"only after you’ve learned 1,000 tunes do you realize that there are really only about 20 song forms and every tune is a combination of segments of these 20 forms"... I read somewhere on Hal Galper's website.
That statement goes with me for a few weeks now.
Who are those famous 20?
Man in general tries to break complex concepts into smaller bite size pieces.
Because of time the results and impact of the proposed breakdown is often not apparent.
I think how we have broken down the chromatic scale causes the learning experience to be longer than needed.
The result of the current system is an overly complex language which impedes reaching the goal(to be able to improvise) more than it should.(I'm not saying it doesn't work.)
I have a challenge for you if you’re game for it.
It’s developing the “Anything But That” method.
Here are all the etudes based on songs. These could be standards or originals.
Eric goes in depth on some great and complex latin rhythm
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Ed "blesses us" with a great lesson series on independence and the song Life's Blessing
I'm starting to get back into playing a little and thought I'd share some of the exercises as I revisit them. Today I was reviewing harmonizing in sixes and thought I'd share one.
In the late summer of 1972 I was living in Lucern Switzerland. Actually barely exisiting is a better description. I only had about 68 of the original 132lbs I came with and was pratically starving. The tip of my belt hung below my knee. I must have looked horrible. But I digress...