Complete Book of Harmony Theory and Voicing
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156222994X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Professor Willmott is the author of two internationally acclaimed harmony texts entitled Mel Bay's Complete Book of Harmony, Theory, and Voicing and Mel Bay's Complete Book of Harmonic Extensions for Guitar. He has been a faculty member of the College for over twenty years and a performing guitarist for m
Topics covered include: Tensions, Voice Leading Chord Scales, Enharmonic Chordal Substitutions, Fourth Voicings, Chromatic Guide Lines, Triad Over Bass Voicings, and much more! The best part of this book, however, is the unique and practical way the author takes modern harmonic concepts and shows you how to apply them in real music situations! Written for the intermediate to advanced music theory enthusiast who wishes to master this facet of music.. This is a very comprehensive text that combines theory, harmony and voicing material with emphasis placed on voice leading. Although this book's primary focus is on four-note chord voicings on the middle strings of the guitar, much of the knowledge conveyed here can be appreciated and used by all jazz musicians, not only guitarists
About the Author Bret Willmott is a highly acclaimed professor at Berklee College of Music and a noted educator, author, and performer world-wide. Bret's musical history includes studies and/or performances with Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Mick Goodrick, and Bill Leavitt as well as guest appearances on recordings with Mike Stern, Dan Gottlieb, and Bob Moses. Professor Willmott is the author of two internationally acclaimed harmony texts entitled Mel Bay's Complete Book of Harmony, Theory, and Voicing and Mel Bay's Complete Book of Harmonic Extensions for Guitar. . He has been a faculty member of the College for over twenty years and a performing guitarist for more than thirty years. His classes and lessons are most often attended by advanced students and have included Berklee alumni Bill Frisell, Wolfgang Muthspiel, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. He has played a key role in the development of Berklee's Guitar Department curriculum including the creation of several new courses fo
"this book is a great investment. An excellent study" according to Rich. For me, a chord guy , this book is a great investment. An excellent study, a master class of chords in one volume. I am just getting started with it and look forward to the "treasure" within it. This is for advanced players. Trying this book without knowledge of harmony and chord construction will be very difficult. For those with this background this book is like hitting the motherland. Like Ted Greene books, there's a lot here, but worth the work for. A Must Own for Every Jazz Guitarist If you desire to play Jazz or any other music frankly, cut the bull out and get this book which will tell you how to do it. If you have ever wondered how Joe Pass and others play chords and melody and solo all at the same, this book will let you in on their secret The contents of this book is better than a Berkley education.. The book title is very misleading jerry borenstein When I first started the book it was obvious this was going to be a real challenging but I thought I could make progress once I figured out the system. I read music, have an excellent chord vocabulary and know the entire fretboard. Well I still haven't discovered any system. Now that I have had an opportunity to work on the material for more than a month I can tell you all I have gained is a headache and a few more chord inversions but know more knowle