Wisdom of the Hand - A Guide to the Jazz Pentatonic Scales Brand_Mano Melody Road

Melody Road

Note reading is also not necessary to learn how to play the button-box

modal voicings

luscious voicings for their chord melody playing

Pitch range from Middle C

Wisdom of the Hand - A Guide to the Jazz Pentatonic Scales Brand_Mano Melody RoadJazz pianists have been trained to use one octave, "thumb under" fingerings, based on the Western classical tradition. But this system falls short when dealing with the wider intervals of the pentatonic scales. So pianist, composer and educator Marius "Butch" Nordal has come up with a system of "positional playing" that will allow the pianists new vistas of freedom and ease of playing on these crucial elements of jazz. Wisdom of the Hand is a thorough