11 SCALES for
Jazz Improvisation
JEFF LEWIS
How to use this book I would suggest you memorize all 11 scales. At first, this seems very daunting and overwhelming. However, if we really exam the scales, we find that there are 12 major scales, 12 melodic minor scales (which are "easy" once you memorize all 12 major scales because you only have to lower the 3rd scale tone of the major scale), 3 diminished (because of the symmetry), 2 whole tone (because of the symmetry), 12 minor and major pentatonic, 12 blues scales, and 3 types of bebop scales that relate to the major scales. I have found, even though it takes more work at first, that the best way to learn these scales is to learn all 12 major scales first, and then figure out the rest either by ear or by interval. Of course, you can memorize them all by reading them as well. Some people are more visual learners rather then aural. With these 11 scales memorized, you will be well equipped to navigate any chord sequence found in jazz and many other types of music. Have fun! Jeff
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About me
Graduated from SJSU in 1987 with a BM in jazz performance Professor of Jazz Trumpet at SJSU and West Valley College Winner of two Grammys Pacific Mambo Orchestra (2014) BB King “Blues Summit” (1993) Toured/Performed with Huey Lewis and the News, Boz Skaggs, Joe Louis Walker, Lavay Smith, Conjunto Céspedes, The Sons of Champlin. Ray Charles, Dian Krall, Kenny Loggins, Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Four Tops, The Temptations, O’Jays, Martha Reeves, The Shirelles, The Coasters, The Drifters, Kristin Chenoweth, Ray DeLa Paz, Tito Nieves, La India, Steve Turre, Jon Faddis, Tim Hagins, Cedar Walton, Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, California Symphony. SF Broadway Shows include; The Mystery of Edwin Drood, White Christmas, Motown, Spamalot, Annie, South Pacific.
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