A friend gave me a new (well, new to me) idea this week and I wanted to share it with you. It's a super-fun challenge and it involves singing Bach 2 part inventions as cleanly as possible. Sit down and get some new practice routine ideas with me as we tackle this challenge, and it's variants.
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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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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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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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In order to REALLY get to know a tune (a song), you don't only have to play it in all of the keys, but you can also THINK it in all of the keys. This is next level stuff, and I hope you have fun taking this step. If you'd like to donate to my channel, please do so here: https://paypal.me/aimn
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"On The Fly" is an expression, meaning, to do something quickly, without much time for preparation or thought. Sometimes we have to write charts (a term that jazz players use instead of "sheet music") very quickly and under odd circumstances. Here is how I do that!
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Lets discuss chords, their flavors, and their inversions. Let's talk about how to hear the difference between them and then quiz you to check your progress. Answers below!
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