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Here's the first lesson on a series that I'll be doing over the next couple of weeks on odd time signature playing. This lesson discusses the phrasing of a melody over a slow 5/4. I apologize for my meowing cat towards the end of the video, haha!

Behn

For this month's "chords and harmony" topic I've written up an article focusing on tensions and several ways to use them effectively when comping. Some of the areas discussed include:

• using tensions to indicate major or minor tonal center
• available tensions for maj7, min7, min7(b5), dom7, and dim7 chords
• adding tensions to a blues progression

Hope you find it helpful.

Do one of the following:

Beginner:
If you’ve never done open closed voicings check this out:
http://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio/open-and-closed-voicings-tony-miceli…

Your assignment is to do Fmaj7, Abmaj7, Amin7, C7. Do all the positions and do them in time with a pulse. Record them and post them on the site.
Here’s a link to more open closed info on the site: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/blog/usm-feb-13-2015-open-closed-voicings/…

Hi guys here's my new lesson that will help you understand better how to connect chords using commen tones: basic knowledge of root position and inversion of chords is required.
I wrote this exercize thinking about Bach corales and his way of expressing the melody through melodies: it is important to pay attention to the movement of each note of the chord, considering the harmony not only horizontally but also vertically, as if each of our mallets were a distinct melody line of a four voice choir or a string quartet.

Wednesday Night November 25th at 7pm.

Our next pop up class is on Ireal Pro.

Mainly to show how if you do a couple things, Ireal gets much hipper!!!!

One is to fix up the lead sheet. I'll take about some general rules you can use and we'll do a before and after on a couple lead sheets.

Who's in????

The class is for anyone.
Generally pop up classes are for subscribers.

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Tony Miceli is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.