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Here's a 2 part lesson on rhythm changes. The lesson plan contains the break down.

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Licks are a great way to study vocabulary. There's a lot of talk that licks turn you into a copy and paste player. I disagree, you make the choice on whether to become a copy and past player. Assuming licks are the problem gives licks way too much power!!! They can be really useful.

When you divide the octave up, you come up with a symetrical way of looking at music. It opens up new possibilites for improvising and playing over changes. You can come up with some interesting symmetrical scales that completely change the sounds and chords you can come up with.

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I went to college and have a degree. However some of the best learning I did was off the street. Listening to musicians teach tunes to each other. That's a true lesson in analysis! Someone on a bandstand teaching a tune to a bass player in a about a minute. That always blew me away and I learned a ton from that.