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The amount of theoretical knowledge required to become a fluent improvisor on the piano can be overwhelming to the aspiring jazz pianist. Jazz Piano Vocabulary is a series of books designed to help students of jazz piano learn and apply jazz scales by mastering each scale and its uses in improvisation. Each book focuses on a different scale, and features:

        ° the scale in all twelve keys - two octaves up and down with complete fingerings
        ° chords and left hand voicings that can be used with the scale
        ° ideas for applying the material
        ° transcriptions and/or etudes using the scale
        ° ideas for further study and listening
        ° detailed instructions and suggestions on how to practice the material
        ° opportunity to contact the author online if questions arise

For students who are knowledgeable about the more elementary scales covered in Volumes 1, 2, and 5, this book focuses on the Phrygian and Spanish Phrygian scales. It unlocks the "modern" jazz sound by introducing chords such as the "Phrygian" chord (susb9) and so-called "slash chords". Volume 3 also provides a detailed treatise on a modal approach to chord voicing, left-hand voicings, sample comping patterns, practice tips and an original composition by saxophonist Virginia Mayhew.

Sound samples for scales and examples and additional information are made available to the reader on the publisher's website.

This book is based on Roberta Piket's twenty-plus years of educational experience. In addition to her private students and her experience coaching jazz ensembles at Long Island University, Roberta has given clinics or masterclasses at the Eastman school of Music, Rutgers University, California Institute of the Arts, Macalester College, Duke University, The Jazz School, and countless middle and high schools throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan.

An unusual feature of this book is the author's availability to answer questions on the material at the Muse Eek Publishing website, creating an interactive learning experience for the student.