Hey everyone, I know we have a few philly area vibes players and I thought i'd let you know i'll be playing at Chris' Jazz cafe this thursday at 8pm.
the group will be trio...vibes, bass, drums.
should be a fun philly hang, hope to see some of you!
Ok, so download this file below. Burn all the tracks to a CD or put them on your ipod. Then set to shuffle. Listen and play the note back. Use the pause button if you need to. This should be a daily thing for a bout 5 or 10 minutes most days of the week!
This will help you get to know your instrument and work on your ears.
Try it and let me know what you think of it.
Here's a lesson plan for Invitation.
A great way to study this tune in pieces. Each lesson in the beginning will focus on one part of the tune. Later we put it all together and focus on the tune as a whole and work on improvising on it.
What's great about Invitation to study is the A section is sort of a modal section and the B section are changes. The same changes in lots of other tunes like, Cherokee, Laura, and others that mention in the lessons.
Hey Guys,
It's been a while since I have visited the site and I believe there are so many new members... Man this site is amazing and growing even more and more. (btw Tony congrats and the one year+ anniversary).
Tifoo sent me this video. this guy sounds good!
Multi Part lesson of the standard Invitation.
First off, the title is a bait-and-switch. The Beatles aren't mentioned in any substance until the last chapter of the book. The book is really about its subtitle: "An Alternative History of American Popular Music", and judged on that content it's a great read. It covers the American popular music scene in loving detail from about 1890 through 1970, with colorful anecdotes, musical analysis, movers and shakers behind the scenes, and thoughtful analysis of the economic, social and technical factors behind many of the changes in popular music.
The A Train study is an in depth look at a tune. Tunes unlock secrets to harmony and improvising. In a way, a tune is a well thought out solo! A prepared one! And in a way a solo is a quickly conceived melody over a tune. That's not quite true but you get the idea.
The A train study is a way to really work through this tune and learn the nuances, see what you can take over to your improvisation and work on your chords, chord melodies and solo playing.
