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Show and Tell
A Favorite in a Recent Ear Training Practice Group: Show and Tell (Al Wilson) My students tell me they are scoring points with their partner when practicing this one! It’s
Practice Hack – Chromatic Acrobatics
Chromatic Acrobatic – Practice Hack Chromatic approaches can be extremely effective to add spice to an otherwise “inside” bassline. In this episode, “Chromatic Acrobatics 2” I demonstrate a cool riff
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya! Two Notes – Many Options (Video 5)
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya! (Mini- Series Video 5) Two notes – many options! Swing feel math! It’s a bit like hitting the “quantize” button in your DAW: how shuffled do
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya: Make it Swing! [Video 4]
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya: How to Make it Swing! [Video 4] WALKING BASS AND SWING It don’t mean a thing… if it ain’t got that swing! Learn how to use
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya: Phrasing is Everything! [Video 3 of 5]
Phrasing! What is Phrasing? It’s everything! This under-appreciated detail can make or break a groove. Rhythmic phrasing is a vital piece of phrasing. Are you conscious of your note lengths
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya: Syncopated Confusion! [Video 2 of 5]
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya! (Video 2 of 5) This happened to me at a rehearsal once. We were all giving the sixteenth notes a slight shuffle but one of us
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya: Shuffle v Straight! (Video 1 of 5)
Rhythm’s Gonna Get Ya! But you’ll be ready if you watch my brand new Mini-Series on Rhythm. Five bite-sized, but info-packed videos that will take the mystery out of a
What is the Difference between a Triad and an Arpeggio
I love questions. They reflect the state of understanding of our course participants and students. And I love watching the answers come in on our Facebook Group when the question
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