Step #6 – Minor Popular Voicings 2
Stage 5 | Lesson: 42 | Step 6 - (theory) The magic to this voicing is the cluster that all the notes create after the 3rd of the chord. You’re using…
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Step #1 – Funk Licks
Stage 5 | Lesson: 42 | Step 1 - (technique) The only difference between funk lines and jazz is they don’t swing. There is also less bebop language i…
Step #2 – Hexatonic Major 7th Augmented (III, #IVo)
Stage 5 | Lesson: 42 | Step 2 - (theory) This sound is one of my absolute favorites! The augmented major 7th sound is a great tension to use when land…
Step #3 – 12-8 Time Signature Lick
Stage 5 | Lesson: 42 | Step 3 - (technique) This 12/8 line comes from an African beat. As you can see the rests allow the line to breathe and create g…
Step #13 – 3-4 Improv
Stage 5 | Lesson: 41 | Step 13 - (improvisation) Improvisation in a 3/4 time signature usually takes so time to get used to. Practice feeling the 3/4 …
Step #14 – LH Minor Voicings
Stage 5 | Lesson: 41 | Step 14 - (repertoire) The LH minor voicings are absolutely fantastic and are slightly easier to learn. All of the extensions c…
Step #5 – 3-4 Time Signature Lick
Stage 5 | Lesson: 41 | Step 5 - (technique) This is a nice 3/4 line that moves fluidly through the harmonies and blends well into the time signature.
Step #6 – Latin Music
Stage 5 | Lesson: 41 | Step 6 - (theory) Latin music is extremely fun and nice variation to jazz. The rabbit hole goes deep on latin music and one can…
Step #7 – LH Minor Voicings
Stage 5 | Lesson: 41 | Step 7 - (theory) This is the first of HUNDREDS of LH voicings. My thought process was, well…if we have 5 fingers, we can onl…
Step #8 – Popular Minor Voicings 1
Stage 5 | Lesson: 41 | Step 8 - (theory) This is a very popular minor voicing due to the 9 being on top of the LH then the cluster of the 3rd and 11 f…