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Michael S.says
Do you ever take a break between chords to sing the next chord? I was thinking it might be valuable to help internalize the changes and as a quiz to see if my ears have kept up with my brain
Also this is maybe just a really nit-picky question, but I’m confused about the first chord. There’s a root in the melody, and Charlie Parker plays a line that has a root in it in the first bar of his first solo chorus, so I would think it would be preferable to use a G69 voicing instead of a major 7 there.
Is it ultimately easier in this kind of situation to learn the changes as a major 7 and just remember that the root isn’t an avoid tone, or to call the first chord a G69 and avoid the avoid tone issue altogether?
Great exercise the Tune Island to get relaxed, memorize and automatize the arpegios, free your mind to think about the next chord and learn the full harmonic sequence. Thanks Bob.
Do you ever take a break between chords to sing the next chord? I was thinking it might be valuable to help internalize the changes and as a quiz to see if my ears have kept up with my brain
Also this is maybe just a really nit-picky question, but I’m confused about the first chord. There’s a root in the melody, and Charlie Parker plays a line that has a root in it in the first bar of his first solo chorus, so I would think it would be preferable to use a G69 voicing instead of a major 7 there.
Is it ultimately easier in this kind of situation to learn the changes as a major 7 and just remember that the root isn’t an avoid tone, or to call the first chord a G69 and avoid the avoid tone issue altogether?
I am thinking of this organization of your C’s:
control + clarity + comfort = confidence
Love this, Owen!
I can add “The 4 C’s” to my “3 S’s” and “7 T’s”
Great exercise the Tune Island to get relaxed, memorize and automatize the arpegios, free your mind to think about the next chord and learn the full harmonic sequence. Thanks Bob.
That’s it! Nailed it, Miguel.
Bob, could you please explain why flat-5 on f# in the second measure? seems like the melody has c# there..
I talk about it ~3:05 in this video. You’re correct about the melody, but most often when it comes to the blowing, people are going to go with ΓΈ7 to 7b9. Check out this lesson for more: The Sharp 4 Half Diminished Turnaround: A Common Jazz Chord Progression and Effective Practice Tool.
thanks!
For me, I practiced with a done on F concert to help with intonation. Maybe that comes later, but I felt like I needed it.
For me, I practiced with a drone on F concert to help with intonation. Maybe that comes later, but I felt like I needed it.