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2018-10-08 By Bob

Just Friends

How to memorize (and transpose) chord changes faster, motivic development, rhythmic displacement, and a 4-part introduction to triad pairs.

2018-09-22 By Bob 35 Comments

Getting Away from Root-Based Improvising: A Simple Trick to Add Color to Chord Progressions (“Joy Spring”)

Tired of always playing chords from the root? This exercise will help you develop the skill of seeing a set of chord changes and replacing them with a close cousin.

2018-09-04 By Bob 31 Comments

How the Snarky Puppy horn section learns music…fast.

Here’s a private glimpse into how the Snarky Puppy horn section learns music—fast.

2018-08-04 By Bob 24 Comments

An Improvisational Approach to Practicing Scales in Thirds Over a Chord Progression

Can’t figure out how to go from practicing your scales to actually playing them in your solos? Give this exercise a try.

2018-08-04 By Bob

Case study: scales in thirds in a Stan Getz solo (over “500 Miles High”)

Hear Getz utilize this concept inside a solo + my suggestions for how to add this to your playing.

2018-07-30 By Bob 4 Comments

How to loop a section in the iRealPro app

An extremely useful tool to focus your practice on specific sections of songs or chord progressions.

2018-07-27 By Bob 8 Comments

SBA vs Mark VI – what’s the difference and why choose one over the other?

Bob: “How do you feel about the comparison between your MK VI and Balanced Action? So many of the young greats have gone ‘back’ to the balanced, or super balanced.”

2018-07-27 By Bob

Successful Careers in Music: Berklee Clinic

Transitioning from studying music in college to playing music professionally

“What things should I do (not do) as I leave college and head off into the “real world” to play music for a career?”

2018-06-29 By Bob

Review of the “Sonny Stitt on I’ll Remember April” transcription challenge submissions

These reviews get into ways to address (shed) small subsections of a transcription.

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