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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.

Ticotism

Chinese translation for Chinese students

這邊教大家一個簡單的小練習。
幫助你了解整首曲子、也幫助你了解更多和聲。
每個和弦都演奏一小段音階（從根音開始），

像這樣：
Fminor7: F,G,Ab,Bb,C
C7altered: C,Db,Eb,E,G
依此類推，用這個方式演奏整首曲子