Upper Structure Triads Jazz Piano Chord Voicings.
For the jazz piano player, chord voicings is an essential skill, not only for comping (accompanying or laying the chord progression for other players to improvise in) but also to use those voicings as an improvisational aid. All piano players get many melodic ideas or lines from their voicings. There are many ways of practicing and developing a Jazz voicing language.
UST Jazz Piano Chord Voicings Collection
Complete Practice Method for the Jazz Piano Player. mDecks Series
VOL. 1
INDIVIDUAL UPPER STRUCTURE
TRIADS over IIm7 and V7.
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VOL. 2 TO 9 COMPACT
All possible UPPER STRUCTURE
TRIADS in a IIm7 - V7 progression
(One exercise in twelve keys for each combination) 138 pages.
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VOL. 2 TO 9 EXTENDED
All possible UPPER STRUCTURE
TRIADS in a IIm7 - V7 progression
(Exercises for each and every key in all inversions) 630 pages.
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What's in the collection
This UST Jazz Piano Chord Voicing Collection is a complete method to study and learn ALL POSSIBLE Upper Structure Triads Voicings over the IIm7 and V7 individually and in the progression IIm7-V7.
Practicing with the books in this collection
Each exercise targets a specific upper structure triad or a progression using USTs and is introduced by a graph of the UST (or pair of USTs in the case of a IIm-V7 progression) with all its properties (Tensions, Chord Tones, suggested mental picture and other info).
A log is included which permit the students to organize their practice routine in blocks of 2 weeks. Student should write the starting day for that block and keep track of their practice on that topic every day. At the end of the block the student should write comments, end date and rate the UST voicing for later use and review.
EXAMPLE OF "BLUE IN GREEN" REHARM USING UST JAZZ VOICINGS
Decoding the Circle of Vths
All possible triads were found and studied using the Decoding the Circle of Fifths Chart/System. You can find out more about this system following this link: Decoding the Circle of Fifths.
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