"Scales & Modes" is a fantastic guide for musicians of all genres and players of all instruments. Along with chords, scales and modes are the building blocks of music and are very important to know, particularly for composition and improvisation. Featuring 31 of the most commonly used scales and modes in each of the 12 keys, this book is great for those who wish to improve their playing technique and for those looking to write and arrange their own melodies. Created by musicians for musicians, with helpful pictures, clear accessible text and a practical ringbound format, it is an ideal resource for musicians of all abilities.

 

This book is part of a book series called Easy-To-Use .

There are 384 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2009 by Flame Tree Publishing .

Professor Alan Brown teaches at Southern Methodist University in the USA. He is a memory expert who has spent more than thirty years researching how students learn. Jake Jackson is writer, editor and contributor to over 20 music books, including The Beginner's Guide to Reading Music , How to Play Classic Riffs and Play Flamenco . As guitarist and songwriter he has been in a number of bands, including Slice, The Harmonics and Starbank and has studied a form of Flamenco guitar. Although Jake has a range of fine guitars his favourite music software is Sibelius and, having worked with Cubase for many years, is now moving over to Logic Pro.