While the children on stage were yelling into their headsets to see how much they could make them feed back, I was hurriedly looking up chords and was making notes in my score. Anyway, I was fortunate enough to have this little book in my bag. Why? Because it’s musical theatre, that’s why. This musical, of course, had all the altered chords you could think of. Now, being the novice jazz player that I am, I don’t use extensively altered chords all that often. This score had far more, and far more complex chords. Luckily, this one wasn’t hand written, and was far easier to read. To my horror (pun slightly intended), it was totally different. But, it’ll be fine, just different keys… Right? Wrong. They’re in a little bit different keys, the ones the kids have been practicing with.” Well, that’s just swell. I get to the school, and I’m told “oh, that’s the wrong score. Having previously done a few musical theatre gigs, I knew the music would be tricky at best. So, I took home the handwritten score and rehearsed the tunes for the show. These past two weekends, I have been part of the band in a local high school’s production of “Little Shop Of Horrors.” I had stopped by the high school to pick up my score when they finally got them in, a few days before the first show. Good luck as you strive to be a better player! Use the appendixes for daily practice since it is easy to have the book with you anywhere you may be. Use the book as a dictionary to look up some scale or chord that you are less familiar with. Untill all of the information you need as a player is learned, it’s all readily available in this book. You do not need to go through it in any particular order. There are many ways to use the book for daily practice and study, or as a quick reference. This book is intended to be put into a pocket, backpack, or instrument case and carried around with you for quick reference anytime it is needed. “Jazz Improvisation: A Pocket Guide” is a compact, 3″x 5″ book by Dan Haerle designed to be a convenient resource for the gigging musician.
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