Lesson #1: Modes from 4 Notes, Dampening and Pedaling Preface, Dampening Major Scales, Open and Closed Major 7, Gary Burton - Alone At Last
Playing the Modes from 4 notes - https://youtu.be/NvUUeALtIpA
Improvising on the Modes - https://youtu.be/fSPAb8TcV6U
Open and Closed - https://youtu.be/yE4r8-JU6pA
Dampening and Pedaling Preface - https://youtu.be/MK1wHXoZ-mk
Dampening Major Scales - https://youtu.be/7QyOCHLaPFY
My Ship - Smooth Voicings
I talk about using dampening to help make smooth transitions between chords.
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Target Notes!
Check out all the edits in this video! Just the idea of thinking about playing accurately messes me up! But target notes are important. Classical mallet players use them all the time.
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Lesson #5: Blue Bossa solo, Blue Bossa Tony transcription, Friedman #9, Donna Lee 16 bars of head
Blue Bossa Tony Transcription: https://youtu.be/p5X--sj07NQ
Donna Lee First 16 bars: https://youtu.be/XwVTTUB4VTY
Blue Bossa 2 chorus solo: https://youtu.be/yPZaXUpdK10
Friedman Etude #9: https://youtu.be/XNTOiMpdEBI
Technique: Staccato Pedaling
I find a lot of people don't use the pedal at all when playing staccato things, but I think it's important to know how to use the pedal to get whatever note length you want. This lesson is on what I call "staccato pedaling."
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Technique: Legato Pedaling
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This lesson is on how to pedal smoothly, which may seem simple, but I find a lot of people don't know how to actually do it.
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Technique: Pedaling Intro
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In this first lesson on pedaling, I explain how I view the pedal, how it's different from the piano, and how to set it up properly. Next we will talk about legato-pedaling, staccato-pedaling, pedaling rhythm, and half-pedaling.
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Technique: Dampening Effects
I got this idea from Ed Saindon, but I use the term a little differently now. "Dampening effects," to me, are different sounds you can produce while dampening. This includes deadstrokes, half-dampening, and dampening speed.
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Technique: The Four Basic Dampening Techniques, Pt. 2
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This is part 2 of my lesson on the four basic dampening techniques.