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mgellar uploaded a new video
(6 days ago)
Excerpt from Steve Herberman's 7/08/09 "Chord-Melody 101/201: Makin...
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Excerpt from Steve Herberman's 7/08/09 "Chord-Melody 101/201: Making Great Sounding Arrangements with Block Chords" Master Class, available for download at www.mikesmasterclasses.com.
With TAB and standard notation.
You already know a handful of cool sounding voicings but chord-melody arrangements may still be tough. Ever listen to Wes Montgomerys few unaccompanied chord solos and marvel at how beautiful they are in their simplicity yet they sound so incredible? You may recognize every chord shape Wes is playing, (mostly drop 2 and drop 3 inversions) but how did he arrange it to be so musically satisfying? Ill offer my insight to this important question and others, recorded live so that questions can be asked at anytime during the recording!
Using the tunes The Days Of Wine and Roses and Horace Silvers Peace well compare a variety of choruses on my arrangements included in the class materials (in TAB and/or chord diagram form as well as standard notation.) Well look deeply into arranging chord solos that use common chord forms but incorporate some very important musical devices and theory/harmonic principles. Some of these include phrasing (rubato and tempo), the many types of chord substitution principles; introducing color tones or extensions to common chord shapes, changing chord qualities, approach chords, tritone subs, line clichés, and more. Simple yet effective harmonic devices will be shared, the ones you hear the greats use; stock chordal phrases and the more creative ones, along with the theory behind what makes them work. Often simple chromatic motion within a chord form can go a long way in creating interest when the melody is at rest. At times the music may call for dense chords, or inversely, sustained chords with melody notes played over top. Well also examine some simple types of single note fills that can be incorporated into an arrangement. If arranging chord-melody has been slow going, I hope youll join me for an insightful look into what makes a simple chord solo work.
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mgellar uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
Excerpts from Master Classes and Demonstrations from 2009 International ...
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Excerpts from Master Classes and Demonstrations from 2009 International Society of Bassists Convetion in State College, PA in June 2009. Recordings are available for download from www.mikesmasterclasses.com. This clip includes Master Classes with Larry Wolfe ("Where's The Music?") Scott Haigh and Paul Ellison, "Orchestral Repertoire - Methodology, Philosophy, Auditions" by Linda McKnight, "Injury Prevention for the Double Bassist" by Randall Kertz, "So You Want To Design A Speaker System for Your Bass" by Rick Jones of Acoustic Image, "Seven Improvisations: Modes of Expression" by Stephan Crump, "Music For Solo Bass" by Mark Helias and "Freedom With Function: The Way Out Is Through" with Drew Gress.
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mgellar uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
Clips from various sessions of the Internantional Society of Bassists 20...
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Clips from various sessions of the Internantional Society of Bassists 2009 Convention held in State College, PA June, 2009. Recorings available for download at www.mikesmasterclassees.com . Sessions in this video include Master Classes with Frank Proto and Dennis Trembly, "Discover, Develop, Integrate: Techniques Unveiled" by Mark Dresser, "A New World of Sounds" by Haakon Thelin, "Advanced Double Bass Pedagogy" by Jeff Bradetich and "Learning The Other Bow" by Rob Kassinger and Leigh Mesh.
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mgellar uploaded a new video
(3 weeks ago)
Excerpt from David's 6.19.09 Master Class on www.mikesmasterclasses.com ...
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Excerpt from David's 6.19.09 Master Class on www.mikesmasterclasses.com - available for download in Windows and iPod/Mac formats.
This class is escpecially targeted to the entry-level and intermediate jazz guitarists.
In an incredibly detailed 70 minute lesson, David brings you up to speed on chord progressions by presenting harmony principles taught in an introduction music theory class (roman numeral analysis, chord construction, etc) eventually presenting more advanced jazz scale choices and substitutions. Dave takes you step by step through the process of understanding the function of each chord in a tune - 1. Each chord is given a roman numeral based on its placement in the home key and any other key which the chord relates to. 2. Possible extensions and substitutions (including tri-tone substitution, direct substitution, parallel substitution, chromatic fill-in, modal borrowing/interchange ) are noted directly below these. Some re-harmonization concepts are presented later and applied to a selection of the tunes. 3. Every chord is classified by its broader function (Tonic, Predominant, or Dominant). 4. All of the scales which sound best for improvisation are then presented and Dave's preferred scale and chord fingerings based on "mode zones" are shown along with advice on how to practice these. Dave demonstrates all of these principles with seven standard jazz tunes, some based on modality and the others based on standard tonality. Modal tunes used are "So What," "All Blues," and "Footprints." Standards used are "Autumn Leaves," "All The Things You Are," "Blue Bossa", and "Honeysuckle Rose." References to what the jazz greats would do are presented whenever possible. Anyone who gets confused about which scale belongs to which type of chord should see this lesson. Preparation needed: Understanding of intervals, major and minor scales, and basic jazz chord construction; in other words, there will be lots of talk about "root, third, fifth, and sevenths." 26 pages of material are prepared in TAB and standard notation.
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mgellar uploaded a new video
(1 month ago)
Excerpt from Jake Langley's Blues Master class on www.mikesmasterclasses...
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Excerpt from Jake Langley's Blues Master class on www.mikesmasterclasses.com (available for download). Jake takes you thru down home, dirty blues in G7! This note-by-note session, with up close video on soloing is great for guitarists into playing the blues.
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