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🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 2

Last week we built the foundation of our blues comping using guide tones and the Charleston rhythm. The goal was simple: clear harmony and solid time.

This week we’ll start adding a little more movement to the voicings.

Instead of keeping the upper voice mostly static, we’ll move the top note of the chord to create two different sounds for the same harmony. Even a small change in the top note can dramatically change how the voicing feels.

This was a nice discussion about Practicing. 

Let your ears tell you what is happening. Train them to give you information.

Quick and Dirty Video = QDV

Learn the lick! 

record post what you do with this exercise. 

In fact I'll give a free 45 minutes lesson to the first beginning student that plays this through  all the keys in time.

offer expires September 1, 2022

Hi all,

The first person who can post a good version of any two of these four etudes receives a free 30 minute lesson with me (Behn). Please see the video for more details and the etudes are attached. Hope to see some folks posting!

Due Assignments

• Post yourself playing the melody and then chords to Blue Bossa - Unacompanied - Memorized - in time - demonstrate in class you have memorized the melody and chords
• Play the first 4 bars of Donna Lee - MEMORIZED
• Post Friedman #3 and 4 - Post either 3 or 4
• Talk about the Arrival of Victor Feldman
  • Which tune is the fastest tempo on the album
  • Scott Lafaro played with another great piano player. Who?
  • What was tragic about Scott Lafaro?
  • Which tracks does Victor play on piano?

Warren Wolf has a shirt that says, 'No One Cares, Practice'. 

I think that's a power message for students. It's your turn! 

Your turn to solve the same problems as Gary Burton, Mike Manieri, Milt Jackson and all the rest of the great vibe players.