Jazz Piano for Beginners. Harmony Part

Author: Xin Di
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: "Introduction to Jazz Piano" is the author's second book in the series of jazz music beginner textbooks following "Jazz Hanon." It consists of five major parts: Harmony, Blues, Walking Bass, Improvisation, and Practical Application. "Introduction to Jazz Piano – Harmony Part" has both differences and connections with "Jazz Hanon." "Jazz Hanon" is composed of all the scales and keyboard harmonies used in jazz music, while this textbook applies jazz harmonies to practical works. In simple terms, "Jazz Hanon" is a dictionary of jazz music, and this book is an introductory textbook for jazz piano. Here, the author combines Eastern and Western teaching philosophies, conveying a concept different from "Jazz Hanon": the joy of learning lies in the process of hands-on practice! Since this book is part of the "Introduction to Jazz Piano" series, it focuses solely on how to play jazz harmonies, systematically introducing the fundamental beginner technique of jazz piano – chord playing. This book applies jazz harmonies to practical works, addresses how to play jazz harmonies, and systematically introduces the most basic beginner technique of jazz piano – chord playing.