Here are some exercises and info I gave a student on Solar.
WANDERING SCALES - I think it's a good exercise to be able to move from scale to scale from wherever you are. Here's one chorus of that.
SOLO TO TRANSCRIBE - Transcribe it!
This camera rocks. For real-- if you're moving into a basic cam upgrade like I am it's a great option. I ordered a dummy battery for it because it can't be used while charging. Flip up screen, clean HDMI out for streaming etc. etc.
Again- audio is a Samson C02 condenser into Zoom H4n and messed with in FL Studio.
This is truly BSing-- not always playing actual.. music.
Take it easy folks!
Been upgrading my livestreaming stuff. Need to figure out eventually if Hypersmooth (GoPro thing) helps or hurts for instrument videos. This was 2.7K at 120 fps.
Audio is just a C02 Pencil Condenser into Zoom H4. Then compressed, reverbed, and EQ'd the mallet thwack out a bit.
Waiting on an ATEM Mini so I can stream better- but for now just messing around and maybe starting to play again.
Working up a solo version of Horace Silver's Peace. We all need some peace right about now...
Comments welcome - work in progress.
Comment if you want me to write out the chord melody and upload it!
Here's a video of me playing the 14th etude for vibraphone pedaling from David Friedman's technique book. Not the cleanest run but the cleanest video take... Comments and feedback welcome.
Hi vibes friends,
in this lesson we will talk about McCoy Tyner and his amazing harmonic concept applied to modal tunes based on sparse chords.
We will discuss about quartal voicings, so what voicing and harmonization of modal scales using those harmonic stuctures.
Have fun
Giovanni Perin
Here is a couple of ways you can fill the space in between bars.
Those ideas could be use as harmonic or melodic device.
1. You can approach any chord with a dominant 7th chord built a half step up or down your target chord:
e.g. C can be approach with a Db7 or B7
I use this turnaround: C-Am-Dm-G7 and at the end I precede each chord with a dDom7 B7-C-Bb7-Am-Eb7-Dm-Ab7-G7.
2. Harmonize any given major or minor scale using a dim chord (G7b9) as a passing chord:
C6 - Ddim7 - C6/E - Fdim7 - C6/G - Abdim7 - C6/A -Bdim7.
Here is a couple of ways you can fill the space in between bars.
Those ideas could be use as harmonic or melodic device.
1. You can approach any chord with a dominant 7th chord built a half step up or down your target chord:
e.g. C can be approach with a Db7 or B7
I use this turnaround: C-Am-Dm-G7 and at the end I precede each chord with a dDom7 B7-C-Bb7-Am-Eb7-Dm-Ab7-G7.
2. Harmonize any given major or minor scale using a dim chord (G7b9) as a passing chord:
C6 - Ddim7 - C6/E - Fdim7 - C6/G - Abdim7 - C6/A -Bdim7.
＊Ballads - Energy and Motion
Translation for Chinese students
中文翻譯:
聊聊Ballads （慢速的樂曲），
常常我們在聆聽一個樂團演奏Ballads時，
會覺得速度好慢，似乎有些無聊，
Tony認為那是因為演奏者的演奏意圖、方向感、氛圍不夠明確，
所以這一集我們來嘗試一些練習，
看可以怎麼將慢速的曲子處理得漂亮。
首先，先找一個音，演奏Ballads的速度，
把速度和節奏感表現出來。
從Tony的示範中，
我們可以很清楚的聽到速度是什麼 ;
接著在一個和弦上來即興，並專注在同樣的事情上：保持速度感（Tony示範：GMajor7)。
如果你從來沒有演奏過Ballads，這是一個很棒的練習。
Tony示範了一首Ballad - I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face
他說，有些時候他在練習時，
只練習和弦的進行，把速度感保持好、感受和弦變化的時候的色彩張力，會幫助很大喔！