Category Abby
Jazz bowing videos
Jazz bowing blog post: https://www.zachbrock.com/zachbrockblog/2017/2/1/jazz-bowing-101 Straight Eighth notes Jazz Style: More on Straight Eighth Styles
Abby 5/19
Autumn Leaves: Play sequences on chord roots. 1-1 1-2-3 1-7-1 Blues scale 4 keys Em Gm Bbm C#m Do Me Fa Sol Te Do Blue Monk – listen to 3 versions https://youtu.be/1b41ld9p2qs
Abby 5/12
1) Blues scale sequences 1-2-1, 1-2-3, 1-7-1 (Do Te Do), 2) Autumn Leaves – Write stuff in between the melody 3) Summertime if you have time
Learn Jazz Standards
There is a website called http://www.learnjazzstandards.com that has some great resources. Check out these posts: Tunes 1 – https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/20-standards-for-beginners/ And Tunes 2 – https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/ljs-podcast/learn-jazz-standards/ljs-84-important-jazz-standards-need-learn/ Scales: https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/the-16-most-important-scales-in-jazz/
Red Maple – Phrygian Tune
Here is a Phrygian Tune called Red Maple. Notice the two chord progressions: G to F#m (bII-i) and Em to F#m (bvii-i) G major chord goes to F#m chord, and Em goes to F#m chord ***Red Maple: for a printable PDF CLICK HERE***
Summertime 2
Scales chord tones 1357 on all chords (the D7b9 at the end of the first line is an optional D Mixolydian) Resolutions Patterns 1-2-3 , 3-5-3, 4-3-4-5, 5 3 1, 3-1-5, 1(high Do)-7-5-3 Make a soundtrap account or log in with a google account: https://www.soundtrap.com/ Here is the song on Soundtrap: Summertime […]
Summertime
Some things to check out for Summertime: Summertime in A minor. You can hear that the violinist uses the A blues scale A LOT and plays chord tones while the guitar solos:
Garage Band for iOS
Here are some guides for Garageband for iOS The Apple Support Guides: For iPad https://support.apple.com/guide/garageband-ipad/welcome/ipados For iPhone https://support.apple.com/guide/garageband-iphone/welcome/ios Other helpful sites and videos: GarageBand for iOS Best order to record tracks: -Drum Beat -Bassline -Harmony -Melody and/or solo
Modal tunes
Major: Allegro (Suzuki), Pretty much most songs, especially most beginner songs. Dorian: Do Re Me Fa Sol LA Te Do E Dorian: Drowsy Maggie A Dorian: The Swallowtail E Dorian: Drunken Sailor Phrygian: Do RA Me Fa Sol Le Te Do B Phrygian (same notes as G Major, starting on the 3rd) The Phrygian Whistle […]
TuroLessons 