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Sonic Resource Guide
by Bruce Arnold
"Sonic Resource Guide" is a reference book for the application of set
theory principles to jazz improvisation. It is meant for the musician
who wants to explore new sounds for improvisation or composition.
The aim of "Sonic Resource Guide" is to bridge the gap between highly
mathematical pitch class theory books and the often limited scope of
jazz improvisation methods by demonstrating various musical
relationships that an improviser can use to create fresh sounding
musical content.
The book reduces note relationships down to two hundred and twenty
prime forms. Endless combinations of notes can be derived from these
prime forms which are commonly referred to as pitch class sets.
The various melodic and harmonic relationships of these pitch class
sets are listed to help a musician locate and utilize these
relationships within their own playing. Along with each pitch class set
is a listing of possible related jazz chords.
Where appropriate a listing of all three and four note chords can be
found to aid in creating varied and unique harmonic pallettes, as well
as three, four, six and eight note subset relationships to help in
exploring subset based musical ideas.
Jazz musicians will find this book user friendly because all
relationships are listed as both pitch names and scale degrees. Set
theory students will find each pitch class set is also expressed in its
prime form.
An index containing a simplified set list is also included to help in
locating a prime form's scales from any note combination. There is also
a brief theory section exploring some of the uses of the information
presented. Further books will explore these theoretical relationships
in depth.
Price: $24.99
IBSN: 978-1-59489-889-1
Status: Book available for immediate download for customers. You can either pay with a credit card or with a paypal account.
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