intermediate

National Science Foundation contacted me at the fire house in McMurdo Station and asked if I would put something together for International Jazz Day from Antarctica. This was at the end of my shift on 4/25. They said they needed two-and-a-half minutes of recorded music by the afternoon of 4/26. I got off work the morning of 4/26, went straight to the Chapel Of The Snows (where I keep my vibraphone and practice), got four volunteers from the firehouse to hold camera phones while I played.

I posted #4 awhile back - continuing to work through the book. Constructive feedback is always welcome!

PDF of chord melody is attached.

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Here’s the Days of Wine and Roses chord melody.

I’ll give my new solo cd to the first 2 people who do the following.

1. Play my chord melody
2. Take a solo
3. Play my chord melody or your melody for the head out

The deadline is February first 2019

You have to have good time, keep the time. I don’t care how simple the solo is! Just play it well

I will get video of Audio and play through and talk about some of these.

PDF is attached.

As a fun incentive, you guys have one week (from the date of this post) to post your versions of this chord melody. I will pick a winner, probably with an online random generator.

The winner wins one pair of my new sticks. They will be out within the next week or so.

YOU HAVE TO WRITE THE CHORDS IN. Study this a bit, make sure you know what the alterations or of what I've written here.

Look to see when I have a root or when I don't.
Post any questions.

Here's what you do with this.

write in the chord names with the alterations.

memorize the voicings.

play them, add rhythm.

start changing the inversions of some of the voicings.

make a solo based off of the chord tones of the voicings on the sheet.

what notes would you stick in between as passing notes?

Missed a few notes, but focusing on dynamics and expression for this run. Critiques highly encouraged and very welcome.