Part 1 of 4 with some ideas for scales.
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Chinese translation for Chinese students
練習音階很重要
第一個，可以加強雙手的技巧，
第二，你要了解每一個音階中的每一個組成音，這樣當你看到一個和弦的時候，你就知道用什麼音階套用在上面。
Here is a two part etude on rhythm changes. The first is a solo with a pdf of the transcription.
Part 2 is a chorus of comping with the transcribed music in a pdf from.
Also are audio files with all the parts and then without the play along parts.
You should memorize both solos and play them in different keys to study them.
ME AND THE DUKE
Here's the plan:
Today is March 15th: Deadline is March 25th.
Play this track. Wear headphones when you record. Don't record the track.
Count off with the 2 bar intro. But count like this. 2,3,4,1,2. Make sure your counting is on. Then play 2 choruses of a blues solo audio or video.
Then send it to me. After March 25 I'll put it together with my backing tracks and make a video out of it.
If you are in, please put your name in the comments.
When you send me the file title it like this.
Blue-YOURNAME
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Here is lesson two where I demonstrate harmonizing minor and dominant bebop scales. Make sure to run these through all keys with a metronome. Notice how the major and relative minor scales are identical (you only have to learn one that you think of 2 ways ;) Also notice that on the dominant scale you play a diminished chord on the natural sixth step (instead of flat sixth on others) which is a departure from the progression of I7-V7dim-I7-V7dim etc (I falter for a second with this on the video). Please also practice the arpeggios on the chord tones and non-chord tones as well.
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Here are my assignments.
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