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This is a complete book for all instruments containing numerous exercises on the most common cadences and harmonic sequences. Each concept is presented in chords (piano voicings) and melodic phrases playable by any melodic instrument. Hundreds of voicings in guide tones, fourths, and fifths. Includes: gospel cadences, bitonal cadences, 11 melodic lines on standard tunes with harmonic analysis, Coltrane changes, Rhythm Changes, chord substitutions, reharmonization, pedal points, as well as harmonic sequences and loops. Comping exercises on cadences and sequences in styles such as jazz, samba, baião, and salsa. The book includes a series of composition exercises based on these concepts and a list of tunes for analysis. Level: beginning to advanced. 130 pp. "Full of fantastic information for aspiring jazz pianists." Russell Ferrante (Yellowjackets). "With the publication of his new texts Popular Music Harmony Volume I – Cycles, and Popular Music Harmony Volume II - Cadences and Harmonic Sequences, Jeff Gardner’s reach and impact as an educator and harmonic guru becomes universal." Mike Holober (Professor of Music - City College of New York). "Full of chord voicings and melodic lines on the most important progressions, this is a technical course of study for pianists and piano students, as well as a guide to the inter-relation of harmony and melody for all instrumentalists. A spectacular work!" - Marcelo Martins. "Volumes I and II of Popular Music Harmony offer piano students and any instrumentalist interested in the subject a series of essential exercises based on the backbone of the tonal system: transpositions of cycles, cadences, and harmonic sequences." Rubner de Abreu - professor of music at Fundação de Educação Artistica - Belo Horizonte. please visit www.jeffgardner.com.br and www.jeffgardnermusicschool.com