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Posted by: Pedja Simovic May 26 2010, 02:30 PM

Hi Staffay!

With huge delay, here are the assignments for May. You will have a full month to complete them. If you can do them before that, fantastic, if not do your best to complete them all one month from now.
Here are the assignments!


Assignment 1:

Jazz standard, melody and solo

- Pick a Jazz standard of your choice and record yourself playing melody one chorus followed by one chorus of solo.
- Tempo is your choice and you can also choose to record background music anyway you want it or even use already existing backing tracks (Aebersold or Band in a Box for example).
- Try to do everything in original key as it was written in the real book!
- Some suggestions for easy to intermediate Jazz standards : Blue Bossa, Blue Monk, Straight no chaser, All the things you are, Autumn Leaves, All of me, Take the a train etc
- Submit audio of your work but video with audio is also very welcome for this assignment.


Assignment 2:

Michael Brecker's 2 choruses on "Suspone"


- Record a video of yourself playing 2 choruses over "Suspone"
- Do your best to play it at least 65% or up from original speed!
- Submit your recording in this thread.


Assignment 3:

Triads in a song context lesson


- Record and upload Triads in song lesson found http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Triads_In_a_Song_Context/
- Post your recording in the thread here and use backing track provided!


Assignment 4:

Motive development solo in Bb major


- Record and upload Motive development solo in Bb major lesson found http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/motive-development-solo-in-bb-major/
- Post your recording in the thread here and use backing track provided.


*Special note : Pick one of the lessons assigned (triads or solo) to do for REC. Upload video on Youtube, embed it in REC part of forum and share it here as well.

Deadline for these assignments is June 26th!

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Pedja

 Motive_development_solo_in_Bb_major_backing.mp3 ( 1.47MB ) : 185
 Triads_in_a_song_context_backing.mp3 ( 1.1MB ) : 210
 

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Jun 10 2010, 01:24 PM

Staffay just checking how you are doing with assignments? I know you are busy with some future gigs so just let me know if something changes, deadline is 26th!

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Jul 1 2010, 04:32 PM

Staffay how are assignments coming along ?

Posted by: Staffy Jul 5 2010, 10:22 AM

Hi Pedja, as I'm completely stunned by the duo playing between Goodrick/Metheny I used my Loop-Station to make a take on "How Insensitive".
However, I need some tips on improving/practice double-time, since I think I'm doing something wrong in my double-time playing and can't figure out what it is.... (other than the timing has to be better of course, it can always be improved) What I really need is some comments from You to improve this piece before I record a vid take.

Cheers!

//Staffay

 How_Insensitive_1.mp3 ( 10.58MB ) : 202
 

Posted by: Pedja Simovic Jul 5 2010, 10:41 AM

Sounds great Staffay!
I suggest breaking out double time soloing with some motives or repetition with sequence. Another thing that you can do is brake out rhythm phrases like Michael Brecker. Last but not least, try applying different techniques in different parts of double time solo (arpeggios, tensions, pentatonics, approach patterns, outside soloing, repeated note ideas, motive development etc).
Hope that helps man. Look forward to your May's work!

Pedja

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