Compare and contrast my two transcriptions of Bill Evans' recordings of Leonard Bernstein's "Lucky To Be Me" with me. One is the Riverside recording on the album, Everybody Digs Bill Evans, and the other is from a recording someone sent me about 18 years ago, that I cannot identify, unfortunately. Recorded using Earthworks SV33 Earthworks PM40 5'3 Hallet Davis Baby Grand
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This is the second lesson in my harmony series. In this lesson, we learn a more complicated harmony, using the old song, You Are My Sunshine.
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Ever wish you could sing a nice harmony along with someone? Where do you start? You start right here, with this simple concept of the common tone.
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I love to play and sing this Jobim classic. Hope you dig it. Recorded using Earthworks SV33 Earthworks PM40 5'3 Hallet Davis Baby Grand.
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In order to start swinging in your soloing and melodic phrasing, you have to have listened to A LOT OF JAZZ. But also, you need to look closely at these elements and add them to your busy practice schedule. Let's look at The Beatles, Miles Davis, The Basie Orchestra, and Red Garland for our answers. Recorded using Earthworks SV33 Vocal Condenser Mic
Earthworks PM40 Piano Mic
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Hang out with my son, Miles and I as we try to help you predict what line of music will come next. Being able to play in a logical, predictable and melodic fashion will help you to connect with your audience better than you ever have before.
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When we take a solo, where do our brains go? Are we strictly feeling what's about to come out, or are we calculating every move as we go? Discussing time feel, scale-based ideas, self-imposed limits, melodic skips and sequencing, I walk you through my own thought process to try and get to the bottom of this question, using "Just The Two Of Us" as for chord changes. See also: Funk Piano Tutorial: Just The Two Of Us
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