Here are the Videos from Session #5 – Anton Schwartz
Altered Dominant Chords Presentation:
Part 1 https://youtu.be/rPFiWOwFXmA
Part 2 https://youtu.be/1l2wKALkNTg
King Dawidalle submitted this ...
Our combo ran through Perdido with the etude and people took turns soloing. We were missing our drummer and a few horns but still everyone held it down and had good timing. Then we played the F blues Dan gave us. We learned a John Coltrane blues lick that we applied to the I and IV chord of the F blues. We also did more work on the harmonic minor specifically G harmonic minor and figured out how we can apply the notes in the scale when we see a minor second chord.
Marina Albero submitted this ...
Well, it's been two weeks where the attendance hasn't been regularly completed so we spent our sessions getting to learn more about chord changes and practicing several scales and patterns that help in that process.
Lauren played awesome bass for the first time in our combo!
The tunes are getting much more solid and the solos are really improving so I feel we are ready to polishing them up and offering a good performance on Wednesday.
We also keep looking for the melodic line while improvising and getting the most we can out of a single idea that develops throughout the whole solo.
Girls, you make me feel really proud of your work! Now, just play and enjoy your music!
Dylan Allrud-Faltisco submitted this ...
The Real McCoy Combo
7/25 rehearsal led by Dan Chappelle with Dylan Allrud-Faltisco
I took the the horns aside to tighten up those hits and the rest of our backgrounds that we have on Listen Here and Work Song.
The horns and rhythm section worked in separate rooms for a portion of the rehearsal to work on staying in the pocket with everyone else in each section, the ran through heads all together.
Dan and I unpacked some blues licks and introduced some of the endless permutations that we can make out of scales like the blues scale, and in any key of course.
We tried shorter amounts of time for soloists than we usually have in the past, making everyone consolidate more of those ideas they’ve been exploring for the last few weeks.
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Cannonball Adderley - Work Song (original 1960 release)
Eddie Harris - Listen Here (original 1967 release)
Max Bennett submitted this ...
The Joe Henderson Combo worked on both of our tunes. For Night and Day there are some chord changes that McCoy plays that are a little different. For the other tune we tried to implement some more of the altered/ melodic minor ideas in our solos.
Ken Weller submitted this ....
We had an absence of our regular bassist and drummer so we had a special appearance by the Man On The Street himself, keeping time on drums.
Little Sunflower. We ironed out some technical details on this piece, we are now starting the tune with an 8 bar vamp by the rhythm section before the head comes in. It will end with a continuous vamp fade out until the rhythm section decides that they are done.
Four. We didn't really do much new on this, the only "new" thing is the ending. After the second to last note (concert Bb), the drummer is given 6.5 beats to fill, with a sustained last note on the & of 2. If this is confusing, we will run it in rehearsal Tuesday.
The important subject of this week is the importance of having your own voice and understanding improvisation. Acting like improvisation and conversation are the same thing is really what I use to not be afraid on-stage any more. It's not that every note has to be exactly right, but it absolutely has to be said with a feeling and a meaning behind it. When improvising, pretend you're talking to a friend (even better, find a friend and jam with them). You will soon find that improvisation comes as naturally as conversation.
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