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Frogstory Music Announces the Release of Thoth Music Learning Software Version 2.3
THoTH Music Learning Software is a program that helps guitar teachers and students with scales, arpeggios, chord voicings, and other musical elements by applying them to the chord progressions of standard and jazz songs. Version 2.3, with new features and new lessons, is now available for download. The program comes with thirty lessons written by the ...
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Improvising over Solar Miles Davis wrote this tune in 1954 and it first appeared on his recording Walkin' with Horace Silver on the piano. Watch this lesson to learn how to improvise over this tune with chord tones, guide tones, arpeggios, scale passages and approach patterns. What is JazzPianoOnline.com? Online interactive streaming video jazz ...
Toronto to Host the 35th Annual IAJE Conference
The International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) will inhabit the Canadian metropolis of Toronto when it returns for the 35th Annual Conference from January 9-12, 2008. Upwards of 7,000 educators, musicians, record executives, exhibitors, media, students and enthusiasts are expected to attend. Education, teacher training and outreach will be firmly at the heart of ...
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The Line Cliche The line cliche is a well worn reharmonization device- and for good reason- it creates the illusion of harmonic progression over an otherwise static chord. Start using this technique in your playing by watching this lesson to learn what a line cliche is, how to use it and how to improvise ...
George Duke to Give History of Soul Music Jan. 31 at Berklee College
Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee presents a history of soul music with multi Grammy-winner George Duke - pioneering synth player and producer for superstars from Miles and Michael to Dizzy and Zappa - January 31 Boston, December 19, 2007 - The Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee continues with a man who has made soulful ...
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Improvising over Blue Bossa This Kenny Dorham tune from Joe Henderson's seminal 1963 Blue Note release Page One, is perhaps the classic latin jazz tune and certainly one of the first tunes that most jazz players learn to improvise over. This lesson, the first in the “Improvising over . . ." series on JazzPianoOnline.com ...
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Reharmonize Auld Lang Syne Instead of playing a vanilla I-IV-V version of this old Scottish melody on New Years this year try this lush one-chord-per-bar reharmonization. Watch the step-by-step transformation take place through the the use of three simple techniques: cycle extension, substitute dominants and tonic substitution. Make sure, however, that you are good ...
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Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Beyond iiVIs Part 5 The final installment of this five-part series aims to synthesize the concepts of the previous four lessons into a unified method for voice-leading any progression with rootless voicings with added tension. Each chord quality (maj7, 7, 7b9b13, -7, -7b5) is considered independently of the ii-V-I ...
Jazz Composers Symposium Issues Call for Scores/Papers
2ND INTERNATIONAL JAZZ COMPOSERS' SYMPOSIUM JUNE 12-14, 2008 PARK CITY, UTAH USA SPONSORED BY: THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR JAZZ COMPOSITION & THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR JAZZ EDUCATION in partnership with BMI CALL FOR SCORES & PAPERS The second International Jazz Composers' ...
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Harmonizing Melodies with Upper Structure Triads Part 2 Adding harmony to a melody line (harmonization) can add depth and richness to a line. Harmonizing with upper structure triads dials this up a notch by underscoring the melody with a subtle polytonal undercurrent that transforms the line by obscuring the key. It is an entrancing effect that ...
