Free online improv course by Gary Burton starts tomorrow

RS

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Apr 28, 2013, 5:29:28 PM4/28/13

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Up front: I'm not affiliated with Coursera, and I don't know what to
expect from the course, except their other stuff (math, electronics)
is great. Just a heads up in case anyone wants to take a look:

https://www.coursera.org/course/improvisation

I believe the link above will get you to the correct page, but you may
need to register first.

andy-uk .

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Apr 29, 2013, 7:35:17 PM4/29/13

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thx, I have joined up. looks very good.

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David J. Littleboy

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May 9, 2013, 6:07:07 AM5/9/13

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"Mike Neer" wrote
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>Here's my homework:
>https://soundcloud.com/hoopii/what-is-this-thing-called-love
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>I hope Gary doesn't mind the lap steel!

That's hilarious! I like your lines and phrasing, but I've never heard a
steel guitar played so incredibly out of tune in my life. The lap steel
sitar thing is pretty kewl, too.

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Tokyo, Japan

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May 9, 2013, 7:03:03 PM5/9/13

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It's a country Ballad but these 2 top Pedal players are having a hoot playing together.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hVVrcw16ek>
Bg.

Claus Rogge

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May 12, 2013, 2:06:43 PM5/12/13

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Am 09/05/13 12.07, schrieb David J. Littleboy:

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> "Mike Neer" wrote
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>> Here's my homework:
>> https://soundcloud.com/hoopii/what-is-this-thing-called-love

Mine:
http://snd.sc/12IIpe3

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GuyB

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May 14, 2013, 10:21:15 AM5/14/13

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Plenty of "Chord Scale Theory".

Joey Goldstein

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May 14, 2013, 10:35:07 AM5/14/13

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On 05-14-13 10:21 AM, GuyB wrote:
> Plenty of "Chord Scale Theory".
>

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

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John A.

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May 14, 2013, 12:56:47 PM5/14/13

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On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:35:07 AM UTC-4, Joey Goldstein wrote:
> On 05-14-13 10:21 AM, GuyB wrote:
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> > Plenty of "Chord Scale Theory".
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>
> Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Yes.

John

Joey Goldstein

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May 14, 2013, 1:17:04 PM5/14/13

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Well, IMO, GB is largely responsible for the way that chord-scale theory
has been codified within the jazz community at large due to his
involvement in designing the curriculum at Berklee.
It could be argued that he's the guy that took Russell's chord-scale
stuff and Aebersold's chord-scale stuff and made actual sense out of it all.
If you're gonna learn that stuff from someone, there's no-one better
than GB for the job.

John A.

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May 14, 2013, 1:53:47 PM5/14/13

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On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:17:04 PM UTC-4, Joey Goldstein wrote:
> On 05-14-13 12:56 PM, John A. wrote:
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> > On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:35:07 AM UTC-4, Joey Goldstein wrote:
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> >> On 05-14-13 10:21 AM, GuyB wrote:
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> >>
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> >>> Plenty of "Chord Scale Theory".
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> >>
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> >>
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> >> Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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> >
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> > Yes.
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> > John
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> >
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> Well, IMO, GB is largely responsible for the way that chord-scale theory
>
> has been codified within the jazz community at large due to his
>
> involvement in designing the curriculum at Berklee.
>
> It could be argued that he's the guy that took Russell's chord-scale
>
> stuff and Aebersold's chord-scale stuff and made actual sense out of it all.
>
> If you're gonna learn that stuff from someone, there's no-one better
>
> than GB for the job.
>

I actually have no strong ideas about this subject. As with most other pedagogic/music-theory ideas, I first try to understand, then try to apply, and assume that to that extent I have trouble with those two steps the fault lies in my understanding and application rather than in the concept. I was just commenting obliquely on the tendency of this subject to provoke strong responses both pro and con.

John

andy-uk .

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May 14, 2013, 2:29:48 PM5/14/13

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It may interest people to know that the Coursea system is one in which you can sign up and look over the material for free, there is no pressure to do any work.

You can just hang out and watch the teaching videos , the more that people that do this is actually good for the course and shows its popularity.

I am doing the work and submitting material to the deadlines and can say that it is an excellent way of learning and better than class based tuition!

Claus Rogge

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May 14, 2013, 4:17:44 PM5/14/13

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Am 14/05/13 20.29, schrieb andy-uk .:

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> I am doing the work and submitting material to the deadlines and can say that it is an excellent way of learning and better than class based tuition!
>

yes me 2. Apparently around 39 thousand people are following this
course. Some will drop out of course. We're grading each other but the
lectures are of course by GB.

Joey Goldstein

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May 14, 2013, 5:14:32 PM5/14/13

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Do you know if it's Gary who actually listens to the homework?
I'm guessing not. With all the students involved in this that would be a
bit much.

andy-uk .

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May 14, 2013, 5:22:21 PM5/14/13

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> Do you know if it's Gary who actually listens to the homework?
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> I'm guessing not. With all the students involved in this that would be a
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> bit much.
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nope , its all peer review . Perhaps he may listen to the best ones and mention them , we will find out in week 6.