2023 Term 1 Week 10

 2023 Term 1 Week 10

A good last lesson for the Term. Here's what we discussed today:

Potential Face-To-Face Lessons in holiday break:
--> Bit excited to do a face to face lesson next week.

2 5 1 including maj 9's !
--> Try this in the key of C maj and G maj this week
- use the Dbmaj one in Blue Bossa as an alternative and closely listen to the difference the chord changes make.

Ear Training:

--> This week more challenging as I couldn’t identify the specific song. So had to work it out one note at a time. - listen to it many many times to get it in your ears and under your fingers! 

Albatross:
--> spent a good deal of time working on pedalling so the chords won’t sound muddy - technique is to lift the foot as the fingers go down, think fingers down foot up. It’s a stabbing motion - happy with the result. Focus now on getting it faster over time but take my time building this up

—> in the left hand accent the 1. 

Corcovado: 
--> Getting the Bossa rhythm is a real pain. I can do it mechanically, but can’t ‘feel’ it yet. Have found a Muscore version that I am playing along with. This is helping. 
--> Next will use the LH comping rhythm with Ireal and try to make it all the way through the piece ♩♩𝄾 ♩.

—-> Less focus on the chord shapes and more focus on the timing. 

Honeysuckle Rose:

--> add the LH chords!

--> Continue accenting the 1st quavers of every quaver-couplet. "strong weak strong weak" etc.

- this helps with timing and will get more in that swing groove.

Softly As In A Morning Sunrise:

--> discussed more optimal fingering to get this fluid.

Min half dim ii  - V7b9 - I min (maj7)

--> take this progression through 3 different keys!

-ii V I's

--> Focus on RH voicing with LH bass note. This is opposite from what I am currently doing. 

- walking bass lines: 

pick one walking device and take it through all 12 keys

--> D F A Ab G A Bb B C

- try this one with your Dm7 G7 Cmaj

Blue Bossa: 

--> place as much importance on the spaces (rests) between the melody as the melody itself!

--> Focus on counting especially the rests in between the melodic phrases

--> Bossa comping rhythm : 1 2 3 + 4 +

—> keep working on the RH  1 2 3 + with a metronome at 90 BPM


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

In a Sentimental Mood Collected resources.

Image
  Good Muscore version … Kees Kramer. Ron Drotos comments on the subject…  https://keyboardimprov.com/the-jazz-pianists-ultimate-guide-to-the-real-book-table-of-contents/in-a-sentimental-mood-from-the-jazz-pianists-ultimate-guide-to-the-real-book/ Collected from  http://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/key-of-d-flat.html https://pianowithwillie.com/in-a-sentimental-mood/ https://youtu.be/jBbPn4JmJik This tube link sound good. Some nice embellished melody. Chords In The Key Of D Minor What are the chords in the key of D minor?  We shall list triad chords and four note extended chords below in the key of D min. Roman numerals indicate each chord’s position relative to the scale. The  notes of the D minor natural scale  are: D E F G A Bb C Chords in natural minor keys follow the pattern,  minor diminished major minor minor major major . i –  D minor , D minor seventh (Dmin, Dmin7) iidim – E diminished, E minor seventh flat five (Edim, Em7b5) III –  ...
Read more

Research on endings

Image
  https://www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/how-to-end-jazz-song/ Common Endings and the Basic Turnaround In this 5 minute masterclass we’re going talk about a few of the most common endings in jazz music. When we are in a situation like a jam session or a gig, it’s good to know few common ways to end the tune.  The Basic 251 Ending First we will talk about the basic 251 ending and how it is commonly used to end a tune. The 251 ending is found in the majority of jazz standards written in both major and minor keys.  To make an outro, we can play the 2 & 5 chords, but instead of going to 1 chords, we would play the 3 half diminished chord, then 6 dominant chord which takes us back to 2, then 5, and again 3 instead of 1. We can repeat this cycle as long as necessary, maybe have a little collective solo over it, until we cue the actual ending with the rest of the band.  Useful Jazz Endings To Know We will explore a few traditional endings in major key that are c...
Read more

Term 2 Week 4

Major focus this month: Rhythm and Timing.  Bossa Nova Comping: --> before playing this, in fact every piece, develop the habit of counting in . This will set the tempo and set me up for a strong groove. - record myself doing this to see if i can hear the tempo stay steady or if i tend to speed up/slow down! It Could Happen To You Chet Solo:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSkHz5trdhc -> using this piece to develop a focus timing and fingering and an intro to scat singing. -    play along with the recording when timing and fingering is down. --> Settings - Play Back Speed - 0.75 -    sing along with Chet too without playing! This is a great solo to get in my head and this will ultimately help my rhythm. Blue Bossa: Focussing on the beat 1 of the melody - RH only --> play along with Ireal! --> turn drums up in preference to the click. This helps lock in the groove. Next time:  - Try thinking or singing the melody while doing the bossa c...
Read more