jazz
Jazz: rhythm on audio for Solace of the Wind
In Jazz Clues, the second song in the collection, Solace of the Wind, seems to be the only piece where the lead instrument plays a very different rhythm from the written score. I would appreciate any tips for teaching this one. Regarding the rhythm, eighth…
Jazz Clues: Voicing extended chords – Neil Moore
Some questions from the Jazz program… Using Jazz Clue 3, in “Here to Stay” the Bmin7-5 has a C not a C# right? It sounds better to me with C (which would be a -9). So RH is CDF, correct? Also, the E7-9 is RH…
Question about Touch of Jazz songs
Is there any reason why “Solace of the Wind” and “Here to Stay” are played so differently on the audio than the written music? I’m sure students are going to be asking me about that. They sound very different than how I played it from…
Jazz Clue 2 question
I’m wondering about the solo arrangements with Jazz Clue 2 applied to these songs or any lead sheet. do we typically play the melodies as written or up an octave higher? At times it feels like the LH 7ths are too low or overlap with…
Jazz Clues – Rhythms
In Jazz Clues, the second song in the collection, Solace of the Wind, seems to be the only piece in which the lead instrument plays a very different rhythm from the written score. I think the horn player came in on the second or third…
Composition or Improvisation?
I am wondering if some of us use the words “composition” and “improvisation” interchangeably. My understanding is that only if it is written it is a composition. Is this correct? So when teachers email about “composition” with pre-reading students, do they actually mean “improvisation” or…
Taking on Advanced Students
Yesterday, an amazing 16 year old boy looking for a piano teacher came by my studio to talk with me. Although he had traditional lessons in the past, he has been his own teacher for the last several years but feels the need for some…
Students Leaving After Learning To Read
I have taken a few students through the Reading process, and I believe it has been very successful. I am currently working through Time For More Music and Jazz 1 with some of those students. Other students, having achieved “reading”, and having a huge repertoire,…