Monday, January 13, 2020

Week 7 / bass lines / piano voicings / voice leading

First and foremost, if you are anything like me, you spend 10 to 17 hours a "day" in your pajamas, watching YOUTUBE videos of and about MUSIC!

Let's be honest here, you are all doing so well and advancing so fast, that the Pianists and to a lesser degree, the Bassists are racing past my skill set with regards to the nuances of your tasks in the ensemble.

If you find that you aren't getting totally and exactly what you need from me, YOUTUBE is the answer.  So are the many websites by dedicated (and skilled) teachers, well larded with valuable and paradoxically, free pedagogy.

 While I don't endorse any of them, here are some (vocal) stand outs

an interesting visualization!

the first 3 minutes of this video are of crucial importance!



Basses and Pianos--were you to master these techniques in 2020, you would have spent the year well


 from an "outsiders" perspective...I feel a binge watch coming on...


A great name, a thorough video


No matter your instrument, no matter the style or kind of music you (want to) do, the above bits of information are all skills shared by musicians of a certain ability, regardless of primary instrument.


Please do watch these videos.

Please do become playing the three scales from last week in all 12 keys

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 8


please stare at this image and commit the letters and their sequence to memory......



Image result for c blues lead sheet

...or it's THE SHAME FLUTE!

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