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[jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

jvegat...@aol.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:36:16 UT

Hey Chris,

How about "Michelle", or "Octopus' Garden"? Simplifying rhythms isn't
"dumbing down" as much as it is making stuff "accessible", so you may consider
that option as well...

Cheers,
JV

Juan Vega

[jazz_guitar] Easy? Beatles

rodbuc...@gmail.com (Rodney Buckle) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:44 UT

Norwegian wood
Octopuses garden
Yellow submarine
Michelle

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

csma...@cogeco.ca (Chris Smart) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:57 UT

Interesting about notation.

I have a student who is eight. She's unusual in that she 1. really
really wants to be learning guitar, 2. can focus for the whole
half-hour (12 year-old boys can't seem to do that!), and 3. she
never ever says "oh i can't do that."
In other words, she's that one student we all want that make some

[jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

rodbuc...@gmail.com (Rodney Buckle) — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:29:02 UT

I used a colour system for many years to great effect with severly mentally
handicapped youngsters. This brought them great joy and sense of
acheivement on keyboards. I "transcribed" and printed colour coded for many
pop tunes and tv themes of the day. Coloured stickers were placed on the
keys
Sometimes these "schemes" have their uses.

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach (Tritone Dominant Sub)

bobbybmu...@optimum.net (Bob Hansmann) — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:03 UT

_TriTone Dominant Substitution (Bob Hansmann)_

The two tones which make up the basic characteristic quality of any
chord (or scale, from which chords are derived) are the 3rd and 7th.
There are 4 possible combinations of these 2 tones, and so there are 4
basic chord (and scale) types. Chords (and scales) containing both a

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

bobbybmu...@optimum.net (Bob Hansmann) — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:01:18 UT

You are absolutely correct, and, while that may be obvious to guys like
you and me, it's surprisingly still resisted by many guitarists. "OK, I
want to learn to fix cars, but don't make me learn how a carburetor
works, or how to read a strobe light." hmmm.......

The very best time to teach students to read, regardless of age, is

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

bke...@bkellyusa.com (Brian Kelly) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:36:26 UT

These are words for the wise. Something along the lines of “Those who can do and those who can’t teach.”

“Seems like the people who are trying to come up with a new system are the ones who don't understand the old one.”

Brian

[jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

funkifi...@hotmail.com (funkifized34) — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:28:12 UT

I remember dealing with Jamie. I argued with some of her followers about the fact that in the examples she plays, she's not playing them very well. The piece of the "Stairway To Heaven" solo could be done better by some of my students. She also cites that one should *never* teach a younger beginner to read music. I've teaching younger beginners to play for decades, and I *always* teach them to read music. It's certainly the easiest way to teach grade-school students.

[jazz_guitar] Jazz & Academic Degrees

akmbi...@yahoo.com (akmbirch) — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:43:52 UT

"For jazz players, there is a negative relationship between earnings and having a BFA or a MFA."

Swing for Your Supper: The Earnings of Jazz'ers and Other Musicians Thomas M. Smith.

[link]

There are other interesting results in this paper as well. If you don't end up as a jazz player the degree still correlates with higher earnings.

[jazz_guitar] Is Viral Video Success A Myth?

akmbi...@yahoo.com (akmbirch) — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:31:24 UT

Is Viral Video Success A Myth?

...is it possible that what we think of as viral isn't actually viral after all? A number of recent articles and presentations propose that these videos were given a big corporate helping hand first before getting any kind of traction.....The gist of both articles is that what we believe and what's reality are frequently two different things when it comes to social media. It's becoming easier to manipulate many of the metrics that we use to measure success, if you have the money.

[jazz_guitar] Re: Very early "Friday 2013 youtubesessions" #20

rpjazzgui...@gmail.com (rguitarjj) — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:30:01 UT

Very impressive! Excellent arrangment.

The only thing I might add is that as I listened to it, I wanted to hear some of the notes, particularly in the bassline more clearly. I couldn't quite grasp the rhythm at times. That's not a criticism of the time ... rather, it was a desire on my part to hear the piece played a little more slowly so that I would have a little more time to appreciate the nuances. But, sometimes, I feel that way the first time I hear something new, and it's only later that I appreciate the piece up to full tempo.

Re: [jazz_guitar] Very early "Friday 2013 youtubesessions" #20

bke...@bkellyusa.com (Brian Kelly) — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:28:40 UT

Goran,

You have a point in saying that your style is essentially a chord plus bass
lines style of playing. I think having a recognizable style is a good thing
but in this case it's worth recognizing that the song has a recognizable
style as well and it is worth considering this when you perform it. I am

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

bke...@bkellyusa.com (Brian Kelly) — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:01:45 UT

Juan,

Yeah, it’s definitely a tritone substitution but that is a jazz term. In reality it’s just a C7 chord with moving voices. They are moving for a reason and it is better to understand that than think of it as a clever chord substitution which is naturally followed by questions like what scale do you play over the tritone sub?

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Rhythm Changes: Rethinking Jazz Cultures

bke...@bkellyusa.com (Brian Kelly) — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:51:25 UT

Mike,

Do you remember what time we left the plant the other day?

The other thing is is there going to be a problem with Trost about me working with you. I don’t know if you were kidding or not or what that means. If I need to to reduce my actual hours or something like that that let me know. Otherwise I appreciate the opportunity to work with you.

Re: [jazz_guitar] Re: Primary Harmonic Approach

csma...@cogeco.ca (Chris Smart) — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:50:35 UT

What confused me was that there was no mention of money anywhere in
the sales pitch. If I had put that much time into figuring out a
"system", I would have also started trying to sell it. Geez, and
I'm Canadian eh? Americans are so much better at that
entrepreneurial stuff. :)

Let's try and bring this back to guitar...