Discover Blues Improvisation

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Discover Blues Improvisation offers the piano student of any age a chance to explore the blues. It also provides an essential foundation for learning to improvise in other styles such as popular music and jazz. A pianist starting this book should have an elementary music-reading proficiency (Level 2 to 3 in a method series). This book is effective for either group piano or private instruction. The exercises and pieces in this book nurture creativity and self-expression through the framework of the 12-bar blues. The improvisation exercises are simple, effective, and fun for both student and teacher. This comprehensive approach features:

• instruction in improvisation and theory
• appealing pieces with improvisation options
• blues technique
• blues ear training.
The CD includes real blues band accompaniments to play along with and the CD is enhanced so you can also use it in your computer to access standard MIDI files

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1. Everything But the Kitchen Sink” Blues
2. A Swingin' Musette
3. Alligator Swamp Stomp
4. Back at the Shed
5. Barrelhouse Blues
6. Barrelhouse Blues in G
7. Blues Band Jam
8. Blues Conversation
9. Blues Train
10. Bob-a-da Blues
11. Burnt Toast Blues
12. Call of the Blues
13. Cold Meatloaf Blues
14. Dance Hall of the Mountain King
15. Hot Riff Blues
16. Mike's Magic Bass (Walking Bass in G)
17. More Barrelhouse Bass
18. Roman Numeral Blues
19. Secret Agent Blues
20. The 12 Bar Blues
21. The Stomp
22. The Walking Bass
23. Two Blue Moods
24. Weather Report Blues
25. When the Blues is Callin'
26. Whiz Kid Stomp (Stomp Bass in G)