Berklee Jazz Piano
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Play jazz piano with new facility and expression as Ray Santisi, one of the most revered educators at the Berklee College of Music - and mentor to Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall, Joe Zawinul, and thousands of others - reveals the pedagogy at the core of Berklee's jazz piano curriculum. From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano maps the school's curriculum: a unique blend of theory and application that gives you a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz. Concepts are illustrated by the accompanying practice CD, where you'll hear how one of the great jazz pianists and educators of our time applies these concepts to both jazz standards and original compositions, and how you can do the same. You will learn: • Jazz chords and their characteristic tension substitutions, in many voicings and configurations • Modes and scales common in jazz • Techniques for comping, developing bass lines, harmonizing melodies, melodizing harmonies, and improvisation • Practice techniques for committing these concepts to your muscle memory • Variations for solo and ensemble playing • Advanced concepts, such as rhythmic displacement, approach-chord harmonization, and jazz counterpoint
Foreword Stephany Tiernan Tiernan, StephanyCh. 1 Mastering Chords 1Ch. 2 Bass Parts 7Ch. 3 Harmonizing the Melody 10Ch. 4 Tension Substitutions 14Ch. 5 Syncopation 19Ch. 6 Comping in Rhythm 22Ch. 7 Walking Bass Lines 29Ch. 8 Open Voicings 33Ch. 9 5-Part Fourth Voicings 38Ch. 10 Upper-Structure Triads 41Ch. 11 Larger Voicings 44Ch. 12 Approach-Note Harmonization 47Ch. 13 Introduction to Improvisation 51Ch. 14 Rhythmic Displacement 58Ch. 15 Pentatonic Scales and Chords 62Ch. 16 Modal Melody and Harmony 72Ch. 17 Jazz Counterpoint 78Ch. 18 Additional Harmonizations 81App. A Lead Sheets 85App. B Etudes 90App. C Berklee College of Music Piano Requirements 100Glossary 101
