This is video, audio and a pdf all with etudes for the tune Turn Out The Stars by Bill Evans.
It's a complicated tune, but I always think even the complicated tunes spell all the harmony out. It all makes sense musicially.
The videos are…
As I am working hard to learn to play this new instrument (the array mbira), I have taken to forcing myself to record to add a little pressure. I have been using standard tunes a lot just because I don't have to learn the music; I can…
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Follow VW member Paul sent me this. Worth checking outAdd some to this post and let's build a listening list. Gary Burton playing Chega is the most influencial recording ever for me. Here's a live version. Unbelievable and I know most if…
Warren Wolf has a shirt that says, 'No One Cares, Practice'. I think that's a power message for students. It's your turn! Your turn to solve the same problems as Gary Burton, Mike Manieri, Milt Jackson and all the rest of the great vibe…
Hey all,
Not really an official lesson here, but thought I'd post a version of our TOTM where I just play the melody through a few times. With each version, I try to do different things with the phrasing, leaning back, forward, decorating…
Great lesson to break into playing tunes solo. Here are links to all the other vids: Misty IntroLesson 1Lesson 2Lesson 3Lesson 4Lesson 5Lesson 6Lesson 7Lesson 8
Building on the previous etude, this new version expands the lines and incorporates additional chord adjustments to deepen the harmonic exploration in 3/4. By introducing extra melodic lines and refining the chord changes, this etude…