Download or read book Jazz Guitar Improvisation Strategies written by Steven Kirby and published by Berklee Press Publications. This book was released on 2021 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). Learn to improvise fluently over common jazz progressions. Learn to use simple source material, such as four-note "cells," and characteristic bebop motifs to help you make fast progress towards "making the changes" while developing creative, flowing, balanced solos, in the bebop and post-bop styles exemplified by artists such as Charlie Parker, Joe Pass, and John Coltrane. You will explore many improvisation strategies, such as fingering guidelines, articulation (picking/legato, etc.), practice approaches, and more, and apply them to exercises and etudes.