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I was having some thoughts on transcribing so I thought I'd post them here.

So I was transcribing the Steve Nelson solo on Beautiful Love today and I remembered some guys here talking about programs to slow down music to transcribe and stuff like that.

My thoughts on that are that you shouldn't even want to use that kind of stuff to transcribe.

I love Steve Nelson. He has played a lot(and think he still does) with Dave Holland's band.

Check Nelson on Wikipedia:

check out the Steve Nelson Wikipedia

Hi!

For many years I am studying a guitar instruction book. This ia a sample of an advanced comping for guitar over a Bb-blues .

The author says that "every soloist will be gratful for this kind of comping" so I recorded the guitar for playing solo with the vibes - for download mp3 check the link:

http://cid-a149cbdffbb2d320.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Vibesworkshop/Bb|_Blues.mp3

I have some old Good Vibes mallets that are warped out of line about 3/16". I have newer Mike Balter mallets that have a slight curve also so I am assuming this happens with all mallets.

Do you try straightening them (steam them?), play with them as-is or go out and buy new ones.

Thanks,
Barry

Several years ago 1980's, I did a lot of transcribing. I found a great way was to start in the beginning of the Jazz Era and work your way up. We had a great library in Pasadena, CA and I checked out a bunch of early jazz from around early 1900s starting with "Cylinder Jazz" (before vinyl recording were done on wire and cylinder) and started transcribing melodies that were descendants of slaves' field chants.

Yo guys,

I thought I'd post here about the pivot chords modulation video.

First TJ I would love if you made up some lessons around that video. That video is more of an advanced topic. Usually when a guy knows a bunch of tunes. These modulations are really only a way to play tunes and have them modulate into different keys in a cool way.

Maybe also try taking one section and play it and stop and take notes, make up a lead sheet and put the modulation there.

Bill Evans did this a lot and that's what got me interested in it.

John Piper's essay on swinging.

I started working on a transcription of Lionel Hampton's performance of "Flying Home" from the YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_rTICMVXQQ

This is the first part. I need to work on getting a less stiff and no mistakes (i.e., internalize it better).

Barry

Here's something I'm posting that I think helps students to understand how different keys relate to each other (modes, major keys, relative minor etc). It also helps teachers when teaching it.

This is a pretty hard etude. At the time of writing this, I just stumbled on it. I had forgotten all about it. So I'll need to check it out again. I remember it though. It was for a students who was studying the blues.

I can easily post the midi file so you can get an idea, and then maybe myself or PATTY will learn it and we'll video it and put it up!

I don't have sticking on it yet. Just thought I'd post it for the advanced guys.