The Jazz Singer's Guidebook

The Jazz Singer's Guidebook: A Course in Jazz Harmony and Scat Singing for the Serious Vocalist by David Berkman.

Finally - a clear, step-by-step approach for serious singers who want to improve their grasp of jazz harmony and gain control of the music they are singing!
The Jazz Singer's Guidebook will help you to:
*Learn the basics of how to accompany yourself on piano
*Learn how to write good lead sheets for your songs
*Understand the structure of the music, and thereby improve your ability to improvise on the songs you sing.
*Learn how to hear chord tones and tension notes on the chords found in standard tunes.
*Learn how to use chord scales, chromatic embellishments and guide tones to make up melody variations and scat solos.
*And much more! 142 pages, plus CD included.