Modern Jazz Voicings

Download or read book Modern Jazz Voicings written by Ted Pease and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). The definitive text used for the time-honored Chord Scales course at Berklee College of Music, this book concentrates on scoring for every possible ensemble combination and teaches performers and arrangers how to add color, character and sophistication to chord voicings. Topics covered include: selecting appropriate harmonic tensions, understanding jazz harmony, overcoming harmonic ambiguity, experimenting with unusual combinations and non-traditional alignments, and many more. The accompanying audio includes performance examples of several different arranging techniques.