Hello everyone,

As with the previous lesson on dominant chord scales, I want to stress that just playing scales correctly won't necessarily produce the best improvisational content, and I think learning scales has a limited value. But there is value, and it's essentially figuring out what extensions happen on what chords.

A scale, at the end of the day, is just a 13th chord, with a 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 all put within one octave, and knowing this makes scales much more useful to me. So as you practice scales, remember this and figure out what chords they relate to.

Some choruses based upon Tony Miceli's written out chorus which is available for download from The Vibes Workshop. The first chorus is Tony's written out solo while the subsequent choruses are improvised using some of Tony's specific notes, phrases and ideas from his written out solo. Tony's solo was posted as "Orthinology Simple Solo" very recently.

Here is what I decided to call a tool box.

There is a solo, a chord study and a bass line for you to use as accompaniment.

Work hard on this there is a lot here!

I hope you're working on Just In Time.

No matter what level you are at, it's worth it to work along with us.
Even just learning the melody and the chords is something.

If you're knew at this, read through one of the etudes or solos. Think about the chords and what's happening. Maybe you will have questions.

That brings us to the pop up class for subscribers. Here's a chance for us to come together and talk about stuff, around this tune (Just In Time).

Here is one chorus of Just In Time, unaccompanied.

It's best if you transcribe it, then use my pdf to check it.

Regardless of how you learn the solo, you should memorize it. Then play it for a few days and then start moving it around the keys.

This is really the stuff where you can learn.
Start working on your ears and transcribe. Spend time with the solo and think about the chords in each key. You have to see the notes in the context they are in. 9s, b5s, 13s, etc. And then build up vocabulary through your ears.

Hey All,
Put December 5th on your calendar for the December edition of Good Vibes. 8pm eastern,
jazzon2. And Dec 8 at 4pm.
There's a sprinkling of holiday/winter tunes, a dash of standards, a dollop of rock and pop remakes on Where Jazz Goes and my always interesting patter. Learn why the theme song from Frasier, played by Gary Burton and Friends, is named "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs."
Shows are also posted after they air on JazzOn2 on mixcloud.com. Search Good Vibes with Gloria Krolak.

Did this for a student. I have gotten really good at going from start to finish with these solos in about 10 minutes or less. That is recording them and turning them into sheet music! It's a good skill!

You should be able to play this and hear the harmony.

If you are going to use the sheet music, mark it up. What's happening in this solo? What are the upper extensions.

I just bought a used A=440 Yamaha YV-3710. Love the sound, and the motor is absolutely silent. I am playing along with iReal Pro live in the room from my computer speakers picked up by my AMT 404 mics -> Mackie 802-VLZ3 mixer -> Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 -> Audacity. Mike Balter 23BB mallets.

Enjoy,
Barry

Hey All,
I'm just holding myself accountable here by following through with posting assignments Tony has given me on my zoom lesson with him from Sept. Tony has been great in helping me stay focused with my practice time as I continue to try and learn the vibes.

1. In my last post I shared a bebop etude. This is the duet that goes with it that I overdubbed over the original. Same rules apply here. I have to look at the page and not the instrument while playing.

2. Here are links to David Friedman's dampening etudes 5 and 6: