Modal Concept: Guitar Book & CD

Name: Modal Concept: Guitar Book & CD
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 01-ADV10025
Price: 35.95 USD
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For Jazz Guitar Improvisation

By Peter O'Mara

Item: 01-ADV10025

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After the success of his first publication A Chordal Concept for Jazz Guitar, renowned Australian guitarist Peter O'Mara explores the depths of jazz improvisation from a guitarist's point of view. This new book covers a wide variety of topics---scales, intervals, triads, non-tertial triads, four-note structures, five-note structures (pentatonic scales), as well as useful practical exercises. Fourteen modes and their applications are covered in detail. The book also includes a play-a-long CD, MIDI files, as well as a demonstration CD. A must for the contemporary jazz guitarist!

Titles: Introduction * Triads * Four-Note Structures * Diatonic Relationships * Examples and Modal Exercises * Ezam * The Wheel * About the Author.

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Series: Advance Music

Publisher: Advance Music

ISBN10: 3-892212-55-4

ISBN13: 978-3-892212-55-3

UPC: 805095100259

SKU: 01-ADV10025

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About the Author: Peter O'Mara

Peter O'Mara is an accomplished Australian guitarist and jazz educator whose work bridges the gap between rigorous theoretical study and practical performance application. His publications, including the foundational A Chordal Concept for Jazz Guitar, have earned recognition for their clarity and pedagogical approach to jazz guitar technique.

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Why we love this

O'Mara writes from a guitarist's perspective, which means the modal concepts stay grounded in fretboard realities rather than abstract theory. The inclusion of both play-along and demonstration recordings lets students hear exactly what each modal application sounds like in context, turning pages of explanation into audible musical choices.

What to expect

Exploring these pages feels like gaining access to the interior logic of jazz guitar language. Each modal concept builds from chord voicings and interval relationships that already live under your fingers, making the abstract suddenly tactile and intuitive.

Who it's for

This resource serves jazz guitarists ready to move beyond basic scales into the theoretical and practical depths of modal improvisation. It works equally well for self-directed study and as a supplementary text in private lessons or jazz ensemble settings.

How to get the most out of it

Work through the triads and four-note structures before diving into the fourteen modes. This scaffolding makes modal relationships far clearer when you encounter them on the fretboard.
Use the demonstration CD to isolate specific modal sounds. Pause after hearing each example, then replicate the phrase on your guitar before moving forward.
Apply the play-along tracks repeatedly with the same modal concept until it becomes muscle memory. One modal application per practice session yields better retention than trying to cover everything at once.

How to use it

Assign specific chapters to students preparing for jazz ensemble auditions or performances. The structured exercises and recorded accompaniments also work well as independent study material between lessons, with students bringing their modal applications back to ensemble rehearsal.