Everything about practicing and how and where you practice
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhbfGYiAFwxEZkOG10R8-_ZUIS8KtLK4j&si=Ja1iv4U04V7HMwCS
This playlist has Freidman 14 and a slow solo that Tony recorded for my lessons on Donna Lee. My job was to transcribe in Ab then transpose to C from memory. It was a tough one!
Here's a second part to the other lesson titled "A Way To Practice Soloing and Comping Together".
I took a couple other examples about how to practice this. Ultimately, you just do it and try to make music. I know for some of you it won't sound great in the beginning. I always think that if you keep doing it and doing it, eventually you play something good and recognize it and learn from it. Know what I mean????
I was inspired by Tony to practice Stablemates. This is a QDV of a brief practice session. I'm working on playing the head with chords and then playing lines over the changes. I feel pretty good about the former, but it's difficult for me to play one or more choruses without losing the time or otherwise messing up (as you can hear multiple times). Any suggestions on how to improve at this are appreciated!
-Tristan
Ok, this is a little artsie fartsie as they say, but it might be helpful. What do you think?
A great tool for practicing hard lines.
Check out all the edits in this video! Just the idea of thinking about playing accurately messes me up! But target notes are important. Classical mallet players use them all the time.
A really difficult tune by Lennie Tristano. Been practicing the head for a few weeks so here it is warts an all. Now for the rest of it
It's been a few since I've had a lesson with Tony. Between work travel and some home construction projects my life got a bit crazy. However, I've been able to maintain consistent practice and chip away at the last lesson work.
First up I told Tony I'd like to work on All of Me, and he suggested figuring it out as a chord melody, so here is my effort with that. I love the chord changes in this tune. They really transport you to a sound in history. I know a lot of folks probably get tired of this tune getting called at jams but I can't help but always dig it haha.
Donna Lee 16 Bars:
