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A Cool Approach to Jazz Theory by Erica von Kleist

Chapter 2: Melodic Numbers and Transposition

This chapter covers the concept of assigning a number to each note in a scale or melody, then using those numbers to transpose a melody into any key.

A Cool Approach to Jazz Theory by Erica von Kleist

Chapter 3: Triads

Using the number concept from chapter two, this chapter shows how to build triads using simple numeric formulas such as 1 3 5.

A Cool Approach to Jazz Theory by Erica von Kleist

Chapter 5: Outlining the Changes (Round One)

Everyone can learn chords on their instrument, even if your instrument doesn’t allow for chords. With examples in both treble and bass clef, this chapter shows how to easily learn chord tones on any instrument. Readers will be instructed on how to “outline” the chords of both a twelve-bar blues and “I Got Rhythm” changes.