Difficulty level, roughly compared to ABRSM exam grades. 0 is total beginner, 9 is advanced (beyond grade 8).
Contents
Chord Construction - Chord Symbols, Major and Minor Triads, The Major and Minor Sixth, The 7th Chord, Upper Extensions
Altered Chords - The Augmented Chord, The Lydian Chord, The Minor 7, Altered 9th Chords, The Half Diminished Chord, The Diminished Chord
Scales: Their Derivation and Use - Table of Modes, Diatonic Seventh Chords, The Ionian Mode, The Jazz Major Scale, The Dorian Mode, Other Possibilities With The Dorian Mode, The Dorian Scale Over The V7 Chord, The Phrygian Mode, The Lydian Mode, The Mixolydian Mode, The Bebop Scale, The Aeolian Mode, The Locrian Mode
A Short History of the Blues
The Blues - The 12 Bar Blues, The Blues Scale
The Minor Blues
Ballad Playing - The Melody, Interpreting the Melody, The Lyrics, Incorporating The Lyrics, Ballad Keys
Jazz Articulation - Syncopation, Swing Feel, Notation, Bebop and 'Scat' Phrasing
Tonguing Techniques - The 'Two and Four', Double Tonguing, Triple Tonguing, Vibrato, Vibrato Technique
