Bill Keis

Improvisation And Composition Bill Keis

The purpose of this Book is to cover the basics of composition and arranging, as well as provide access to virtually every possible chord progression that exists which could result in mastery of Improvisation and Composition. This Book answers many interesting questions such as: * What are the basics of composition? * What are the various methods of composing? * What are the important parts of a song or composition? * What is the form of a jazz standard, a pop song, a Latin Rock tune, etc.? * What are melodic phrases? * What is the relationship between melody & harmony? * How do you know when you are done writing a song? * What are the main elements of any style of music? * How to write in any style? * What are the 4 types of motions of harmony? * What is the difference between chord substitution and reharmonization? * How to never run out of ideas for chord progressions? * How to improvise over any chord progression? And many more! Music can come to you from inspiration; however professionals can't wait for that. With this data, you will never run out of ideas for improvisation or composition. The data in this book applies to musicians who want to develop a high level of expertise with improvisation, arranging and composition in any style of music. Invaluable as a reference book for private lessons or as a textbook for classroom study.