Berklee Practice Method (Paperback)

Tiger Okoshi

ISBN 10: 0634007904 / ISBN 13: 9780634007903

Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitively - how to listen, interact and respond, improvize and become part of the groove. The book and play-along CD should help you improve your timing, technique and reading ability. Lessons thoughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the trumpet in a contemporary ensemble. Learn to play melody, support a soloist, and improvize over chord changes. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicans. The accompanying CD features Berklee players and covers a variety of styles including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova. Topics include warming up, establishing a practice routine, learning by ear, theory and technique, rhythmic interpretation, improvization, reading, song form, and interpreting lead sheets. Lessons thoughout this title guide you through technique that is specific to playing the trumpet in a contemporary ensemble. Learn to play melody, support a soloist, and improvize over chord changes. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself or with other musicans. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Berklee Practice Method (Paperback)
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634007904
• ISBN 13: 9780634007903
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

(Berklee Methods). Discover how to play in a band with this Berklee Practice Method book/CD pack! Lessons throughout the book guide you through technique that is specific to playing the trumpet in a contemporary ensemble. You'll learn: melody and improvisation, phrasing, articulations, breathing, chords, scales, theory, comping, reading, interpreting lead sheets, and much more. Daily practice routines are designed for practicing by yourself, or with other musicians. The accompanying CD features outstanding Berklee players and covers a variety of styles, including rock, funk, jazz, blues, swing and bossa nova.

About the Author

Charles Lewis is the founder and executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization focusing on ethics and public service issues. He has recently been awarded the 1998 McArthur "Genius" grant.

The Center For Public Integrity is the non-profit, nonpartisan watchdog organization that produced "The Buying of the President" in 1996 and "The Buying of the Congress" in 1998.