In Pt. 8, you’ll play through the entire form of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Wave, applying developed comping ideas across all sections. The lesson focuses on maintaining time, dynamic control, and feel throughout the tune—especially as the bridge opens up and invites a more legato approach.
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.
Here's another sort of technique. I just call this Bill Evans Style. I'm sure all pianists do it but I noticed it listening to him.
Check out the attached PDF!
Check out the attached PDF!
See if you can grasp this. It's a simple way to work on progressions.
🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 6
So far, we’ve been developing lines using guide tones—focusing on 3rds and 7ths to clearly outline the harmony.
This week, we take that idea one step further.
👉 Instead of creating lines from scratch, we’re working with real vocabulary drawn from Milt Jackson transcriptions.
I’ve taken a few short phrases and used them to build a full chorus etude, showing how a small idea can be developed across an entire blues form.
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Check out the attached PDF!
? Lesson 2: Building Time Through 3rds and 7ths – Intro to the Blues
Goal: Develop internal time and harmonic awareness by isolating key movements within the blues progression.
In this lesson, we’ll begin working with small sections of a blues form using dominant chords. The focus is on identifying and connecting 3rds and 7ths—especially how they voice-lead smoothly when chords move by fourths.