Breaks, Fillers, Endings and Introductions for Popular Piano Playing

A compilation of effective, usable breaks, fillers, endings and introductions employed by the foremost popular pianists. This book will round out and complement the modern pianists' ability to improvise. It teaches regular and unusual chord progressions found in modern music. In addition, it shows the way to "fill in" the waits in a melody, to generally embellish a composition, and develop the ability to invent melodic and rhythmic patterns based on various chord progressions. Illustrations are provided to show the use of BREAKS, FILLERS, ENDINGS, AND INTRODUCTIONS when integrated into a composition; utilizing such popular standard favorites as: Moonglow * Who's Sorry Now * When It's Sleepy * Time Down South * I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You. Written in collaboration with Murray Arnold.