{"product_id":"the-bebop-guitar-improv-series-vol-1-lesson-book-a-comprehensive-guide-to-jazz-improvisation-paperback","title":"The Bebop Guitar Improv Series VOL 1- Lesson Book: A Comprehensive Guide To Jazz Improvisation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichie Zellon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE BEBOP GUITAR IMPROV SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBebop is a language. Like any language, it has its own melodic grammar, rhythmic syntax, and internal logic - and it has to be learned systematically, not assembled from fragments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've worked through jazz guitar methods and still can't improvise fluently over changes, the problem likely isn't your playing. It's that most methods are either too superficial, disorganized, or try to compress an entire discipline into a single book. That's not a curriculum - it's an outline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis series was built to solve that problem completely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're new to jazz improvisation and have a basic knowledge of the guitar, this is where you start - and where you go all the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bebop Guitar Improv Series is a complete, six-book system developed exclusively for linear, single-note jazz improvisation on guitar. It was built over a ten-year period, tested with hundreds of students across multiple music schools, and refined until every step in the learning sequence was proven to work before a single book went to print.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat the system covers: \u003c\/b\u003eEach of the six books plays a specific, non-redundant role in a structured progression from foundational principles to complete fretboard mastery. All lessons and exercises are written in standard notation, tablature, and intervallic script. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1 Lesson Book\u003c\/b\u003e - The entry point for every student. Nine progressive modules cover jazz improv theory and practice from the ground up: guide tones, voice leading, diatonic and chromatic approaches, enclosures, upper extensions, and 27 bebop etudes in order of difficulty over II-V-Is, secondary and substitute dominants, altered dominants, Bird Blues, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 1 Workbook\u003c\/b\u003e - Six sets of Bebop Calisthenics systematically drill every approach note concept from the Lesson Book across all chord families in seven fingering positions, converting theory into muscle memory. Includes a Rhythm Lab covering swing and syncopation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScale \u0026amp; Arpeggio Book\u003c\/b\u003e - The technical backbone of the entire curriculum. Introduces the Heptatonic System (an expanded approach to the CAGED system) - seven fingering patterns covering every scale and arpeggio family across the complete fretboard. Referenced throughout both volumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2 Lesson Book\u003c\/b\u003e - Picks up exactly where Volume 1 ends. Nine advanced modules and 21 etudes over \u003ci\u003eRhythm Changes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutumn Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll The Things You Are\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStella By Starlight\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Introduces four-note enclosures, intervallic approaches, modal superimposition, symmetrical diminished harmony, and two-voice counterpoint - with a technical focus on multi-positional playing across the full fretboard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVol. 2 Workbook\u003c\/b\u003e - Nine sets of Bebop Calisthenics (#7-15) provide a complete, full-fretboard technical workout for every concept introduced in the Vol. 2 Lesson Book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArpeggio Frameworks for Melodic Targeting\u003c\/b\u003e - The capstone of the curriculum. A specialized system for bridging the gap between knowing the theory and spontaneously creating jazz lines in real time, applied over Blues forms and a wide range of jazz standards. Grounded in the author's extensive study of research from the field of Psychology and its application to how musicians most effectively learn to improvise in real time, it provides a step-by-step procedure for mastering real-time melodic targeting. Used in conjunction with both volumes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe series was developed by Richie Zellon - guitarist, composer, and international clinician who has taught at music schools and universities worldwide, including Florida International University and the University of South Florida - whose work has been recognized in several major jazz reference publications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAudio files and Band-in-a-Box practice files are available for download for all applicable books.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichie Zellon, guitarist, composer, and music educator, has held teaching positions as professor of jazz guitar at Florida International University (Miami) the University of South Florida (Tampa) The Music Workshop (Orlando) and his own venue, Miami Jazz Guitar. With several critically acclaimed recordings under his name, Zellon has recorded and\/or performed with some of the most influential musicians both in the mainstream and Latin jazz genres. Among them, Paquito D' Rivera, David Leibman, Jerry Bergonzi, Sam Rivers, George Garzone, Danilo Perez, Jeff Berlin, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna and Edward Simon to name a few. Due to his innovations in the field of jazz and latin music he has been profiled in several important books such as \"The Great Jazz Guitarists\" by Scott Yanow, \"The Jazz Guitar: Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1900\" by Maurice J. Summerfield,\"El Diccionario de Latin Jazz\" by Nat Chediak, \"Caliente: A History of Latin Jazz\" by Luc Delanoy and \"Jazz Jews\" by Michael Gerber. For almost a decade, he wrote an instructional column for Jazz Improv magazine. In addition to his dedication to mainstream jazz, his ongoing research on the music of various Latin American cultures and their fusion with contemporary music has been a sought after topic by musicians at international clinics and workshops as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53094055444704,"sku":"9781515164746","price":39.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Fr9Cu3_pkB9781515164746.webp?v=1781647583","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bebop-guitar-improv-series-vol-1-lesson-book-a-comprehensive-guide-to-jazz-improvisation-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}