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Blue Bossa Toolkit - 1

The toolkit are all the things I think you need to know to play a tune.

When I think about it. These are things any good pro can do. So if you can't do it, think about that. Get these skills together and you move a little closer to some great player, to whom all this is second nature.

You need to know how to transcribe other peoples solos. Here is a simple solo for you to transcribe.

  • Transcribe it. Memorize it, maybe don't write it down.
  • Play it with Ireal in different keys
  • Play the chords and the solo even if rubato

Pop Up Class - How to Fix Up a Lead Sheet In IrealPro (make it sound better)!

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.

Great performance with different styles

In the linked video, I noticed the very different sound development due to the different playing styles of Oliver and Tony.

Oliver uses the dampimg significantly less than Tony. The damper bar also seems to press harder against the bars. His tone is therefore extremely percussive, but also dry and with almost no sonority.

In contrast, Tony gives the tones more opportunity to develop sonority by adjusting the damper pedal almost constantly while playing.