A step by step guide for orchestral instrumentalist to learn to improvise from lead sheets and chord charts.Learn the basics of playing from a lead sheet. How to play notes that match the chords and how long to play them. How to transpose for a lead sheet using a capo. What is the difference between a major and minor triad. What notes do you play with a slash chord? What all the numbers stand for and how to interpret them. How to read arranged lead sheets, and how to create a motif. What are chord charts and how do you read and play from them.Included are 13 lead sheets with practice tracks. Practice tracks have a simple accompaniment with the melody line so that you can practice hearing how the music you create fits with the harmonies.