Roni Ben-Hur - Talk Jazz: For All Instrumentalists & Vocalists

Talk Jazz: For All Instrumentalists & Vocalists
By Roni Ben-Hur

Author: Roni Ben-Hur
Publisher: Bohobza Music
ISBN-10: 0-9744943-0-5

Based on the popular Barry Harris method, this book is a comprehensive collection of bebop studies for all instrumentalists and vocalists to help develop technique, expand your vocabulary, and broaden your understanding of harmony. 

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Half Step Rules for Major and Dominant 7 Scales

• Major Scales with Added Half steps
• Dominant 7 Scales with Added Half Steps

Chapter 2: The Arpeggios Study

• What Are Arpeggios and Why We Practice Them
• A Guide to Using the Arpeggios
• The Major, Minor, Diminished, Flatted 5 and Augmented Arpeggios
• Inverted
• In Two Octave

Chapter 3: Surrounding Notes for the Major And Minor Arpeggios

• How to Surround the Major and Minor Arpeggios
• The Major Arpeggios with Surrounding Notes
• The Minor Arpeggios with Surrounding Notes

Chapter 4: The Diminished

• The Diminished Chord and Diminished Runs
• The Diminished Chord with the Maj7
• All the Diminished Chords on Your Instrument

Chapter 5: Surrounding Notes for the Minor and Major 6 Chords

• How We Surround The Minor and Major 6 Chords
• Surrounding the Minor 6 Chord
• Surrounding the Major 6 Chord

Chapter 6: The Minor and Major 6 Diminished Scales

• What are the Minor and Major 6 Diminished Scales
• The Minor 6 Diminished Scale Exercise
• The Major 6 Diminished Scale Exercise

Chapter 7: The Dominant 7 Scale

• The role and character of the Dominant 7 Scale
• The Dominant 7 Scale Exercise

Chapter 8: The Augmented Chord and the Whole Tone Scale

• What is it and How is it Used
• The Whole Tone Scale Exercise

Chapter 9: I6/II7/V7 Turnaround Using Diminished Chords

• A Description of the Turnaround
• The Turnaround in Minor Keys
• The Turnaround in Major Keys

Chapter 10: The Major and Minor Arpeggios and Their Inversions

• The Major Arpeggios
• The Minor Arpeggios