Hi Guys this month i'm going to do a really basic lesson for those of you who wants to practice quartal voicings and applied them in modal jazz.
As usual feel free to contact me through my website: www.giovanniperin.com and to follow…
Hi Guys this month i'm going to do the second part of my lesson for those of you who wants to practice quartal voicings and applied them in modal jazz.
As usual feel free to contact me through my website: www.giovanniperin.com and to…
Hi Guys this month I'll talk about one of my favorite topics: Harmony.
I will explain 2 of my favorite close voicing and how to play them in context.
1. F-G-C-E can be a Dm7(9,11) or a G7sus9 or a FMaj7(9, omit 3)
2.D-G-Ab-C can be a…
Hi vibes lovers today i'd like to talk about my approach to odd meter showing you a couple of grooves that I wrote.
remember to break down the odd meter in smaller groups of 3 and 2 (e.g. 7=2+2+3 or 2+3+2 or 3+2+2)
Thanks a lot for…
Hi vibes friend today i'd like to talk about my favorite scales for plaing over Dom 7th chords. I'm not a big fan of modes and scales in general because I tend to think about the tonal area when playing a song (especially simple…
Hi vibes friend today i'd like to talk about some simple ways to improve your blues playing!
Here are the bebop blues form I'll explain in the video.
Please follow them while watching the lesson.
Form n.1
F7 | Bb7 | F7 | Cm7 F7 |…
Here's an interesting bebop technique that I use a lot to embellish simple fragment of scales and arpeggios.
You'll sound immediately jazzy!!
Hope you enjoy.
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I've been working on this tune with different time feels since I've been preparing for a tour and CD with the wonderful Czech singer, Martina Bartova. I'm posting a very slow, kind of dreamy version with lots of space. I've recorded…
I quickly made a pdf harmonizing some scales. Spend some time on this, as this will help a lot I think.
You should make melodies out of scale tones and then try to harmonize them. There a lot to do here that will really move you forward…
Sorry, but I had to do it.
I've talked about this many times, however since we're talking about chord melodies I thought another Dad speech was appropriate.
Do you know what a Dad speech is? Teachers give them all the time. That's when…
I made this for my student Dan Neville. We did out last lesson last month and we wanted to end it with a couple duos.
I did two duos, but I'm not happy with the other one. I'll post this one for now.
Also, I didn't post the second part.…
Tarang means “wave” — the flowing wave of sound. This improvisation features 6 high tabla drums played in a melodic style like a raga. From my recent CD "Crafty Hands."
Hi All,
On January 6th, a few northeast snowbirds came to HHI in South Carolina to perform at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Tony, Warren and Joe gave a standing-ovation worthy performance, the first of its kind on an island already…
And by out there I mean on here, VW.
I've lived here for over a year and have yet to see another person playing jazz vibes. That being said, I know they are out there, somewhere. And there's a killer dude two hours from here at Sherbrooke…
Here’s the Days of Wine and Roses chord melody.
I’ll give my new solo cd to the first 2 people who do the following.
1. Play my chord melody
2. Take a solo
3. Play my chord melody or your melody for the head out
The deadline is February…
An improvisation from my CD called “Crafty Hands.” Using leather-headed mallets, I embark on a journey in F Lydian to play in a Balafon-like style, developing a few motifs and discovering where the energy and groove could lead.
“Emily” - composed by Johnny Mandel in 1964 for the movie “The Americanization of Emily”. The version from the great pianist Bill Evans is a classic. I learned a great deal from Bill. Everything from lines, voicings and harmony to touch…