The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos & Improvisation

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solos & Improvisation

by Michael Miller
Methods from musical masters for improvising in jazz, rock, and blues styles

Practice makes perfect-and this expert guide makes it easy... Using practices and exercises, popular music author Michael Miller gives intermediate musicians the skills to learn such improvisation techniques as chord theory, scales and modes, and melodies and phrasing. All types of soloists, including vocalists, will learn how to listen to and transcribe solos from existing recordings and how to create their own solos and styling. Filled with expert advice and interviews from experienced professionals from the worlds of rock, jazz and R&B, this book gives students the skills needed to move their music to the next Level.

Alpha Books, Paperback, english, 231 pages