OK, as you guys know I have a very busy schedule. I'm sure many of you also have crazy schedules.
I banged this out for my student Alex.
It's a chord study. Write in the chord names, memorize the etude and change rhythms, whatever you want. Just study the voicings.
It's sort of a step 1.
(ESP) Bienvenid@ a vibesworkshop.com! Aca una lección muy simple. Cuando pienso en las clases y ejercicios que hacemos de improvisación, pienso que hacemos técnica y muchas otras cosas. Es una gran actividad, y es muy simple. Algunos de mis estudiantes que son nuevos en tocar vibráfono de jazz trabajan sobre esto. Agarras dos acordes menores a una distancia de 4ta justa, por ejemplo Fa menor (que va a Sib menor [...]
A slightly Barry Harris-inspired block chord melody of "There Will Never Be Another You."
Play this down in whole steps. It should make sense, what to do.
Then try and vary it a bit, change the rhythms, add a note. Try to build on this.
This is essential to play standards and more complex original tunes.
This needs to be second nature!
The first dominant chord, in this example G13b9 uses the dominant diminished scale. The second chord in this example the A7b13b9 uses the Altered scale.
Dom Dim - G Ab Bb B Db D E F G
A Altered is - A Bb C Db Eb F G
Put this through all the keys.
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