I ran across the paper paper attached (2002) about Milt Jackson a couple days ago. It has some great examples of Milt's playing written out, as well as some dialog regarding his approach to soloing, and his musical career.
Is this already up on the site? Let me know if it is.
--IG
Chinese translation for Chinese students.
Tony把這首曲子分成三個部分，這裡我們會學到第一部分。
（先不要去看Leadsheet，直接練練看以下的和聲進行）
以下是這首曲子和聲進行：
Cminor9 - Dminor9 - G13b9 (F Ab B E)
常常見到的和聲進行是
Cminor9 - Dminor9b5 - G13b9
但是這首曲子比較特別，是接到2級minor9，而不是minor9b5 。
*放到不同調裡面練習
*5級和弦用到的是rootless 13 和弦，沒有根音(root)沒有五音(5th)。
*學會這個和聲進行你就已經掌握百分之30的曲子了。
It's from back in the day! I actually have someone helping me find bad pages missing files and then I'm trying to fix them. Here's the etude.
Someone should try and play it and post it. It's not easy.
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Midi and other bells and whistles on the vibraphone are a waste of time and energy (in my opinion). Here's why: Synthesizer keyboards are easier to play, better made and already available in many very sophisticated forms at very low prices. AND, they can express "synthetic music" better than a vibraphone trying to be something it isn’t. If you want to play synthesizer, spend a couple of years (or less) practicing a keyboard. You'll be far ahead at the game of synthetic sounds of music than you'll ever will by doing it on a vibraphone-shaped object emulating something else.
Chinese translation for Chinese students
四棒和弦式的Solo方式：
有一個重點是，要照著節奏來，數四分音符，一、二、三、四（一拍一和弦）可以速度隨意，但是要數著拍子。
盡量保持一定的音程（interval）來練習，左手可以待著不動，移動右手比較重要。
很多時候和聲聲響是取決於前面那個和弦，或是後面的和弦。所以要總是小心得處理每個和弦。
等到你練這個越來越好了，你可以發現很多和聲在裡面，有時後你會發現有Voice leading 可以用。
Blue Bossa是一首很好的練習曲來練這個練習。
如果你不斷嘗試把這個練習打的好聽（Musical），你會學到很多，發現很多。
可以只選一組和弦Cmajor - AbMajor7#11- F7 來練這個練習。
Here's the Mancini Challenge.
I have to learn these tunes for an online concert Sunday March 19 at 1pm. We're doing Mancini tunes. He writes a lot of slow and beautiful tunes. Here is a PDF of the tunes we are playing. You should check them out and listen to the originals online.
I have a fellow young musician who thought a couple were very corny. I like corny and Mancini's tunes are so beautiful to me.