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Forward Motion
The same notes can sound square or swinging, depending on how the music is phrased. This revolutionary book shows how many people misunderstand jazz phrasing and shows how to replace stiff phrasing with fluid lines that have the right jazz feeling. In this book, master pianist Hal Galper also shows how get that feeling of forward motion and also how to use melody guide tones correctly, how to line up the strong beat in a bar with the strongest chord notes, and much more!
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 12, 2011
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November 30, 2025
I have quite a few books on music and often they contain similar points of view. This book is a rare one since it focuses on arriving to target notes on downbeats and hearing that in your head. Next to IFR (Improvise for real) I find it a more interesting book than most others. Highly recommended.
March 24, 2026
One day I’ll sound pretty with my improvisation. That’s not today but thinking “everything is a pickup” changed my life.
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