Touch and Rhythm Techniques for the Jazz Pianist
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000JNMSNA |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 33 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Specifically considered are: *Rhythmic emphasis in jazz *Jazz accent *Transforming the "horn line" to the piano *Touch studies. This book deals with the techniques of traditional keyboard literature as modified when applied to a jazz performance. He was also the jazz critic for the New York Herald Tribune. The book will help the student in transforming his/her level of classical training to the demands of an authentic jazz performance. Each idea is presented and explained and then followed by a piece of music using the new idea. Contents: *Introduction *Lesson #1: Finger independence *Afro-Cuban *Lesson #2: Equal finger strength *Blues for fourth and fifth finger *Lesson #3: accent *Richochet *Lesson #4: modal technique *Modal etude *Lesson #5: wrist study *Gut bucket *Lesson #6: The eighth note touch *Sequence *Lesson #7: The sixteenth note touch *Toccatina *Lesson #8: Weight displacements *Motion *Lesson #9: Thumb study *Blues for thumb *Lesson #10 Pedal study *Lament *Lesson #11: Classical jazz accent *Bach-Bop. The composer, John Mehegan, has served as jazz instructor at the Julliard School of Music and at Columbia University. This book is divided into 11 "lessons"