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Some ideas for when doublings are actually a good thing!

這一集也是從rhythm changes 中拿一小段（第五和第六小節）出來練習。
Bbmajor7 - Bb7 - Ebmajor7 - Ebminor7 （bassline: Bb - Ab - G - Gb）
用這組和弦，速度放慢，即興看看，試著演奏出漂亮的旋律。
練好後，再放到rhythm change中，那兩個小節（第五和第六小節）你就能夠輕易掌握！
如果妳去分析一些當代的樂團，會發現他們的東西也是舊的（一直以來都在被演奏的），也許他們只是用不同的idea或著不同節奏，重新詮釋。

你可以任意速度演奏這組和弦，但是確保你演奏的音都是在音階中。
你也可以用快的速度演奏。
任何一首曲子的任何一小段和弦進行，你都可以拿出來，
單獨練習，變成一個小練習曲！

This etude is simple, but if it's new to you it will open up doors in your playing.

Rotate sticks 1 and 3 and then 2 and 4 with the double stops.

You're harmonizing your solo with one note. It's interesting, I think it's fun to listen to as a listener. You can use this in your comping, soloing, solo playing.

I've spent many an hour playing in this format. It is definitely based on what pianists do with lines and chords. We don't have 10 fingers so this is what we have to work with. It's a cool sound with bass and drums also.

I made this for a student and thought I'd share it. We did it on the fly.

Practice page one in all the keys. Also page two.

Use the closed and open positions and then go through all the open and closed voicings. Remember the rules are the same as you move to the SAME notes to other voicings. If a note moved in one voicing it WILL move to the same place in all the other voicings.

Page three just analyze.

Remember: you don't need the roots. It's not Emin7 It's Cmaj. UNLESS you see an F# then it will sound more like Emin 9 than Cmaj7.

Chinese translation for Chinese students
每過一段時間，就自己錄影，檢視自己的手法，
看看有沒有不好的習慣已經養成了。
確保自己沒有在養一個壞習慣。