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Practicing today on sound possibilities in executing a line over C-7 F7 Bb Maj7. Focusing on variations with pedaling, dampening, deadstrokes, ghost notes, accents and stickings. The first example is fairly dry with no pedal. There are a lot of possibilities in executing a simple line like this. I'll sometimes take even a smaller phrase and work with it trying to get as many nuances and phrasing possibilities out of it. Note selection is important for sure, but sound is also very important and needs to be constantly looked at.

Here's an exercise I used to do. Play it fast, hard and loud. That's the key. Sounds a little like a Steve Reich piece. Build up speed, play each pattern longer, etc. etc. etc. Stamina.

In this etude I really move the chords around. Lots of passing stuff. I suspend the 1 chord a bit.

Also there's a surprise at the end. I change the harmony. Can you hear it? Do you know what it is? Who's the first to post what happens.

Chinese translation for Chinese students.

今天我們要講的是minority

自己創造出ii-v-i 小樂句（lick），是一個裡面有V dominent 13音的lick,
定下速度打，你可以從中學到很多，你也會記住minor9音, dominent 13音的聲音
改節奏、加上一些音，轉調（放到每個調裡面練練）
Rootless13b9和弦（沒有根音的屬和絃，加上9音和13音）
例如F713b9: 組成音為A(3音), D(13音), Eb(7音), F#(b9音)

認真練習ii-V-I，讓你的耳朵熟悉這些聲音。

Chinese translation is for Chinese students
四分音符即興
試著只用四分即興，這個幫助很大。
好處是你的腦中會慢慢開始有這些和弦的形狀，
即使你只是初學者，也可以只打根音、三音、五音，但是都是只打四分音符就好。