LearnJazzPiano.com archives: forward motion

asteffen -- 07/05/2005, 22:14:27 -- #16188

Can You tell me something of Hal Galper's method "forward motion". Can somebody recommend it or is it YESPB (Yet another silly piano book)? Best, A.

mike_a -- 07/07/2005, 09:21:16 -- #16255

The book "Forward Motion" helped me with my soloing somewhat.  Using the concepts outlined in this book was a new approach for me and I was able to apply these concepts to some extent. Interestingly, Hal states in the preface that  no one can learn jazz from a book, and the purpose of jazz education is to "teach you to teach yourself".  This is an accurate assessment: FM did give me a few tools to use but it didn't change me overnight or anything. I have some  recordings of Hal (Invitation to a Concert, Portrait, and Tippin') and I have tried to hear and interpret how he applies FM in his own work.  I mainly end up wishing I understood what he was doing with all the pentatonics on "Solar" :)

Rid -- 07/07/2005, 16:48:52 -- #16274

There is some stuff online about this, here: http://www.halgalper.com/13_arti/_0_arti.htm Ed

jazzvirtuoso -- 07/08/2005, 08:30:57 -- #16285

Personally, I think its a bunch of crock. Just a way for him to sell a book. JV'

JB -- 07/11/2005, 10:19:10 -- #16385

Care to explain why JV? I think it's one of the best books on jazz improvisation ever written. Rhythm is a concept ignored by many other books and it's by far the most important thing. I'd also recommend: Mark Levine's Jazz theory/piano book to learn harmony Hal Crook's "How to improvise" to learn how to structure practice.

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