THE JAZZ LANGUAGE
BY DAN HAERLE
A THEORY TEXT FOR JAZZ COMPOSITION AND IMPROVISATION

CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION
1.INTERVALS 2.BASIC CHORD CONSTRUCTION
3.MODES OF THE MAJOR SCALE
4.BASIC SUBSTITUTION AND FUNCTION
5.THIRTEENTH CHORDS
6.MODES OF THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE
7.VOICING AND CONNECTING CHORDS
8.MODES OF THE ASCENDING MELODIC MINOR SCALE
9.POLYCHORD NOMENCLATURE
10.SYMMETRICAL ALTERED SCALES
11.ADVANCED SUBSTITUTION AND FUNCTION
12.PENTATONIC AND BLUES SCALES
13.FIVE PART HARMONY
14.SYNTHETIC SCALES
Appendix I.DEVELOPING IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS
Appendix II.MELODY HARMONIZATION CHECK-LIST
Appendix III.HINTS ON TRANSCRIBING SOLOS
Appendix IV.MODE IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
Appendix V.A SUGGESTED COURSE SYLLABUS

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