Ready, Aim, Improvise!

As taught at Berklee College of Music READY, AIM, IMPROVISE! explores the critical areas involved in learning how to improvise, including: music theory, jazz harmony, ear training, jazz execution, jazz vocabulary, practicing, self-critiquing, career planning, and much more. READY, AIM, IMPROVISE! is filled with musical examples, exercises and practice routines that help make the learning process easy and enjoyable. Two enclosed play-along CDs feature modal, key-area and modulating chord progressions performed at a slow, manageable tempo. READY, AIM, IMPROVISE! is a clear, comprehensive study of the most important steps in a jazz musicians education. Don't be surprised if it gets you practicing more and playing better in no time at all! So get READY... AIM... IMPROVISE!

Part three: Target Practice - 8. Chorid-Tone Soloing and Chord-Scale Soloing - 9. Restriction Means Expansion - 10. Inside the Outside Chords - Musical Impact - Part four: Practicing - 12. Self-Recording: A Mirror for your Ears - Self-Critiquing: Accuracy and Musicality - 14. Private Practice, Jam Session and Jazz Gigs: A Balancing Act - 15. Designing a Personal Practice Routine - Appendix