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Grand-staff examples
The musical examples are written in grand-staff format for pianists.

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Volume 1: How to Play Jazz and Improvise is a 106-page, spiral-bound piano edition for beginning jazz pianists. Luke Gillespie revised the text for pianists, keeping its focus on fundamentals including scale-and-chord relationships and note choices. The musical examples are presented on grand staff and include suggested left-hand and two-hand voicings, so the material speaks directly to keyboard layout and hand roles. The spiral binding helps the book stay open during study at the piano.

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The musical examples are written in grand-staff format for pianists.
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Includes left-hand and two-hand voicing examples.
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The book is designed to open easily during study.
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Yes. Its text was revised specifically for pianists, and the examples were rewritten in grand-staff format.
It addresses essential jazz fundamentals, including scale-and-chord relationships and note choices.
Yes. It includes suggested left-hand and two-hand voicings.