iImprov - Bebop

iImprov - Bebop This latest in the iImprov series from Jazz Apps Mobile is designed to help take the mystery out of the language of Bebop. There are 9 comprehensive lessons and 8 JAM- A-longs.

Each lesson contains a detailed explanation as well as exercises, transposable notation and tempo-adjustable audio examples. Many of the concepts are also demoed by saxophonist Tony Bray at the end of the lessons.

The topics covered include:

• How to fully realize the bebop scale through strategic placement of half steps to ultimately include all twelve notes of the chromatic scale while maintaining appropriate chord colors.
• How to develop longer phrases.
• Turnarounds and chord substitutions. (Includes tempo adjustable examples that loop and transpose for practicing over.)
• A breakdown of the Confirmation sequence. - Various approaches to playing over I Got Rhythm changes.

JAM-A-longs include individually created files for each key. Each will loop indefinitely, all keys are covered and tempos are adjustable. The included JAM-A-longs are:

• V7
• II V I
• I Got Rhythm 1
• I Got Rhythm 2
• Confirmation Sequence
• Turnaround 1
• Turnaround 2
• Turnaround 3

As with other other Jazz Apps Mobile apps, you can set the notation clef and the overall transposition for your specific instrument and there is balance control for the JAM-A-Longs.

Happy Practicing!