Noppe Alex. Jazz Improvisation 1. Handbook

Performing Arts Institute, 2006. — 37 p.C Instruments.How to Practice Jazz.
Major Scales and Arpeggios.
Mixolydian and Dorian Scales.
Melodic Minor Scales and Arpeggios.
The Blues.
Blues Heads.
Blues Piano Comping.
Blues Bass Lines.
Blues Scales.
Modes of the Major Scale.
Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale.
Herbie Hancock -- Cantaloupe Island.
Cantaloupe Island Piano and Bass.
Tools for Improvisation.
Pentatonic Scales.
Miles Davis -- Milestones.
The ii-V7-I.
ii-V7-I Licks and Patterns.
ii-V7-I Progressions.
Digital Patterns.
John Coltrane’s Solo on Giant Steps.
Minor ii-V7-I’s.
Diminished and Augmented Scales.
Dealing with Complicated Chords.
Circle of 4ths.
How to Read Chord Symbols.
How to Learn Tunes.
How to Transcribe from a Recording.
Most Significant Jazz Recordings.
Important Jazz Musicians.
Tunes to Know.
Internet Resources.