Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
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Tatsu
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Jazzmaster Cookbook sounds good not akward.
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 12:57 am |
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jwanka
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
earthgene wrote: If you have a challenging chord, first check to see if the outlying quality isnt already being realized in the melody. Stickists make things hard on chording notes in left hand, you don't need to. Try a simple Real Book arrangement like Someday my prince will come or In a sentimental Mood. You can fret something simple in the left hand and have the right hand complete the chord.
Spot on....I believe that they call these shell voicings in jazz piano terminology - and in a lot of cases you can get away with dropping the root entirely out of the cord and then shuffling around the other two notes.
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Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:16 pm |
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BasV
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Joined: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:20 am Posts: 510 Location: The Netherlands
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Hi Brett, I checked out the link to the books and think they are interesting. Isee there are different versions based on the instrument one plays. Which one would be suitable for the stick. My guess would be the C, Eb or F version..
Cheers, Bas
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:19 am |
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Alain
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
I'm almost sure it's not the answer you'd like to read but...my guitar teacher told me in 1980 "there is no shortcut in music"...that means you have to work on everything you can. If you cannot buy a book, just go to a public Library close to your house and check all of them. Maybe you'll encounter one which is perfect for what you're looking for. That is a good habit...then you'll switch to another one, and another one, etc...If you start one thing at a time and not trying to learn everything in 2 weeks you'll go further without noticing it. You cannot eat a cow in 1 day...Good luck...music a a whole life story...step by step, little by little. This way you'll always be hungry about learning.
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:00 am |
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Balt-A-Sar
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Kataway wrote: You cannot eat a cow in 1 day...Good luck...music a a whole life story...step by step, little by little. This way you'll always be hungry about learning.
...very well said, Sir...
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Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:05 pm |
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kevin-c
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Balt-A-Sar wrote: Kataway wrote: You cannot eat a cow in 1 day...Good luck...music a a whole life story...step by step, little by little. This way you'll always be hungry about learning.
...very well said, Sir... plus 1 Alain! cheers, kev
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johnmac
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
kevin-c wrote: Balt-A-Sar wrote: Kataway wrote: You cannot eat a cow in 1 day...Good luck...music a a whole life story...step by step, little by little. This way you'll always be hungry about learning.
...very well said, Sir... plus 1 Alain! cheers, kev Amen... Little by little, we'll all get it...just in time for that great Stick Seminar in the Sky.
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Since when did music become all about the words
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:01 am |
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jwanka
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Berklee has some online classes which seem promising: http://online.berklee.edu/courses/music-theory-101I believe that Coursera.org also has music theory classes periodically. I took the Gary Burton improvisation class at Coursera and found it to be very, very helpful. J.
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:24 pm |
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jwanka
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Coursera does have a free one: https://www.coursera.org/course/musictheoryStarts in July, 2014.
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Mon Dec 30, 2013 4:35 pm |
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BasV
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Joined: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:20 am Posts: 510 Location: The Netherlands
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Re: Music theory fluency....how to get it ?
Yiehaaa!! The fireworks are still going off here and I already took a step towards my musical development for 2014 i enlisted for the course ! Cheers, Bas
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