Great session by everyone who participated and led to some good sidebars on embouchure, altissimo, playing really fast parts, and more.
Members Apply Vocabulary on the Bridge of “In A Sentimental Mood”
My review of our May transcription challenge. Great work!
Members Play “In A Sentimental Mood”
My review of our April transcription challenge. Great work!
Listening Lab: Michael Brecker’s EWI solo over “In A Sentimental Mood” – Part 2
Jumping into the bridge and cadenza on this solo. We’ll cover flipping minor to major, using four note cells, and the very cool diminished pattern on the cadenza. There is a lifetime of “sheddable” material in this solo!
Listening Lab: Michael Brecker’s EWI solo over “In A Sentimental Mood” – Part 1
I got SO much from this solo upon discovering it in high school. In this part well break down some colorful moments from his solo that you can apply to the A section of this song.
A Detailed Case Study in Copying a Solo from a Recording and Harvesting Material Inside It – Michael Brecker’s Solo on “Escher Sketch”
A deep-dive, nitty-gritty case study on how to break down an advanced solo, copy it in small doses and turn it into etudes, exercises, and vocabulary you can apply in your own unique ways.
Developing motifs over a funk groove (Michael Brecker’s solo over “Slang”)
This is a terrific example of a compositional funk solo. And these are some great techniques for practicing motivic development.
How to Get What You Transcribe Under Your Fingers (Michael Brecker – “Syzygy”)
Here’s a very effective way to approach the transcription process.
How to Transcribe a Fast Lick (that seems too fast to figure out)
Think you can’t transcribe? Think you can’t transcribe fast lines? Sure you can.