Other - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30903M
Theory, Wire bound. Jazz. Book and online audio. 316 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30903M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30903M).
ISBN 9781513468105. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This book focuses on the intersection of melody and harmony. While valuable for all instrumental and choral composers and arrangers, it specifically explores ways to move melodic voices independently within three-part harmony on the guitar. All you need to benefit from this book is the ability to read standard notation on the guitar. Working through this book will improve fretboard knowledge and help you write better melody-chord arrangements.
For the first time in print, VOICE MOTION presents a condensed, comprehensive list of all the possible ways for three voices to move in 2nds or 3rds within the context of common 7-note or heptatonic scales. With graphic illustrations that instantly reveal the nature of the motion (see front cover), the versatility of this list is unparalleled in modern music publishing.
VOICE MOTION contains not only the essential list of all possible moves, in close and open (drop-2) voicing, but also:
Song List:
PART ONE: Close Voicing
A) All 108 moves in close voicing
B) 15 chord structures with all possible motions (close)
Guitar Solo I: Close Enough for Comfort
PART TWO: Open Voicing
A) All 108 moves in open voicing (drop 2)
B) 15 chord structures with all possible motions (d2)
Guitar Solo II: Spread Your Things and Try
PART THREE: Application
A) Heptatonics
B) Symmetrical Application
C) Vocal Motion Etude
D) 4ths and 5ths
E) The Big Picture
Guitar Solo III: Holy Freedom
APPENDIX
For Guitarists: Navigating the Fretboard
For Pianists: Applying Vocal Motion to the Keyboard
Version française
(AMERICAN COMPANY) 
Other - Intermediate