Here are all the lesson plans. If you're having trouble figuring out something to practice look here for ideas.
Just some quick tips I was thinking about with chord voicings. You know the goal is to be quick with all the voicings. So you have to practice moving around the instrument and getting familiar with the voicings. That takes a lot of work and time, but once mastered comping gets a lot more fun!
For this week:
I've posted an Epic Etude. With 4 parts.
Part 1 - Double Stops and Very Rhythmic
Part 2 - Chord Etude
Part 3 - Rhythmic Solo
Part 4 - Chord Melody Solo
I've also posted a quarter note solo.
If you're going for the certificate:
Beginners:
Intermediate/Advanced
If enough people sign up for this, then next Monday night I'll turn on the cams and talk about 'I Should Care'. We'll go over the harmony and I'll play it in different keys with a bass player.
Here's what you would need to do:
Learn the tune
Try and memorize the melody
Try and memorize the chords
Have a set of vibes or a keyboard nearby
Then:
I'll talk it down on monday, we'll play it and you can:
Play the bass movement
Play the melody
Play the chords
In order to learn a blues, you'll have to get some sort of system to help you remember the notes as well as to help transpose them into different keys. There are a few different types of blues scales, however in this podcast we'll focus on the minor blues scales. In the key of F the notes would be: F Ab Bb B C Eb F.
A lesson on applying patterns to improvisation....specifically standards with ii-v-i changes. Refer to the pdf for a copy of the patterns.
Rusty
Play along with the duets. Play vibes or even marimba and add your part and then upload it for others to check out!
I created these so you can get some ideas on how to comp for other instruments. Also this will help you're solo playing.
A couple things to consider:
1. If you can accompany me in this setting then when you play with a bass things will be even simpler. In this setting your voicings have to be very clear, you have to do all the work.
2. If you are in settings when you have to accompany another soloist with the support of a bass working like this will help you.