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這個影片是講進階版的open closed voicing.
再已經很熟悉練習過後基本的open closed voicing後，簡單可以找到drop 2(把和弦第二個音移到最上面)
就可以來練練看這個進階版的voicing 練習。
例如C,G,D,E Tony把左右手voicing交換。變成D,E,C,G, Tony稱這個為Mike Maineiri 的voicing.

再例如Cminor7: D,E,G,Bb. 右手的兩個音互換，變成D,E,Bb,G。

＊找一些你喜歡的Voicing, 然後換來換去，看你會不會發現新東西。
＊找到一些小的音程的voicing（小二度minor2 之類的）, 把它們放到低音處(左手)。
＊小提醒：盡量避免Minor9的聲響。

Another lesson by John Swana that can benefit vibes players AND trumpet players!

Did I post this already?

Here's the next tune for the Tune of the week series.

I saw Barry's post and thought it would be nice to do Mood Indigo this week.

Try to do a version like Barry did, so playing block chords. Voice the melody with four voices. If I have time, I'll make a video lesson on block chords. I think Tony has a lot of video's where he talks about this and also the drop 2 lessons by Dana are also a study in block chords.

I'm pretty busy this week, but I'm still gonna try to do as much as I can.

CU

TJ

The last mini-lesson I posted on VW seemed to raise more questions than it solved... Ok that is cool, the idea is to explore many things and try to get better. We all need to do this, and it never stops as a player. It's a constant journey.

In the Coltrane lick I had been working on, I suggested a double sticking that some of you pointed out was actually a triple sticking. So I had to look into that, cause I wasn't even slowing it down enough to realize I was doing that, and upon further review, it is not something I would actually recommend doing.

Ok guys, here's your assignment(s).

Play the melody to Alone Together
Play the chords to Alone together

Do Behn's dampening etude (it's short and easy) http://www.vibesworkshop.com/audio/totm-alone-together-dampening-etude-…

Play my solo. Write in the chords and then play the solo.

http://www.vibesworkshop.com/story/totm-alone-together-one-chorus-1/ton…

ATTACH YOUR MP3S HERE!!! NOT ON THE OTHER PAGES.
ATTACH YOUR MP3S HERE!!! NOT ON THE OTHER PAGES.
ATTACH YOUR MP3S HERE!!! NOT ON THE OTHER PAGES.

Here are two exercises i did today. We should make a database of cool Warm Up Phrases (WUP's) :-)

Simple Etude. Play F# B C# E up and down your instrument. Try it fast. Hard right? I think of these as asymmetrical arpeggios.

Just do that for a few weeks and then come back to it, every now and then. I just did it yesterday and I sucked at it! Your turn!