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Spacebook is a series focused on the contemporary language of Jazz, the collection consists of compositions, exercises and music theory. Exercises for the Modern Jazz Pianist, the third volume in the series, focuses on bringing the modern pianist a clear understanding of chordal harmony. This volume features a large number of exercises that address the most common chord types and is a perfect resource for the college and professional musician. Tailored for those coming from a traditional classical background as well as those already well-versed in improvisation, these exercises provide a deep focus on chordal harmony, piano technique and endurance training.

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Exercises for the Modern Jazz Pianist is the gift of a talented musician who has a solid foundation as a classroom teacher. Boudreaux's years in the classroom taught him how students learn. To get here, he followed his own pathway of intensive study, disciplined practice of the piano, countless hours of improvisation and personal introspection, drilling down into his understanding of how he learned and what he learned. He has drawn upon his knowledge of physics to understand music as the interaction of sound waves, and he has drawn upon his understanding of what music sounds like when it is grounded in beauty... These volumes represent the essence of his mastery of his craft - and his mastery of how to teach it. He knows how to teach. He wants to open the eyes and hearts of students to make them aware of the 'self-evident truths of jazz harmony.' His truth can be found in these pages. Al Kennedy, Ph.D. Author, Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans

"""Exercises for the Modern Jazz Pianist is the gift of a talented musician who has a solid foundation as a classroom teacher. Boudreaux's years in the classroom taught him how students learn. To get here, he followed his own pathway of intensive study, disciplined practice of the piano, countless hours of improvisation and personal introspection, drilling down into his understanding of how he learned and what he learned. He has drawn upon his knowledge of physics to understand music as the interaction of sound waves, and he has drawn upon his understanding of what music sounds like when it is grounded in beauty... These volumes represent the essence of his mastery of his craft - and his mastery of how to teach it. He knows how to teach. He wants to open the eyes and hearts of students to make them aware of the 'self-evident truths of jazz harmony.' His truth can be found in these pages."" Al Kennedy, Ph.D. Author, Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans"

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Robin Boudreaux is a pianist and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana. His influences include pianists Ellis Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and Andrew Hill, and composers Nikolai Roslavets, Alban Berg and Fartein Valen. He was a Louisiana Honors Scholar and a graduate of the Southern University Jazz Institute under the direction of Alvin Batiste and the University of New Orleans, where he was Gregory Federico Outstanding Senior in Jazz Studies and a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. He is the author of a large catalog of compositions and is the composer of Suite Katrina: Rebirth in the New Fertile Crescent, An Easter Suite and The Night is Beautiful (for Langston Hughes). He has recorded several albums as a saxophonist and pianist, including a 2015 recording with the late Ellis Marsalis, Jr. He is the father of two, an amateur physics theorist and a dual-certified teaching artist. He is currently active as an educator, pianist and clinician. As a professor of American history at the University of New Orleans, award winning author Al Kennedy frequently lectures on the city's musical heritage. He has authored: Chord Changes on the Chalkboard: How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans (2005), and Big Chief Harrison and the Mardi Gras Indians (2010). Kennedy's latest book, Chief of Chiefs, Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915-2001, was published in 2018 by Pelican Publishing. His expertise has earned him several honors, including the Louisiana Jazz Federation's Jazztown Award for his contribution to New Orleans' musical heritage, the Henry Kmen Award for Excellence in New Orleans Music Research and the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Blue Eagle Award. Kennedy earned his B.A. from Loyola University, a master's degree in public administration, and Ph.D. in urban history from the University of New Orleans.

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