MUSIC THEORY BOOK "EASY TO LEARN" HOW TO IMPROVISE!!! Start Price USD 20.00 Current Price USD 20.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 24.95 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Clarksburg, WV See more about 'MUSIC THEORY BOOK "EASY TO LEARN" HOW TO IMPROVISE!!!' Description The S.P.I.T Book is the much sought after exercise and reference guide for the advanced musician and a study guide for the beginning musician to learn the basic tools necessary for improvisation.  The first 48 chords: Major 7, Dominant 7, Minor 7 and Half Diminished are addressed. Each of the 48 chords are divided into 4 parts:  The (S)cale that relates to the chord The (P)attern that relates to the chord The (I)nversion that relates to the chord and  The (T)riad that relates to the scale. In total there are 192 sections to be learned or referenced. Though not necessary, You will find that learning the S.P.I.T Book fun to since it can be used in conjunction with many of the high quality play alongs found on the market today. The S.P.I.T book will also be helpful for those who wish to practice a seldom used key (for example F#) to get the technique under their fingers. The S.P.I.T Book works with any music that requires improvisation from jazz to bluegrass. The S.P.I.T. Book is constructed for extensive use. The removable pages are encased in high quality plastic sheet protectors and held together with the durable presentation three ring binder. The S.P.I.T. Book weighs over two pounds and is built to last and designed for easy use! The removable pages allow the beginning musician to place a S.P.I.T. page that matches the Key signature of a simple song on the same music stand as the song. If the song is in the Key of G and seems to have an upbeat and happy sound then the G Major 7 SPIT page would be used. If the song is in the key of G but seems to have a darker bluesy sound(lowered 3rd and 7th) then G minor 7 will fit better.   The amazing element about the S.P.I.T. Book is that each page contains only four lines!!! Due to the way the pages are desgined, a musician can start on any line, anywhere on the line and skip around to any of the four lines. The pages allow total flexibility and the musician can add whatever rhythm they wish. This sounds easy! and it is! The S.P.I.T page can be as easy or difficult as the musician wishes it to be. The more advanced musician can remove the pages to work on various progressions such as the ii V7 I to the very challenging "Coltrane" progression a.k.a. the augmented progression. Any progression that involves the chord types listed above can be arranged in all twelve keys. You will find the S.P.I.T. Book(copyright 2006) one of the most fundimentally important books about music you'll own.  "Think about it", a book that takes the mystery out of improvisation and constructed to endure extensive use. Good Luck and Enjoy At the top right of the page under "Meet the Seller" click on "View Seller's Other Items" to see all items for sale. Place a Bid!