Modern Jazz Piano: An Intermediate Guide to Jazz Concepts, Improvisation, Technique, and Theory (w/CD).(Book Review)

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Modern Jazz Piano, An Intermediate Guide to Jazz Concepts, Improvisation, Technique, and Theory (w/CD), by Sarah Jane Cion. Hal Leonard (7777 W. Bluemound Rd. P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213), 2005. 123pp. $19.95.

Modern Jazz Piano, as titled, is a guide rather than a method book. It is a tool that can be used for reference and for supplementing lesson plans. Inside, one will find individual sections that cover listening, jazz harmony, theory, transcription and analysis. Many jazz instructors find success with a non-linear teaching approach that allows the use of ...

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