We mostly play here. But we're talking about comping and Friedman is giving an example, then we all solo. I comp for Friedman and the bass solo
Check out this lesson plan. Check out the simple solo and the scales. Then lets talk.
can you do a chord tone solo easily on this tune?
can you play the chords with 4 mallets?
is it memorized?
we should meet online when i get back from canada.
I'm fasinated by lines so today I studied opening licks. I put them down in a Finale doc and thought I'd post them.
I sat and listened to them until I could pretty much play them, then I went over to the hunk of metal and tried to slowly play the lick without messing up. Then I sped it up and put it through all the keys.
You guys should try it. Licks are attached.
Neighbor tones are ways to embellish melodies. A very natural musical thing. This does though take a little practice if you're not already familiar with them.
I know some of these topics we've been talking about are a little over some of your heads. Which is fine, I'd like to help get you further up the ladder, so you can understand more of that.
With that in mind, What questions do you have that might help me when making up lessons for this site. Let's stick on the more basic side of vibe playing in this topic.
What do you think?