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Arranging For Large Jazz Ensemble

by Dick Lowell, Ken Pullig

Create horn arrangements with texture and

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HL #50449528 complete guide to arranging for large horn
ISBN 0634036564 sections. Now, for the first time, learn the
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fueling and inspiring you with the written charts of Berklee legends Jeff
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Friedman, Ted Pease, Scott Free, Greg Hopkins, and Bill Scism.
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Saxophone fourths, clusters, and upper structure triads
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like rips and doits will give you creative tools for adding texture to
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● Analysis of a complete arrangement: Study an annotated score
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composed and arranged by the authors as you listen to the
performance on the included CD

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 Berklee Press - Catalog - Basic Afro-Cuban Rhythms

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Basic Afro-Cuban Rhythms

by Ricardo Monzon

Learn the classic rhythms of Afro-Cuban

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Guitar
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Percussion have graced the recordings of artists ranging from Walter Beasley and Didi
Saxophone Stewart to the Boston Pops and Greg Hopkins Big Band. A native of
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Winds Deborah Henson-Conant, and classical ensembles like the Orquesta Sinfonica
de Guatemala and New Life Symphony Orchestra. A master of congas,
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 Berklee Press - Catalog - Berklee Practice Method - Keyboard

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Berklee Practice Method - Keyboard

by Paul Schmeling, Russell Hoffmann

The first-ever method that teaches you how

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HL #50449428 Become the great keyboard player that
ISBN 0-634006517 everyone wants to have in their band.

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interact with other instruments, melodically and rhythmically. Daily practice
Categories routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicians.
Developed by the faculty of Berklee College of Music, the accompanying CD
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● interpreting lead sheets
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 Berklee Press - Catalog - Berklee Practice Method - Keyboard

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- Russell Ferrante, Founding member of Yellowjackets

"The Practice Method rules! It's a great way to learn riffs, latch onto some
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interpretations‹heavy rock, jazz, or whatever you want."

- Joe Stump, Shred Guitar Master, Assistant Professor, Berklee College of

Music

"An effective way for you to read charts and play along with other musicians
in a real-time playing environment. The book will keep your nose in the
music and the CD will keep your ears open to the goings-on of the other
musicians who are playing. Have fun, practice regularly, and enjoy this fine
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- Jeff Berlin

"True to the tradition of Berklee College of Music to thoroughly train

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- Carol Kaye, Bass recording legend, Pioneer in authoring tutors for the
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"Teachers are invaluable, practicing by yourself is critical, but performing in

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creative, expressive, and supportive musician that anyone would want to
have in their band."

- Gary Burton, Executive Vice President, Berklee College of Music

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 Berklee Press - Catalog - Harmonic Ear Training

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Harmonic Ear Training

by Roberta Radley

A vital introduction to ear training for

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to improve their listening skills and
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Voice Berklee College of Music. She has been using innovative methods to help her
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completely contagious. I found it really inspiring that she originally struggled
with ear training when she first started out and considers herself to still be a
student of it as well."

-MusesMuse.com (Singer /Songwriter website)

"In unsolicited testimony I have received feedback from students who show
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that working with the DVD "at their own pace" really helped them to make
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Thanks for making your excellent teaching available to us!"

-Mitch Haupers, Assocate Professor, Ear Training Dept., Berklee College of

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■ Internalizing the Music (MP3 lesson)

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 Berklee Press - Catalog - Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and Cadences

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Piano Essentials: Scales, Chords, Arpeggios, and Cadences

by Ross Ramsay

Get the tools you need to express your

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arpeggios, and their related theory, in major
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Beginning with basic concepts and advancing
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Performance performances. Play-along accompaniment tracks and performance examples
Production will help you apply your skills to a variety of contemporary styles.
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Education proficiency requirements and provides a solid foundation for advanced
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 Berklee Press - Catalog - Solo Jazz Piano: The Linear Approach

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Solo Jazz Piano: The Linear Approach

by Neil Olmstead

A step-by-step approach to solo jazz

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Book/CD: $39.95 Learn to improvise using the techniques

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standards. Notated transcriptions of sample improvisations illustrate each
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lesson's technique, and the accompanying CD lets you hear a master
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improviser put these ideas to work. Packed with hundreds of ideas that will
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Guitar • Use contrapuntal concepts such as pedal point, guide-tone lines, and non-
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Teddy Wilson, Dave McKenna, and Adam Makowicz, among others.
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Recordings of his classical compositions include "Sinfonia Borealis" and
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Conservatory. Neil is currently Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music.

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"This weighty book and CD provide you with a framework with which to
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very musical, the explanations clear. A good way to grow your improvisation
musicianship."

-How to Jam (Keyboard magazine supplement)

"I recommend this well conceived and researched book. The tunes that Neil
uses as a base for his etudes are wonderful."

-Dave McKenna, professional piano player

"Solo Jazz Piano includes a wide variety of techniques and ideas that are
certain to captivate students and teachers alike. It shows how to apply these
ideas, step by step, in a very clear, interesting, and practical manner. I
highly recommend it to those aspiring to develop a solid foundation of solo
jazz piano playing."

-Joanne Brackeen, Composer, jazz pianist, Professor, Berklee College of

Music

"At last, a book that gives the student solo pianist insight as to how to break
away from stride and explore the more profound aspects of jazz time and
improvisation."

-Alan Broadbent, pianist, composer, arranger

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