Interesting Open Voicings Pt. 1 by Behn Gillece
🚨 Play a Great Blues in 3 Months – Week 8
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been building lines using real jazz vocabulary—starting with guide tones, then expanding into phrases drawn from players like Milt Jackson.
This week, we focus on one of the most important elements of that language:
👉 Chromaticism
These lines are built using phrases from Milt Jackson transcriptions and other bebop sources, but the main idea is how chromatic notes connect and shape the line.
You’ll hear:
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.
🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 2: Guide Tone Movement in the Intro 🚨
In Part 2, we dig into the intro vamp of Wave (Dm7–G7) and explore guide tone movement. This exercise builds from a single voice to two, three, and finally four voices, showing how harmonic richness can grow naturally out of simple lines. By working through these patterns, you’ll train your ear and hands to connect chords smoothly while keeping the groove intact.
In this lesson we’ll:
Check out the attached PDF!
You should be able to do this. If you can't then just practice it! Don't worry about why.
We did a zoom hang and talked about Israel.
🚨 Harmony Without Chords – Pt. 2: Chromatic Approaches to 3rds and 7ths
Part 2 expands on the guide-tone focus from Part 1 by introducing chromatic approach notes to the 3rds and 7ths of dominant chords. While the targets remain the same, the addition of chromatic motion adds tension, direction, and forward momentum to the line—allowing the harmony to feel more alive without relying on full chord voicings or altered scales.
Hello! I have attached a link to a youtube playlist which contains all of my lesson material for the last month. Thanks
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2ia_j36ngaDEfKtQhc4BOtiwMqQStjG&si…