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🚨 Tune Deep Dive: “Wave” – Pt. 6: Soloing with Motifs 🚨

In Part 6, we focus on building solos using motifs—short melodic ideas that you can develop, repeat, and vary throughout the form. This exercise takes one simple motif and applies it across all the chords of the A section, showing how a small, clear idea can be adapted to fit shifting harmony.

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These are my videos for lesson 1 of the 15 lesson vibe course. I'm also attaching my Listening Assignment notes here.

Alone at Last Track by Track

Moon-child/ In Your Quiet Place

Firstly, I don’t think this piece could have been named any differently. It just emits such a soundscape energy, and so far its my favorite from the album. There’s so many bold decisions compositionally as well.

Green Mountains/ Arise Her Eyes

🚨 Playing in 3/4 – Pt. 9: Tune Study – “Little B’s Poem” (Comping Chorus)

Part 9 shifts from melodic ideas to full-chorus comping, applying everything from earlier lessons to the harmonic and rhythmic language of “Little B’s Poem.” This etude explores how to support the tune’s flowing 3/4 feel using clear voicings, smooth voice-leading, and rhythmic patterns that create a relaxed yet forward-moving pulse.

Steve Weiss Mallet Workshop Preview Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece

Interesting Open Voicings Pt. 3 by Behn Gillece

Expanding Vocabulary Over the Second A Section

In previous lessons, we explored the bridge of rhythm changes and how to apply those concepts to other tunes. We also examined one possible approach to the first A section, demonstrating how its harmonic movement reflects countless other standards. Now, let’s build on that by focusing on the second A section, incorporating some different harmonic choices and melodic vocabulary.

Interesting Open Voicings Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece

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