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When we learn I think it's best to break things down into small chunks. Learn a piece move on, put a couple pieces together. That's the way I do it. So let's take this simple beginning of the tune and work on it. 

Do you know and can you see that this is basically a 12 bar blues? 

Part 2 coming later this week!

In this video we apply the melodic structures into a basic Im-bVI-IIm7b5-V7alt minor cadence using the proper cell for each chord:

m7: 1-b3-4-5

Maj7: 1-2-3-5 

m7b5: 1-b3-4-b5

dom7: 1-b9-3-5 or 1-b9-3-#5 or 1-#9-3-#5

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In this video we apply the melodic structures into a basic I-Vim-IIm-V7 cadence using the proper cell for each chord: remember

1-2-3-5 in Major

1-b3-4-5 in minor

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Hi Vibes Lovers in this lesson I talk about a powerful tool that I got from Gerry Bergonzi called melodic structures. 

Those are motivic cell used for creating melodies: 

1-2-3-5 in Major

1-b3-4-5 in minor

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Like usual, get the melody down. Know it well and play it well. Think about phrasing, rhythm and time! 

Here are three, two five, one progressions. 

Good voice leading for the most part is lazy voice leading. That means: 

1. you usually won't move the note if it's in the next chord.
2. you will move whatever voicings have to move but to the closest note in the next chord. 

With that in mind you figure this puzzle out. I'll attach the answers, but don't look until you're tried this out! 

Here is the challenge: 

These exercises go along with Behns video which is linked here under 'Check this Out'.

Don't write it down until you can play it. 

Can you play it in another key? 

I tried to make the easy one easy. The other has two choruses, one easier than the other. 

I also tried to focus on some things like a scale or a target note. 

Hello all,

Here's another lesson on dampening, and specifically how it can be used to achieve a certain stride-like feel on vibes. I use this technique when playing solo and with a trio and love its possibilities for different articulations and textures. Watch my lessons on staccato and partial dampening first if you haven't already seen them.