I wrote a lot of other book, course and video reviews too. Please remember that this book comes in versions for C instruments, Bb instruments, Eb instruments and C Bass Instruments, so be aware of that when you purchase a copy. Where can you buy this book? I recommend checking out Amazon, eBay, Abe Books to see whether they have this book in stock. TLDR: If you want to develop your sight reading & jazz phrasing, this is a worthwhile book to get (if you can find a copy). Good instructions on how to practice the material too.Ĭons: It might seem like a slim book, so depending on the price that you get it for, you might feel it’s worth it (or not). Pros: Great compositions for sight reading practice. I do wish that Berklee Press reprint John’s other books (besides his excellent book, “A Guide To Jazz Improvisation”, which is still in print and widely available). If you can locate a copy of this book, it’s a worthwhile addition to your jazz education library & practice routine. It probably would have helped me learn certain aspects of the music much faster. Of course, you could learn this by listening to a lot of jazz & transcribing… but a book like this certainly can help speed up the process.Īll in all, after studying and playing jazz over the years, I wish I worked more on books like this when I started learning jazz. This book for me is helpful to ingrain some of those aspects. However, so much of jazz relies in the combination of “how” you play those notes and the rhythms that make up those melodies. The problem with a lot of of jazz improvisation education materials is that so much of the emphasis is explaining the scale & chord match, or in the pitch content alone. Even though the intention is to help improve sight reading, I actually got more ideas on how to improvise stronger jazz lines. For me, as I followed the instructions and sight read the compositions I definitely had a better feel for the kind of rhythms and phrasing that comes with playing/performing/improvising jazz.
With a book like this, the true test is how usable is the material. There are 12 compositions that are included in this book built on “one or two musical ideas and/or rhythmic units indigenous to stage band music”. Developing an awareness of solo, duet, and group techniques. The development of his musical conception in the stage band idiom.ģ. Improving his ability to read music at sightĢ. This programmed method is designed to aid the student in:ġ. The whole goal is to provide high quality sight reading materials (compositions written as duets in treble clef) that has clear musical goals. At 26 pages, it’s a small volume but with a big impact and singular focus. This book by John LaPorta was released by Berklee Press Publications back in 1967.
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