Please read the description before making your purchase: As such, this book assumes you have a basic working knowledge of jazz/classical theory, beginner level jazz harmony, and performance. In UNLOCK, you will take your knowledge from the beginner and intermediate levels to the next step. If you don't have this level of knowledge yet, this book should be considered your next step.
The first part of this book will focus on using examples and situations common in the jazz idiom. The first part is designed to assist the reader in understanding where they are - musically - and how they can improve their skills in the jazz idiom.The second part will focus on building technical skill through technical exercises. These exercises are designed to invite the reader to explore and improve the strategies they employ during their improvisations. These exercises are also designed to help the reader find a piece of their musical identities.As an example, you should be able to: Practice exercises to slower or faster tempos; with or without a metronome; and physically on your instrument or away from your instrument.Improve your ability to transpose sequences from a major key to a minor key, or up or down by a set interval.Improve your technical agility while working on transpositions.It's worth noting, that: There are no articulations or dynamic markings anywhere throughout the book. It's suggested that the reader try out all of the different articulations and feels when playing through the exercises.As you can see from the above list, one exercise can yield a lot of results and benefits. While the information presented can be a lot at times throughout the book, it's very important to remember to be patient with the exercises and take it slowly at first.
PATIENCE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN THIS BOOK!
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TESTIMONIALS
CAROL WINCENC Concertizing International Flute SoloistProfessor of Flute and Chamber Music at Juilliard School and Stony Brook UniversityNFA Lifetime Achievement Award RecipientNaumburg and Concert Artists Guild Laureate
All thanks and congratulations go to Mr. OZCAGATAY for the creation of his new book for all jazz and classical flutists. In a very sophisticated, detailed and thorough manner, Mr. Ozcagatay has presented a comprehensive and creative excursion that will prove to be both educational and inspirational. With the "dawn of the age" of classical flutists, Such as myself, who yearn to learn more and more about the improvisation process, I will enjoy such a volume for years to come.
ARTURO SANDOVAL2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient2016 Honorary Doctorate recipient in Fine Arts from The University of Notre Dame10 Time Grammy Award WinnerEmmy Award Recipient6 Time Billboard Award Winner2015 Hispanic Heritage Award Recipient
Congratulations for such excellent work, music learner around the world will appreciate it immensely.Your dedication, your love, and respect for music are highly admired. I hope that a lot of musicians will get your book and learn a lot from it.
STEVE KUJALA(flutist/song-writer/recording artist)
My friend and jazz-flutist extraordinaire Sarpay Ozcagatay (aka "SharpEye") has written a long-anticipated and exhaustive treatise on the jazz flute called "Unlock The Jazz Flute, Vol.1" which, in my opinion, should be a must-have book for any aspiring jazz flutist! There are no other books like this anywhere, and I'm heartened and optimistic that this will serve to widen the hitherto scarce educational literature going forward. (full testimonial is on "Unlock")
BILL PIERCE Berklee Woodwind Department Chair, Saxophonist
This is a creative and precise methodology that has been developed by gifted flutist Sarpay Özçagatay. Anyone interested into an insightful approach to modern improvisation should consider this book.
About the Author: Sarpay Ozcagatay is the prestigious Berklee College of Music private instructor, author, performer and recording artist. His self-produced debut album of original compositions "Unexpectable", was released in 2013. It was well received by leading jazz critics and broadcasters in blogs, jazz radio, newspapers and flute magazines. He is an artist at the top notch Japanese flute company, Miyazawa Flutes and is also endorsed by Applied Microphone and Ton Kooiman thumb rest company. In addition, the "SharpEye" logo and brand that he made its way into many instrument makers work. British flute maker Trevor James created a signature "SharpEye" alto flute for him. As an educator, in addition to his workshops and extensive online presence, he serves as jazz chair of the National Flute Association and is a judge at their competitions. He recently published a series of flute method books for jazz and classical players titled UNLOCK(Vol.I, II & III). He has an extensive online presence and is followed by flute students and professionals from around the world. He has performed countless concerts at prestigious jazz and world music venues and at music festivals with Grammy Award winning artists and internationally acclaimed musicians from all over the world. As a recording artist, he has performed on many albums as both a leader and a sideman, as well as being a voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammy's).
