1 score (128 pages) ; 31 cm +

"[Student will learn the following:] open a fake book/sheet music with chord symbols and play a tune, accompany vocalist/instrumentalist on any type of tune, get a solo piano/vocal gig, use the piano as a helpful tool to practice vocal improvisation, analyze the chord changes to a song and understand the function of each chord within the progression, double-check published leads-sheets for accuracy, improve composition skills by being able to play and hear the tunes, improve improvisation skills by understanding the harmonic construction of a song."--Page 2

Jazz educator, arranger, and vocalist Michele Weir gives you many valuable tips for learning and playing jazz keys, including general piano review, chord positions, rhythmic styles, harmonizing, and more

Includes chord symbols

Piano review: Technique basics ; Five-note warmup ; Scales ; Diatonic triads -- Jazz piano 101: Circle of fifths ; Chord types ; Intro to voicings -- Position #1: Voicing P1 (major, dominant and minor seventh chords) ; ii-V-I progression ; Pattern P1 major ; Voicing P1 (minor seventh, flat five chords) ; Pattern P1 minor -- Position #2: Voicing P2 (major, dominant and minor seventh chords) ; Pattern P2 major ; Voicing P2 (minor seventh, flat five chords) ; Pattern P2 minor -- Applying the patterns: Connecting the dots ; The nature of chord progressions ; FAQ: What do I do if ...? -- Rhythmic styles: Swing ; Bossa nova ; Jazz waltz, Samba, Ballads -- Expanding your palette: Color notes ; Five-note voicings -- Positions #3 and #4: Voicing and pattern P3 ; Voicing and pattern P4 ; Mixing and matching patterns (P1, P2, P3 and P4) -- Open voicings: Drop 2 ; Non-formulaic open voicings -- Pianistic texture: Broken chords ; Passing notes -- Playing the tune! Harmonizing the melody ; Fills ; Melodic troublemakers -- Appendix I: Etudes (Jazz Standards) -- Appendix II: Catalog of chord symbols and color notes

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