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If you acquire the , do not binge-read it. Berkman explicitly warns against reading jazz books like novels. Here is a practice protocol derived from his introduction: Berkman explicitly warns against reading jazz books like

Berkman argues that harmony exists to serve the melody, not the other way around. He teaches you how to look at a single note (say, an "E") and realize that E can be the root of an Emin7, the 3rd of a Cmaj7, the 9th of a D7, or the b13 of an A7. This melodic harmonic approach instantly unlocks reharmonization and makes your playing vocal, not mechanical. the 3rd of a Cmaj7