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🚨 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 3: Chromatic Approaches with Dominant Alterations

In Part 3, we continue working with chromatic approaches to the 3rds and 7ths of dominant chords, but with an important addition: altered tones introduced in the second bar of each dominant. These alterations create stronger harmonic tension and help pull the line more clearly toward the next chord change.

I play a tune we all know and talk about it.

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I talk about using dampening to help make smooth transitions between chords.

Assignments Due

• Whole Melody of Donna Lee Memorized
• Post Friedman #8
• Terry Gibbs - The Dream Band, Vol. 3: Flying Home
• Open closed Rootless dom b9 and dom 13b9 in the other 6 keys Posted
• Terry Gibbs - The Dream Band, Vol.

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I'm working on Monk's Pannonica, which was written for Pannonica de Koenigswarter. Monk spent the last 10 years in the upstairs of her Apartment in New York. 

This is a great tune. I've been working on it for a little bit now. Ballads are great because you can use the pedal more and your sound can be 'wetter'.

Here are two versions of the tune. Of course a Monk version and then a Chick Corea version. He does it a little quicker.

Also is attached is an etude and an mp3 of the etude. I did the etude on my malletkat. I think I have a good vibe sound!

Just some stuff to think about with double sticking as well as a way to practice double sticking. 

i do feel that we want to do as much alternate sticking as we can. I know some disagree including David Friedman. So take it for what it's worth to you. But I give you some ways to work on double sticking.

Workshop Recap - 3rds and 7ths Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece