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The Melody

It keeps popping up. Either the student doesn't know the melody or sort of knows it. Or, he can only play the melody with his 4 mallet arrangement.

I think you guys should make yourselves a promise. When you learn a new tune, you will learn the MELODY first and play it and work on it, unaccompanied. No chords. Use your inner to hear the chords while you play the melody.

Next learn the chords.

Then you can put them together, but NEVER forget the melody or lose the ability to play it unaccompanied.

Deal?????? This will go a long way!

Marie's Newsletter - September 2013

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There comes September, getting back from holidays, starting work/school, nature changing into gold, days getting shorter and colder… good resolutions? Ok, there we are: tons of lessons on not less than 4 tunes! Books to read and discuss about, music to listen to, vibes to buy… Enjoy our September newsletter and join us on the site!

LESSONS:

* Tony Miceli:

- Autumn Leaves – Voicings for Stefan: www.vibesworkshop.com/node/9173/

- TOTM – Peace – Analyzation: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/node/9162/

Good Vibes radio October update

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Hi All,
Want to know what is happening in October on Good Vibes radio? Of 19 tunes only four are standards. Three are reharmonizations of Lennon/McCartney and Stevie Wonder. The remaining 12 are newer contemporary compositions (eight of those were written by the performing musicians).
When I hear people say that good jazz is no longer being written, I ask them to please listen to my show. And when I hear people wondering about "where jazz is going," I tell them the same.