So, one of my early mentors was a pianist in whose band I played several times a week. Often we would be rehearsing one of his new tunes and he would comment on my solos. More than once he said some version of "Yeah, I hear that you're…
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Here is my last lesson on chord scales for now. This one focuses on minor and half-diminished chords, and where to play certain scales. I will also soon upload an etude to go along with these lessons, making use of the scales…
Here is what I decided to call a tool box.
There is a solo, a chord study and a bass line for you to use as accompaniment.
Work hard on this there is a lot here!
I have been playing the changes of Just In Time, lately.
And I always think in terms of solo playing and holding four mallets.
When you're playing lots of notes, you don't need chords. At this tempo, I'm mostly playing 8 notes in a bar. I…
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I'm just holding myself accountable here by following through with posting assignments Tony has given me on my zoom lesson with him from Sept. Tony has been great in helping me stay focused with my practice time as I continue to…
I hope you're working on Just In Time.
No matter what level you are at, it's worth it to work along with us.
Even just learning the melody and the chords is something.
If you're knew at this, read through one of the etudes or solos.…
Here is one chorus of Just In Time, unaccompanied.
It's best if you transcribe it, then use my pdf to check it.
Regardless of how you learn the solo, you should memorize it. Then play it for a few days and then start moving it around the…
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Put December 5th on your calendar for the December edition of Good Vibes. 8pm eastern,
jazzon2. And Dec 8 at 4pm.
There's a sprinkling of holiday/winter tunes, a dash of standards, a dollop of rock and pop remakes on Where Jazz…
Did this for a student. I have gotten really good at going from start to finish with these solos in about 10 minutes or less. That is recording them and turning them into sheet music! It's a good skill!
You should be able to play this and…
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This is a topic I've been wanting to cover for awhile, and I finally made a video on. I think this is something that jazz education (at least in my experience) hasn't covered enough. It's how, in the key of C, you need to play…
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Just another dampening lesson! This time, we're looking at staccato dampening and dead-stroking, the differences between the two, and where to use them.
Hey everyone,
In this dampening lesson, I explain a technique I call "partial-deadstroking" and its implications for playing ballads, as well as comping on swing tunes!
So I teach some Argentinian students online. We always put on live captioning in Zoom.
Maybe you guys know this, but why not turn on zoom when you are watching a VW lesson.
Screen share the screen. Now you can watch the video and see the…
Chord Tone Solos
Tony Miceli
In this section we'll study chord tone solos, how to make them and how to use them in practice.
The first important thing to understand about chord tone solos is that when you do them right you hear the tune,…
Here's a direct link to the new mounting video for the Springless String on a Musser M55 vibe.
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/54e5e8_c979ce147e794e0180b26d6421d66f…
Gary sent me this lesson to post on the site. It's a great lesson on solo playing. (I think part 2 is on the way)
I think it's really incredible that he is taking the time to do this for us! - Tony Miceli
