The Bebop Guitar Improv Series- Workbook, contains all the necessary exercises to develop the improvisational concepts introduced in the Lesson Book, in various harmonic contexts.ABOUT THE SERIES: Developed over a 10 year period by its author and used as an instructional method in various music schools, The Bebop Guitar Improv Series consists of two volumes with downloadable multi-media materials. It is intended as a guide to lead both the player with little or no formal improvisation skills, as well as the player who does so exclusively by ear, on the journey to becoming a seasoned jazz improviser. Each volume is comprised of 3 books: the Lesson Book, Workbook, and Scale & Arpeggio Fingerings guide.Volume 1 is devoted to using the blues tonality as the primary vehicle to teach therudimentary principles of jazz improvisation in theory and practice. It initially focuses on learning how to systematically develop a vocabulary to improvise over chord changes from a guitar-oriented technical perspective. Four varieties of 12 bar blues are covered in order of difficulty:1. Traditional Blues (I-IV-V),2. Jazz Blues (with II-V cadences),3. Minor Blues4. Bird Blues (Charlie Parker style).Each new progression is taught throughout a series of etudes, and gradually introduces one or more of the chord/scales required to improvise over most jazz standards. Various melodic concepts and syncopated rhythms commonly used in the swing/bebop idioms, are taught as well.Volume 2 builds on the principles explored in Volume 1 and explores various applications over "Rhythm Changes," as well as major, minor and extended tonalities. The technical focus is on multi-positional playing using the entire fretboard.Be sure to check out the Bebop Guitar Improv Series Online Featuring 100+ instructional videos, it is the perfect compliment to the book series.For more info please visit http: //bebopguitar.richiezellon.com