Well, I will have to give some sort of short workshop at the WVC (World Vibes Congress) this year. I was going to take notes and keep a diary on my computer and thought I would do it here. So I'll blog here and you guys can give me your two cents.
On Saturday we will link to all the videos for the second portion of the Day of Percussion on this page. Some players are playing live from 12-2. Others are submitting video which i will link to here.
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Questions? Thoughts? What did you think? Let's talk about his book, here.
I have some things to say but I'll wait. How about some of you start. Gary will check in to answer questions and comment (I'm pretty sure).
🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 13
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been combining blues melodies with chord voicings and moving toward a fuller chord melody approach.
This week, we use a very simple melody:
👉 “C Jam Blues”
Because the melody is so minimal, it gives us room to focus on something else:
👉 Dense harmonic movement underneath the melody
This lesson introduces several important concepts:
quick video here, but think about and practice this a little bit.
check this out. Practice this way. Not that you will use it all the time, but you might use it a lot!
this is my stuff. Those of you who have been on the site for a long time, have heard some of this before.
It has to sound like the song when you solo. That means you know the changes or have AMAZING ears.
Here's my take of Tony's blues super pack transcription in Bb.
My mantra is 'Does it Sound LIKE THE SONG". If you remember that you have to make it sound like the song first and foremost then all your practicing is with that in mind.