Lead Sheet Reading: An Update!

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Erica Ann Sipes recently mentioned this old post about lead sheet reading and it reminded me that there is a new book available along these lines. It is from Hal Leonard's 'Real Book' series (Hal Leonard calls their Fake Books 'Real Books'):


How to Play from a Real Book (click this link to see samples)For All MusiciansAuthor: Robert Rawlins Hal Leonard# HL00312097$14.99
All musicians should be able to sit down at the keyboard and make sense of a tune. With that goal in mind, every instrumentalist and singer can profit from this book. It covers many techniques for exploring, understanding, and performing the songs found in real books. You will learn how to analyze the form and harmonic structure, insert an introduction, interpret the melody, improvise on the chords, construct bass lines, voice the chords, add substitutions, and much more. Offering a theory-based approach, it addresses many aspects of solo and small band performance that can improve your own playing and your understanding of what others are doing around you. Playing from a real book is all about options. The material presented here will offer you a full range of techniques that you can put to use right away.