Skip to main content

Playing in 3/4 - Melodic Shapes Pt. 4 by Behn Gillece

🚨 Playing in 3/4 – Pt. 4: Expanding the Line

In Part 4, we continue developing melodic phrasing in 3/4 by working with longer lines and wider interval movement. These examples stretch across barlines, helping you feel how phrases can flow beyond the measure while keeping a consistent pulse. The challenge here is to maintain clarity, evenness, and direction through the longer gestures.

In this lesson you’ll:

Tune Deep Dive - Wave Pt. 6 by Behn Gillece

🚨 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.

Lesson 1 Part: Modes - Assignment (And Others)

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