Pianist Bill Dobbins is a professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music. He has been the recipient of jazz composition grants from the Ohio Arts Council as well as the National Endowment for the Arts. Dobbins was instrumental in designing the graduate and undergraduate curricula for Eastman’s jazz studies program, and many of his students have become successful recording artists, having been heard in the big bands of Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangione, Buddy Rich,...

Preface
Two-hand Voicings
Building a Tow-hand Chord Line
Two-hand Embellishing Chords
Technics for Melody Harmonization
Blues in Major Keys
Blues in Minor Keys
Rhythm Changes
Popular Song Forms
Contemporary Ballad Styles
Jazz-Rock Styles
Contemporary Jazz Forms
Free Jazz
Comping
Improvisation as Communication
Conclusion
Discography