The Chord Scale Theory and Jazz Harmony Analysis

Jazz harmony, as taught at the Berklee College of Music is based on the so called Chord Scale Theory. This method - further developed - is now available as a comprehensive textbook for the first time. Emerged from practice and designed for practical use, it provides theoretical knowledge necessary for improvisation, composing, and arranging. This comprehensive textbook is a must for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. It is quite logically constructed, very easy to comprehend, and the amount of necessary information contained in this pages is very impressive. It is also a helpful and organized tool that can aid any musician interested in understanding harmony as it relates to the complex subtleties of jazz improvisation. The high demands on today's professional musician requires a well-founded insight of the inner game of music. This method is reliable for analyzing different idioms of tonal music: jazz, pop, rock, and other contemporary styles, even the analysis of Western art music between 1650 and 1900 gains a new dimension. Enjoy the journey through the world of chord scales and jazz harmony "Having never had any institutional training in harmony and theory, I have often wondered just how Jazz Harmony came to be? To develop and exist with its so deep well of knowledge that is necessary to the improviser? Where did this come from and how did it develop? 'THE CHORD SCALE THEORY AND JAZZ HARMONY' explains this and also goes farther by showing just how this knowledge can be used. My only regret is that I’ve just found it." Art Farmer - "A helpful and organized tool that can shurely aid any musician interested in understanding harmony as it relates to the complex subtleties of jazz improvisation." Michael Brecker Probably the best book out there right now, about jazz-style harmonic analysis, is The Chord-Scale theory And Jazz Harmony, by Nettles and Graf. Joey Goldstein Jazz harmony, as taught at the Berklee College of Music, is based on the so-called chord scale theory." This method---further developed---is now available as a comprehensive textbook for the first time---The Chord Scale Theory & Jazz Harmony by Barrie Nettles and Richard Graf. Emerged from practice and designed for practical use, it provides theoretical knowledge necessary for improvisation, composing, and arranging. Introduction * Harmonic Structures * Diatonic Harmony * Dominant Chords and Diatonic Function * Minor Key Harmony * Blues * Diminished seventh Chords * Dominant Chords with Special Functions * Modal Interchange * Voicing Specific Chord Symbols and Structures * Modulations * Modal Systems * Nonfunctional Harmony * Introduction to Arranging." Comprehensive textbook based on the Chord Scale Theory as taught at the Berklee College of Music. Harmonic structures -- Diatonic harmony -- Dominant chords and diatonic function -- Minor key harmony -- Blues -- Diminished seventh chords -- Dominant chords with special functions -- Modal interchange -- Voicing specific chord symbols and structures -- Modulations -- Modal systems -- Nonfunctional harmony -- Introduction to arranging. Barrie Nettles, Richard Graf. Includes index. 11216--On spine 1. Harmonic structures 2. Diatonic harmony 3. Dominant chords and diatonic function 4. Minor key harmony 5. Blues 6. Diminished seventh chords 7. Dominant chords with special functions 8. Modal interchange 9. Voicing specific chord symbols and structures 10. Modulations 11. Modal systems 12. Non-functional harmony 13. Introduction to arranging.