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Check out the attached PDF!

Great lesson to break into playing tunes solo. 

Here are links to all the other vids: 

Misty Intro

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Really Cool Voicing! by Behn Gillece

TOTM - Israel - Playing Over the A7#11 Chord by Behn Gillece

• Whole melody of Donna Lee posted on VW
• Friedman #9 - 1st half posted on VW
• Due - Bobby Hutcherson - Components
  • What very famous band did Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter play in?
  • After living in New York, where did Bobby Hutcherson spend the rest of his life?
  • What’s your favorite track and why?
  • What style of jazz is this cd? Dixieland? Swing? Bebop?

Tip for voicing Maj7#11 by Behn Gillece

Working On A Cool Tune Pt. 1 - Careful (Jim Hall) by Behn Gillece

I am always working with students on their hands. Quite a few have problems and bad habits. Well for that matter we all at some level usually have a problem or two and a bad habit or two! 

You HAVE to get your hands together and working well if you're going to play more interesting and complex music. 

i.e. Donna Lee is much more complex technically then Blue Boss or One Note Samba. 

In this exercise, the line is a little closer to a walking bass line with quarter notes. Keep the notes legato, and shoot for keeping the pedal down as much as possible with clean dampening in between the notes. Check out the attached PDF!

? Working on Time Pt. 8 – Full Form Flow and Bridge Contrast

In Pt. 8, you’ll play through the entire form of Antônio Carlos Jobim’s Wave, applying developed comping ideas across all sections. The lesson focuses on maintaining time, dynamic control, and feel throughout the tune—especially as the bridge opens up and invites a more legato approach.