released on: 1997-04-30
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Arnie Berle is a seasoned jazz educator with numerous books to his credit. He toured for years as a reed and flute player with many of the leading big bands in the country. Later, upon settling in his home town of New York, he became very active as a freelance musician and teacher. In 1964, with the arrival of the Beatles, Arnie decided to study the guitar. His experience with other instruments, including accordion and vibraphone, gave him a much broader musical perspective of the guitar. In 1975, he began writing interviews and articles for Guitar Player Magazine, culminating in his very popular column "Fretboard Basics." He is currently a full-time professor at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and writes a regular column for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine. His name is cited in the International Who's Who in Music.

Customer Reviews

For Beginners
Just basic scale stuff. Not too intricate here. Nothing more to say other than the fact that if you are new to jazz harmony you'll get something out of this book.....

Here are Scales and Modes
This may be a helpful compendium for those who need a scale and mode reference. It is rather lacking in the area of melodic possibilities. The examples are, with a couple of useful exceptions, obvious entry level sequences. Disappointing.

Superb resource
Not much to add to the review below, except that I use this book as part of my daily study. To absorb all the wealth of information Arnie presents here will take months, if not years, but Arnie knows his stuff and presents it in a clear, understandable way with nothing missed out - and just as importantly, no padding. I have most of Arnie's books and every one is a gem. He has a knack of getting to the heart of the matter. Do yourself a favour and check them out. Thanks Arnie!