Marie, this is for you. It's easier to read this then to read what's in the real book.
Remember if this is overwhelming try to just go one bar at a time. And remember..... No pressure!
This is a LONG but great lesson.
Who can play this etude? I'll buy Giovani's cd for the first person to post their version.
Check out the attached PDF's. Play through the examples. Can you hear it? Make Sense?
Remember when you practice anything you're practicing technique
Chord Voicings are attached
VW Lesson
Rhythm Changes Oleo Exercises by Tony Miceli
Scales: Mixolydian and Lydian Dominant Scales, all 12 keys.
Tunes: Oleo, I Got Rhythm, Cottontail, Anthropology, Moose the Mooch, Wail.
Assignment: Pick a rhythm changes tune to learn. 1st chorus play the melody, 2nd chorus comp through changes using a mixture of open and close voicings.3rd chorus, improvise a solo.
Additional Material on Rhythm Changes;
Post your versions, your lines here.
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Your assignment is to learn this tune. What's cool about it is it's rhythm changes in Ab. The other cool thing are the players. They're monsters.
The melody is simple! maybe 5 notes total! But the rhythms are hard! That is hard to make them swing. So that's your assignment. Play the melody with the metronome, etc.