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 Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:50 pm
EchoRunner ill usually find a theme or a head that i like and build on it differently each time. theres a solo i do when my band plays Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" that starts off the same way every time, just so my bandmates know to get out of the way a little bit. but after a few bars its all improv. where did you get the sheet music for Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon"?
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:51 pm
Doesn't everybody have a copy of that? eek It should be in most real or fake books or a Herbie book. Or if you have finale just find a midi and convert it into sheet music xp
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:56 am
MagicKnightKenshin Doesn't everybody have a copy of that? eek It should be in most real or fake books or a Herbie book. Or if you have finale just find a midi and convert it into sheet music xp god... way to make me feel left out, man! cry jk biggrin . yeah, i don´t have a fakebook; i collect some Leonard and Aebersold and write out some music by ear. my teachers really encourage me to get one, though, so which one do you recommend?
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 11:46 pm
MagicKnightKenshin When you have solos, do you usually think them over and practice the same thing over again until your next performance, or do you make up your solos on the spot? I'd have to say that for the three seconds I have before I make my first lick, I know what I'm going to play... For the first measure... Then I just make junk up...
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:03 pm
Tenor_Guru MagicKnightKenshin When you have solos, do you usually think them over and practice the same thing over again until your next performance, or do you make up your solos on the spot? I'd have to say that for the three seconds I have before I make my first lick, I know what I'm going to play... For the first measure... Then I just make junk up... same here... i stop thinking after like 4 measures and just go with the flow.
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 3:28 pm
I just think of the shape of the next phrase I want, then I do my best to pull it out the way I hear it in my head.
That isn't always how it comes out. ^ ^;
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:02 pm
Ash Rail I just think of the shape of the next phrase I want, then I do my best to pull it out the way I hear it in my head. That isn't always how it comes out. ^ ^; yeah but i bet it still sounds good.
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:07 pm
To me, it generally does. : )
As long as I don't worry too much about how other people might hear it, I can usually coax something nice sounding out. However, when I worry about other people's reactions, I choke.
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 3:37 pm
Ash Rail To me, it generally does. : ) As long as I don't worry too much about how other people might hear it, I can usually coax something nice sounding out. However, when I worry about other people's reactions, I choke. if they don´t like it, then that´s their problem.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:07 am
When I get up for a solo, I usually play on the spot. I never think about the solos before I play. I always use my creativity and flow with the music that we play.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:06 pm
that´s mainly what i have done in the past. right now i´m transposing my 251 licks to every key. i´m starting with the minor keys i know best: Dm, Gm, Cm, Am, and Em. then i´ll move on to the harder ones. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:06 pm
Well, they say you learn to solo by copying the masters. Well as it is, I have an extremely good ear (no talent involved, just a rather long musical career)... so I don't really need fake books or realbooks to help me along. But what I listen for is trends. There's a certain trend that master pianists like Gordon Goodwin, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Dave Bruebeck use that is very peculiar. They take and do chromatic licks that don't fit the chord changes at all. And I realized this. So then I practiced it. And I told myself that in every single song I soloed in, I would play at least one full measure 1/2 step ABOVE or 1/2 step BELOW the original key. So I preconcieve it a little. btw... you guys should try that. ESPECIALLY in bebop (omg....)
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:56 am
Yeah for me it's always improved. I often play in a trio environment, and a straight-ahead one at that, so no reason to play anything pre-conceived.
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:22 pm
ilikejazz Yeah for me it's always improved. I often play in a trio environment, and a straight-ahead one at that, so no reason to play anything pre-conceived. jazz combos give more room for solo's but can be scarey if you make mistakes gonk
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:29 pm
MHHornfreak ilikejazz Yeah for me it's always improved. I often play in a trio environment, and a straight-ahead one at that, so no reason to play anything pre-conceived. jazz combos give more room for solo's but can be scarey if you make mistakes gonk Heh especially if you get lost. Because with me, all there is to listen to is the bass and it's tough to hear the changes... crying
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