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Piano - Beginning-Intermediate SKU: MB.98715 Composed by Misha V. Stefanuk. Squareback saddle stitch, Style, Piano and Keyboard, Technique, Theory and Reference. Jazz. Book. 104 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #98715. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.98715). ISBN 9780786657827. UPC: 796279072199. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.Following the best-selling Jazz Piano Chords, this informative volume provides a scale reference and practice tool for any pianist wanting to learn to play jazz. Starting with diatonic, pentatonic, symmetrical and exotic scales, more advanced composer and jazz scales are introduced. The following discussion of polytonality, alternating scales, using scales with chords and scale chords represents the dominating concepts of contemporary jazz. The book ends with extensive 12-key libraries of scales, and scales arranged by chords. Learning to use these scales will help any pianist play with more tonal and modal variety, color, freedom and interest.

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