Elderly Instruments Latest - Books - Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing & Licks http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=165 en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:17:09 -0500 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:17:09 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Book/CD pack. Begin your journey to improvisational mastery and finding your own musical voice. Contains 12 etudes, each based on a standard chord progression and centered on one left-hand position. Everything is carefully crafted to improve the playing technique, reading and improv chops of the beginning guitarist, and to increaase awareness on melody, harmony and rhythm. A Hands On! guide accompanies each etude to help you through the technical challenges and focus on points of musical interest. The 42-track CD features all 12 etudes performed by the author, plus musical examples. Notation only. 63 pp. ($17.99) ]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-501148.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-501148.htm Book/CD pack. Bring your local jazz jam session home! Contains 15 tracks with progressions frequently called at a typical jazz jam session. Each track features a professional rhythm section and is perfect for guitar, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone and trumpet players to hone their soloing skills. The feels, tempos and keys have been varied to broaden your jazz experience. In the book, each tune is paired with an Improv Etude to help you find melodic material to fit the tune. Styles include: ballads, bebop, blues, bossa nova, cool jazz, and more. Notation only. 30 pp. ($19.99) ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-311827.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-311827.htm Diatonic modal knowledge is essential to the guitarist as a tool for soloing. A solo should be a spontaneous improvisation. This book can help you store enough information to free yourself from having to search for what you want to play, thus aiding in spontaneity. You'll gain an understanding of each of the seven diatonic modes by inter-relating them against a particular chord or series of chords so you, the improviser, can obtain many interesting harmonic possibilities. 48 pp. ($9.99) ]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-804036.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-804036.htm Book/CD pack. A collection of grooves and melodies for beginner, intermediate and advanced jazz students. Features a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R&B, Jazz, Funk, Top 40, Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop and Latin. On each of the 20 tracks, the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea is played first by the guitar with the groove, followed by just the rhythm section groove, without the guitar. The 1st example is usually the easiest, the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult. Note/tab. 50 pp. ($21.95) ]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/512-70.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/512-70.htm Book/CD pack. Learn an entirely new way to improvise over jazz changes! This hefty package sheds new light on the old five-note scales that all guitarists know and love. The system is theoretically sound, easy to implement, and best of all, it's designed specifically for guitar. It will work with any chord progression - from simple to complex, there are no notes to avoid, solos are inherently melodic; can be used exclusively, selectively or in combination with any other system for playing solos; and it works well in major or minor tonalites. Note/tab. 254 pp. ($24.95) ]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-695961.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-695961.htm