Jeff Gardner

Popular Music Harmony Vol. 2 - Cadences and Harmonic Sequences Jeff Gardner

This is a complete book for all instruments containing numerous exercises on the most common cadences and harmonic sequences. Each concept is presented in chords (piano voicings) and melodic phrases playable by any melodic instrument. Hundreds of voicings in guide tones, Drop 2, fourths, and fifths. Includes: gospel cadences, bitonal cadences, 11 melodic lines on standard tunes with harmonic analysis, Coltrane changes, Rhythm Changes, reharmonization, pedal points and composition exercises as well as harmonic sequences and loops. Comping exercises in styles such as jazz, samba, baião, and salsa. Level: beginning to advanced. 130 pp. "Full of chord voicings and melodic lines on the most important progressions, this is a technical course of study for pianists and piano students, as well as a guide to the inter-relation of harmony and melody for all instrumentalists. A spectacular work!" - Marcelo Martins "Full of fantastic information for aspiring jazz pianists." Russell Ferrante (Yellowjackets) "Volumes I and II of Popular Music Harmony offer piano students and any instrumentalist interested in the subject a series of essential exercises based on the backbone of the tonal system: transpositions of cycles, cadences, and harmonic sequences." Rubner de Abreu