Joe takes a strange progression and resolved it because of the melody!
How about as an exercise, one of the subscribers transcribe the progression!
The phrygian scale is pretty cool because it has a minor 2nd between the root and the second scale degree. That gives it a very exotic sound!
Chinese translation for Chinese student.
如果拿Phrygian 音階和大調（major）音階來比較，Phrygian音階多了降2降3降6降7音。
在第一個音和第二個音中間是個半音，也因為這樣聽起來非常特別。
這個C為開頭音的Phrygian順階和弦，第一個和弦為Cminor 第二個和弦為Dbmajor
你可以聽到這樣的聲響在很多中東音樂、猶太音樂中等。
演奏大調音階跟Phrygian音階，比較看看。
通常在小調中會用到Phrygian，但是跟Dorian, Aeolian比，Phrygian最少用到。
Here is a transcription from Joe's video 'Intros Part 2'.
Here are some 4 mallet exercises I made a long time ago. These are just some ideas of how to create exercises to practice 4 mallet playing. I hope you like these. See the attachment for the pdf.
I'd like to talk a little about categorizing the material you are practicing.
The major scale is the Ionian mode.
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Chinese translation for Chinese students.
今天要講Ionian,
就是大調音階，如果你還不熟悉，要先把每個調的大調練好再來看這支影片。
（Tony示範Ionian出現在生活中的各種聲音）
練習各種不同調式，可以用左手開始，或是右手開始，熟悉棒法。
Here's another great lesson from Joe Locke! This is great! I'm stealing it as you read this!!!! - Tony
Pt. 2 Of Dan Gorlin's vidcasts on African Music. Check out pt. 1 if you haven't seen it yet.
Jazz improvisation lesson 1 playing scales
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnvVYGgeR9E
Jazz improvisation lesson 2 playing over changes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvYK_x7xMxI
Jazz improvisation lesson 3 improving time using a metronome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEhgdbnmM5Y
i have attached an mp3 of a trax that is basically a looped 8 bar idea. There is really no chord structure, but rather sound shapes. What i do alot in my home studio with REASON 4, is make short loops ideas to play over.. and then i work on the creative process
in the example its based around a C min tonality.. but can also be a Ab major tonality. like i mentioned previous there was no concept of chords.. just a groove....
with that in mind here is a list of step and ideas i mess around with ...
1. sing a line .. and play it. have a conversation with yourself and your instrument.