Step #9 – Advanced Playing Concepts, Part 3
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 9 - (repertoire) A lot goes into a performance besides just the physical act of pressing notes. A huge component is your m…
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Step #1 – Straight Feel Licks
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 1 - (technique) Straight feel licks tend to leave out all bebop language and use mostly pentatonic movements and patterns.…
Step #2 – Hexatonic Dominant b9, #9, #11 (I-, #IV-)
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 2 - (theory) This is a real fun one because it contains the b9 and #9 along with the #11. This is a great extension combin…
Step #3 – Trane Reharm Lick
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 3 - (technique) Here is a nice improvisation line over the Trane reharmonizations. There is not much to this except for th…
Step #4 – Straight Feel Style
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 4 - (theory) The straight feel style is a modern style that essentially contains no swing. Just like the title implies, it…
Step #5 – Popular Diminshed Voicings 1
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 5 - (theory) This popular diminished voicing has an added major 7th on top and on the bottom. They can utilized by themsel…
Step #6 – Straight Feel
Stage 5 | Lesson: 47 | Step 6 - (repertoire) To capture the straight feel groove, you will simply want to practice a bunch of tunes using this style. …
Step #1 – R&B Licks
Stage 5 | Lesson: 46 | Step #1 - (technique) R & B lines and improv will not be difficult from a theoretical stand point. The most important thing her…
Step #2 – Hexatonic Dominant b9 #11 Chords (I, #IV)
Stage 5 | Lesson: 46 | Step 2 - (theory) This is another classic hexatonic sound that you’ve probably heard a lot. I love the balance of this becaus…
Step #3 – Trane Lick 2
Stage 5 | Lesson: 46 | Step 3 - (technique) The amazing part of this line is not the line itself but the brilliant Trane changes that it is played ove…