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Song For My Father Etude For Meliza
tonymiceli
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Write the chords in. Play the etude. Can you improvise your own version of this? Do you know the scales? Quarter notes are great for practicing improv, because you have to play each beat but you also have a lot of time to think. Can…
5 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Misty For Alex
tonymiceli
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OK, as you guys know I have a very busy schedule. I'm sure many of you also have crazy schedules. I banged this out for my student Alex. It's a chord study. Write in the chord names, memorize the etude and change rhythms, whatever you…
5 years 10 months ago - 0 comments
Learning Logic
c.stallard22
Content type: Blog entry
Recently I had the opportunity to learn to use Logic Pro X. If you are like me and haven't dived deep into the world of music software programs and MIDI, it's definitely a lot to learn, but could be worth it! One of the aspects that made…
5 years 10 months ago - 3 comments
The Pleasant Beggar - tune reharm/ H1CH
hairisawesome
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This is a tune by Russ Barenberg in the style of traditional Quebecois folk music. I arranged the tune as a chord melody in a semi-jazz style with a few choice reharmonizations. A version of the head notated is attached. The solo is a…
5 years 10 months ago - 5 comments
What Do I Play When I See This Lesson 4 - Dominant Qualities With Alterations by Behn Gillece
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Crystal Silence by Chick Corea
ed saindon
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"Crystal Silence" composed by Chick Corea. A classic from Chick and Gary Burton from their great ECM album recorded in 1972. The recording has stood the test of time and still sounds fresh today. I hadn't played this in quite awhile. It…
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Mr. PC by John Coltrane
ed saindon
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A little late night session working on the sabbatical project. This a minor blues on John Coltrane’s “Mr. PC”. Solo vibe techniques include left hand comping mixed with one/two hand lines and right hand octaves. Improv techniques include…
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Solo Playing
tonymiceli
Content type: Book page
There's a lot on the site about solo playing. Give me some time to build this section up.
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What Do I Play When I See This Lesson 3 - Diatonic Dominant Qualities by Behn Gillece
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Friedman 12
hairisawesome
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Here's me playing Dampening Etude #12 from David Friedman's method book. Feedback welcome.
5 years 10 months ago - 2 comments
Friedman Etude #3
joshmenard
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Friedman Dampening Etude #10- Fera
MattFera
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5 years 10 months ago - 1 comments
Memories of the Witchita Lineman -V
David Friedman
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This is a homage to one of my all time favorite songs,"The Witchita Lineman", by Glen Campbell. I love the unexpected harmonic movement and the general mood of the composition. I first just worked on playing the melody with a decent…
1 year 6 months ago - 3 comments
Triadic Playing (solo Technique) G. Perin -V
giovanniperin
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Hi Vibes lovers, today the lesson is for advanced players who wants to extend they harmonic palette using triads that touch extensions of the chord (7, 9, 11, 13) on their solo. Make sure to check the attached file where there'a table…
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Friedman 11
hairisawesome
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Here's a short video of me playing the 11th dampening etude from David Friedman's book. Feedback welcome.
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What Do I Play When I See This Lesson 2 - Other Major Qualities by Behn Gillece
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Friedman Dampening Etude #11- Fera
MattFera
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Simple but Important 251 exercise.
tonymiceli
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Play this down in whole steps. It should make sense, what to do. Then try and vary it a bit, change the rhythms, add a note. Try to build on this. This is essential to play standards and more complex original tunes. This needs to be…
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2 5 1s
tonymiceli
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Exercises on 251 progressions
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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
ed saindon
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"Bridge Over Troubled Water" - a classic song from Simon and Garfunkel that I've been working on the past few days. I worked with it for some reharm possibilities and applying voicings from my book Voicing Concepts for the Jazz Vibist (…
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What Do I Play When I See This Lesson 1 - Major Qualities by Behn Gillece
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I Hear a Rhapsody
ed saindon
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Applying the concept of Tension Resolution to the standard "I Hear a Rhapsody". Working on my sabbatical project which is the combination of solo playing along with improv concepts from my four volume improv series The Complete Guide to…
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My Frame (V5) - Damping Adjustment
wyndorps
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The damper bar can be set very extensively and sensitively: * The damping sensitivity is adjusted by the adjustable pedal lever. * The distribution of the damping effect along the beam is realized by adjusting the two traction straps * A…
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CYDT - Thinking of I and V Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece
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The Ballad of the Sad Young Men
ed saindon
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The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" - a great ballad composed in 1959 by Tommy Wolf with lyrics by Fran Landesman. I was listening to Keith Jarrett and the trio on the plane home today and they play this song beautifully. It has been one of…
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