Hello everyone!
This is a lesson geared towards beginners, but useful for everyone! I explain my method for going through all possible standard extensions and voicings for a dominant chord (there are 32 in total for any dominant chord!). The same applies to major, minor, diminished, etc.
Hey all,
The lesson offer is still on but with a small change; complete any two etudes from the blues or rhythm changes etudes I've posted and I will do a free 30 minute lesson. So if you want to do one of the blues etudes and one of the rhythm changes, you can get the lesson. Must be a decent version of each though :)
Hope to see some posts!
I always make a stand along version of tunes I'm learning. How can I play them simply and what would I do to play them like that.
Here is David Friedman's Etude 2 from "Friedman-Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling".
Line Building Blocks Exercise
Here is David Friedman's Etude 3 from "Friedman-Vibraphone Technique: Dampening and Pedaling".
Modes - 15 wk crs - Lesson 2
Assignments Due - Make sure all these assignments are completed.
Hello everyone,
Here's another lesson about voicings. The common theme of all these recent lessons is trying to extrapolate as many different possible voicings as we can out of a sing idea. You take any four notes, and you can do all these things we've talked about so far:
-add extensions
-alter notes
-invert the chord
-use drop 2s, drop 3s, drop 2+3s, etc.
And now we'll add planing to the list! This is when you move a chord through a scale, or just move it chromatically.
Hey everyone,
Another lesson on comping on ballads! We're looking at rhythmic density and ways to create an overall sense of arc with your comping, or while you're playing solo. Let me know if you have any thoughts!