Being a world class musician starts with professional mentoring by David Bloom. For five decades, David Bloom, award-winning educator and Founder and Director of the Bloom School of Jazz, has trained intermediate through professional musicians, including Grammy winners. To sign up for this immersive program, start by taking one 7-week starter course. Schedule your audition. Call (773) 860-8300 or email David@BloomSchoolofJazz.com.
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Discover the transformative power of curiosity, courage, and authenticity with Incite Insights by David Bloom. This is not just another book about self-help or cultural critique. It is a raw and thought-provoking journey into what truly matters. You will explore personal growth, social truths, the magic of music, and creative expression.
Contender by David Bloom (Composer) and Cliff Colnot (Arranger), featuring ten songs and released on Fire & Form Records.
"I have particularly enjoyed writing this music, giving Cliff a few ideas about instrumentation, and then coming to the studio and hearing his glorious rendering of my compositions. It’s always an exhilarating surprise to hear how a lead sheet can turn into a magical experience. Now that’s true alchemy." - David Bloom
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Any musician who wills it can become a competent jazz player. The jazz artist must understand and be able to control the material, which will form the design for his/her personal statement of emotions. Jazz improvisation is the celebration of the moment through the spontaneous musical expression of the gamut of human emotions. However, it is not sufficient for a jazz musician to only express emotion without direction. In composition or improvisation, it is not enough just to create musical ideas; they must be developed and go somewhere.
This series is designed to show the artist how to go anywhere in a specific way. With this series we transcend the limitations of idiom and style, to give the artist creative freedom using the universe of musical possibilities available in Western harmony. The basic material for all Western music is the same (the chromatic scale). Style is the artist’s choice.
The Fire and Form Series does not deal with the presentation of different styles. It deals with musical relationships and possibilities. The style and specific use of the material is the prerogative of the player. In this series, hearing the material has equal importance with playing the music. All music is sound. It must be heard, either as an active listener or as an active creator. The active musical creator must be able to hear a sound, either from an outside source or in his/her head, and then be able to sing, write, or play that sound. Music that is played or written without being heard first is merely chance music, in which the player does not have control of his statement. Instead of the desired vivid articulate and expressive musical statement, the player is only producing sounds.
Each book in this series can be learned in three to four months, giving serious students a new vocabulary and direction in their quest for self-expression through music.
"David's 30 years of concentrated teaching experiences have now yielded a series of well-though-out publications so all of us can gain from his insights. Now, David's unique methods and philosophies are available to musicians everywhere."
- Don Sickler, five-time grammy winning producer
"David Bloom is a wonderful player, composer and teacher. The books that he's written are invaluable. Clearly written and very thorough. I highly recommend David Bloom's books to players of all levels."
- Mike Stern, guitar legend
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Minor Blues vol 1 Discover highly melodic minor blues chord progressions and become fluent with them in three months. Gives you the freedom to play minor blues differently every time. Contains 21 melodic minor blues chord progressions. Contact 773-860-8300 or David@BloomSchoolofJazz.com to order the book. |
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Major Blues vol 1 Become fluent with colorful major blues chord progressions in three months. Make the blues sound fresh at your gig tonight. Contains 21 melodic major blues chord progressions. Contact 773-860-8300 or David@BloomSchoolofJazz.com to order the book. |
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Melodic Linkage Don't stop. Learn how to link musical ideas through any chord changes without stopping. Greatly increases the forward momentum in your playing. Sold Out |
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The ii-V-I Book A "bootcamp" for systematic study of the scales and chord arpeggios used for improvisation on the most common and important chord progression: the II V I. Works through all 24 major and minor keys in just 6 tracks. Contact 773-860-8300 or David@BloomSchoolofJazz.com to order the book. |
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Melodic Chords Tremendously increase your melodic chord vocabulary for soloing, chord-melodies and comping. This unique book arranges chords not only by chord type (major 7th, minor 7b5, etc.), but also by all available chord tones (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13). Learn chords that express your emotions. Contact 773-860-8300 or David@BloomSchoolofJazz.com to order the book. |
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Rhythms Around the Body Rhythmitize your body and mind. Teaches students of drums and other instruments how to play 8th notes, 8th note triplets and 16th notes using all combinations of the four limbs. Prepares all instrumentalists for fresh sounds, rhythms, and improves timing. Sold Out |
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Question and Answer Book Learn to speak the language of music through question-and-answer phrasing. this format teaches you how to use rhythm, dynamics and contour to create music that speaks! Sold Out |
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Ear Training All great musicians have a great ear and most have developed it through singing and listening. This book helps you begin the ear development journey through learning to read and sing musical notation. Sold Out |
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