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Miller's "Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony" is the salient treatment on this intriguing element of music harmony. Indeed, other prominent authors dedicate a paltry 10 or 12 pages to modal concepts, narrowly discussing the diatonic modes, their scales, and the subsequent chord(s) from the parent scale. Miller's work is a comprehensive, in-depth study of chromatic modal harmony and is a valuable asset to jazz composers and musicians. It does require prior knowledge of at least music fundamentals (intervals, chord construction, scales, etc.) and some may find it a bit arduous, but, hey, there's no low-hanging fruit in jazz. A "sister" volume to Miller's work is Michael Hewitt's "Musical Scales of the World" and I would recommend it to augment Miller. Miller takes a position on the top shelf of my library along with the elite jazz authors like Mark Levine, Felts, Pease, Mulholland & Hojnacki, Arnold Shoenberg (well, not jazz but...), and a few others.A very influential text for me. Miller’s approach drives to the roots of modal theory and makes you reevaluate how you hear and control the harmonic context. A truly liberating music approach.I needed this for my Masters program, great book!!Llegó sin problemas y el.libri está buenísimoGreat book!Brilliant approach. Thank you Ronnie Miller.Not for the faint-at-heart, and I would recommend some previous study/understanding of the subject matter presented here! But an excellent treatise on modal harmony as practiced by jazz musicians in particular, but good for any application. Get Volume 2 while yer at it!
