Foreword
Introduction
Before We Dig In!
Chapter One - Working with the Basic Tetrachord and Scale template
Ex.1 Getting Started: Singing and integrating tetrachords
Chapter Two - The Major Scale - For Beginner Students
Ex.2 The Major scale
Chapter Three - The Melodic Minor Scale - Intermediate
Ex.3 Melodic Minor scale-chord uses
The Harmonic Minor scale
Ex.4 Harmonic Minor scale scale-chord uses
Ex.5a. Extra drilling over Altered Scale
Ex.5b Alternating between the Altered Scale and the Diminished (Half-whole)
Ex.5c Extra drilling over Arabic Scale
Chapter Four - The Diminished Scale
Ex.6 Diminished Scale use over Dom 7 chords
Ex.7 Diminished Scale use over Diminished 7 chords
Chapter Five - Singing tetrachords over harmony using one root for each key
Ex.8 Getting used to singing the tetrachord shapes over specific chord changes
Chapter Six - Singing scales using tetrachords over II, V, I, VI progression
Ex.9a Preparation: Singing the tetrachords over the first progression Ex.9b Singing scales using tetrachords over II, V, I, VI progression through all 12 keys
Chapter Seven - Hearing and Soloing over a specific set of chord changes
Ex.10a Warming up over scale/chords
Ex.10b Preparation for singing over the changes of "Softly"
Ex.10c Using the method to improvise over "Softly"
Chapter Eight -- Pentatonic Chord-Scale uses -- Major and Minor
Ex.11a Pentatonic scale use exercise (major & minor)
Ex.11b Pentatonic scale use over Chris' New Day vamp
Appendices - Chord-Scale Source Templates
Appendix 1. Chord-Scale tetrachord structures
Appendix 2. Chord-Scale relationships (Parallel & Derivative uses)
Appendix 3. Types of Dom 7 chord qualities, short cuts and scale choices
Appendix 4. Common tone-chord/scale relationships
Appendix 5. Chord voicing short cuts
Appendix 6. Interchangeable chord options (what you see/what you can play)
Appendix 7. The pentatonic scale
Appendix 8. BeBop scale uses (a) chart (b) exercise
Appendix 9. Whole Tone scale uses
Audio Track listings
Glossary - Explanation of terms used throughout this book
Music Fundamentals for Beginners
