Contemporary Piano Method Book 3 by Margaret Brandman

The Contemporary Piano Method is recommended reference material for the AMEB's Contemporary Popular Syllabus. STAGE 1: Reading Music in C Clef, introduction and exercises. Discussion of the Harmonic Series, Realisation of a Figured Bass - Part 1, Chromatic Chords, Altered Seventh Chords, Polyphonic writing, (a) Canon. STAGE 2: Root Progressions, introduction and Part 1: Cycle of Fifths. Polyphonic writing, (b) Two-Part Invention, Continuation of Figured Bass exercises. STAGE 3: Extended Chords. (a) Ninths, (b) Elevenths, (c) Thirteenths, Root Progressions Steps 2 & 3, Rondo Form and Sonata Form, Timing of 'Four Against Three', Figured Bass Exercises continued. STAGE 4: The Development of Modes. " I must tell you, I learnt so much from your books and found them so absolutely crammed full of juicy information! ...... You cover a huge number of topics - and in terms of jazz harmony especially, you start where so many of the puny, lukewarm tutors on the market actually finish. I have a bulging collection of jazz tutors on my bookshelf (one of my dreams has always been to gain some sort of profficiency with improvising) - and I haven't found one yet, that goes into the detail - from go to wo - the way your CPM books 3 & 4 do. The reading is at times dense and complex ....... but for the serious jazz student and certainly for all teachers, it's truly a one stop shop. I learnt heaps about the nomenclature of the altered chords especially, about substitutions and extensions but more than anything else, I appreciated your comments re which modes were most appropriate over various chords. Again, I have looked up this particular topic many times in other books, and although one can always find the obligatory section on modes, rarely does the advice extend to the level of detail that you get into. Anyway, again let me say Wow and double Wow! It must be strange getting feedback on achievements that you might well consider as "old hat" by now, but there you have it. Your books have just been sitting on my shelves for all this time - I didn't realise what I was missing. Where on earth did you pick up all your jazz know-how? It is so comprehensive and "connected" - it all ties together so well. I would very much like to put myself into a time machine and regress to the age of 10, and take up lessons with you. I would work so hard, and needless to say - earn so many elephant stickers that Oscar Peterson would run for cover at the very mention of my name. The bitter truth is that I am now 50 and can just manage a simple 12 bar blues, so Oscar Peterson needn't look over his shoulder. I must simply forget about fame and fortune, and contend with methodically working through all the ideas in your books... Not such a bad consolation prize, at all!" Abe Cytonowski (2002) Contemporary Piano Method Bk 3 Composer: Margaret Brandman Publisher: Modern Music Instrument: Piano Pages: 1 Series: Contemporary Piano Method