VOl.2 Pentatonics

INTRODUCTION

Pentatonics, is the second book in the series called "Inside Improvisation". This book provides a practical yet creative approach to assimilating pentatonics into your melodic pnusieal reservoir. I was inspired to put this system into a book format because having taught this method over the years it has proven to be tremendously successful.

I've often been asked by students, "Who plays strictly pentatonics?" 1 can't think of anyone who only plays pentatonics but many of the modern players have pentatonics at their command and melodic disposal. Of course, listening to the great players who use pentatonics is an invaluable lesson in learning how to employ them in a musical way.

The accompanying play-along recording has been designed for use in conjunction with the text. There are 18 play-along tracks (tunes or practice progressions) as well as seven demonstration tracks. Piano players can eliminate the piano track by turning off the right channel of the amplifier, bass players can turn down the left channel.

This is a method book designed for all instruments. Its goal is to outline a system toward mastering pentatonics and to show different creative ways to convert pentatonic scales into melodies and music.