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Corey Christiansen
Corey Christiansen began playing the guitar at the age of five.
He studied with his father,
Mike Christiansen,
(a seasoned performer,
writer, and educator at Utah State University) until he finished his
bachelor degree. While at Utah State University, Corey received many
honors and awards including the outstanding music student award and
outstanding guitarist. The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival awarded Corey with
outstanding big band guitarist in 1995 and outstanding solo guitarist in
1995 and 1996.
Seeking a masters degree in jazz performance, Corey
sought out renowned jazz guitar educator, Jack Petersen and began studies
as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of South Florida. He
received his masters degree in jazz performance in the spring of 1999.
Jack Petersen retired that same year and Corey was hired to take his place
as the adjunct guitar instructor. While teaching at the University of
South Florida, Corey worked with the jazz guitar students and directed
many of the jazz combos.
Corey left U.S.F. to pursue a career as a guitar editor.
Corey has a musical background covering many styles of music including
jazz, blues, classical, bluegrass, folk, rock and popular music. This
quality has enabled him to perform in a number of different settings. In
2007 Corey moved back to his home state of Utah to work at The Music
School located in American Fork, UT as the head of curriculum.
Corey Christiansen - Essential Jazz Lines: Charlie Parker - Book and Online Audio
Presents numerous lines and techniques in the
style of Charlie Parker, grouped by the harmony they can be used against. Each idea or concept can
be practiced with the accompanying play-along online audio. Chapters include information on guide tones (Bebop
Scales, 3 to b9, playing the upper-structure of chords, targeting), minor chord material, dominant chord
material, short ii-V material, major chord material, minor ii-V material, and turnarounds.
Notation and tab...................................................................Price - $19.95
Charlie Parker Plays "Donna Lee"
Corey Christiansen - Essential Jazz Lines: Grant Green - Book and Online Audio
This book focuses not only on lines in the
style of Grant Green, but also some of the techniques he used. The jazz lines have been grouped
by which type of chord or chords (major, minor, dominant seventh, etc.) they can be played against.
Each section has a one or two chord vamp in one key to help guitarists hear how the line works
against any given chord or chord progression. Play-along tracks for each harmonic situation moving
around the circle of fourths help with learning the lines in all 12 keys. Before long, guitarists
studying this method will have a vocabulary that will allow them to solo over the most common chord
progressions in jazz. Eventually original ideas inspired by previously memorized lines will be created
and an original voice will begin to emerge.
Notation and tab...................................................................Price - $19.95
Click To Hear Audio Samples
Grant Green & Stanley Jordan "Live"
Corey Christiansen - Essential Jazz Lines: Joe Pass - Book and Online Audio
This book contains a study of
lines used by Joe Pass,
broken down and grouped according to how Joe used them harmonically. The play-along online audio exemplifies
how these relate to a harmonic background. Each harmonic section contains a play-along recording in
the original key and a play-along, moving in fourths, to help the student practice the lines in all
twelve keys. Eventually, the student will learn to mix and match these ideas and create lines of their
own. The more phrases and ideas a student has, the more they are able to improvise or juxtapose their
ideas to create new melodies on their own.
Notation and tab...................................................................Price - $19.95
Click To Hear Audio Samples
Joe Pass Plays "Yardbird Suite"
Corey Christiansen - Essential Jazz Lines: Wes Montgomery - Book and Online Audio
This book presents some of the soloing techniques that
Wes Montgomery used and also presents many melodic ideas
(lines) similar to the way he played over the chord progressions in many jazz
standards. Because the major and minor ii-V-I progressions are the most widely
used chord progressions in jazz standards, the lines in this text will work over
these progressions. The online audio contains many play-along tracks (vamps of one chord and
vamps around the circle of fourths) that the guitarist should use to practice the material
in one key and then master it in all twelve keys. By learning the techniques used by Wes Montgomery,
guitarists will add to their own improvising arsenal.
Notation and tab...................................................................Price - $19.95
Click To Hear Audio Samples
Wes Montgomery Plays "Road Song"
Jazz Guitar Standards: Chord Melody Solos - Book and Online Audio
Chord melody arrangements for solo guitar include: "Body and
Soul, Can't Help Lovin' That Man, I've Got You Under My Skin, What's New"
-arranged by Ron Berman, "All The Things You Are, April in Paris, East of the
Sun, Honeysuckle Rose, In Your Own Sweet Way, Just Friends" -arranged by
Chris Buzzelli,
"A Foggy Day, I Could Write a Book" -arranged by
Charles Chapman, "Beautiful Love, Yesterdays" -arranged by
Corey Christiansen, "How High the
Moon, Moonlight in Vermont" -arranged by
Mike Christiansen, "As Time Goes By, Bluesette, Bye Bye Blackbird,
Invitation, It Don't Mean a Thing, You Stepped Out of a Dream" -arranged by Dave Frackenpohl, "All of You,
But Not for Me" -arranged by
Barry Greene, "The Days of Wine and Roses, Have You Met Miss Jones, Smoke
Gets in Your Eyes, You Go to My Head" -arranged by
Sid Jacobs, "I Love You, Watch What Happens"
-arranged by Ken Karsh, "Alone Together, Lover Man, My Funny Valentine, Night and Day" -arranged by
LaRue Nickelson, "I Can't Get Started, Satin Doll, Summertime" -arranged by John Purse, "The Way You Look
Tonight, What Is This Thing Called Love" -arranged by
Bruce Saunders, "Misty, Speak Low" -arranged by
Rick Stone, "Embraceable You, Long Ago, Someone to Watch Over Me' -arranged by
Jack Wilkins.
Notation and tab / Fingerstyle and pickstyle...................Price - $39.95
"All The Things You Are" Arranged By Chris Buzzelli
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference
format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.
Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown"
and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with your first order!
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