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Mini Bootcamp

Can someone who was there put the list of players up?

This is our Philly mini bootcamp. It was great and we worked hard for 2 days! Mini bootcamps are fun because they are small and intimate!

I had a bass player over one day and we played a tune. here's the hour.

Ideas for Intros Pt. 2 by Behn Gillece

Chinese translation is for Chinese students
這個part2是複雜版的Part1
目的一樣只是要導入到第一個和弦。
第一個練習(第一小節到第八小節),其實沒有太大的差別,就是加了個A dim7
第二個練習(第九小節到第十六小節),你可以看到,全部是半音階下行。
只要記得開始的音要落在從降五音開始,一路下行。

Ideas For Intros Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece

Chinese translation is for Chinese students
前奏(intro)
有很多不同的方式可以為一首曲子加一些前奏,
今天要講的叫做b5 intro。
因為開始的那個音是從曲子調性的主音算起來的降第五音。
一路下行,主要的目的是帶領到第一個和弦(PDF中是Fmajor)

通常我們如果用這個intro,會讓他是8小節intro,也就是像PDF中寫的。
當然在這些和聲配置(Voicing)中間,你可以插入其他不同的Voicing,
增添色彩。

Scandinavian Scenes (Malletkat)

hey, long time since i´ve been posting something.i´m busy doing a new program with my duo partner on sax and we added an actor who is reading poetry. this is just a part of a very long complex tune and i left out the poetry because it´s in german only. i only play the malletkat and it´s just very simple but perfect to create atmosphere.

hope you like it...
tarik

Sassy Samba, a Jimmy Heath tune

This tune is a tribute to Sara Vaughn. I've always loved it, but as far as I can tell it never really made it into the popular fake books. A friend of mine transcribed it back in the the late 1970s. I recorded this version for piano and marimba a few years ago.

The form is kinda long and a lot of fun to improvise on. It's usually done in even 8ths. I checked Youtube and found several covers by a variety of great jazz players. There are also lyrics for the melody, although I don't know who wrote them.

A lead sheet is included.

8 Weeks of Ballads - Sentimental Mood - Skating

So here's the deal.

I wrote an etude of all eighth notes. It's important for us to be able to weave through the changes, up and down and up and down. It's important for us to move the line in seconds. We do it much more easily with 3rds, but 2nds is where the magic happens.

  • If you're going to do this right, write in the changes and study the lines.
  • Play the etude down.
  • Memorize the etude completely.
  • Throw away the music.
  • Play the etude in other keys.
  • Smile at how much you've learned