Comping Strategies for the Jazz Guitarist
Fundamentals of Musical Voice leading
This course focuses on approaches to accompanying a singer or soloist in a small group setting.
Online Course For Vamp, Samba, Jazz Lines, Jazz Guitar , Jazz, Harmony, Guitar, Corey Christiansen, Comping, Chords, Chord Progression, Bossa Nova, John Coltrane, ii V I Progression
Section One: Voice Leading
Secrets of the dark art of connecting one chord to the next in the smoothest manner possible.
Voice Leading With The ii-V-I Progression
Online Lesson For Jazz Guitar , Jazz, Guitar, Chords
Learn to make good chord choices based on the musical statement that they make and by effectively connecting chords within a progression through the use of good voice leading.
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Voice Leading With The ii-V-I Progression
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Voice Leading: Comping With 3rds and 7ths
Online Lesson For Jazz Guitar , Jazz, Harmony, Guitar, Comping
Explore the "powerhouse" voice leading intervals, the fourth and the half step, and learn to enhance chord resolutions by creating tension and release.
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Voice Leading: V for ii Substitution
Online Lesson For Vamp, Jazz Lines, Jazz Guitar , Jazz, Harmony, Guitar, Comping, Chords, Chord Progression, John Coltrane
This lesson presents an examination of one of the most fundamental chord substitutions in Jazz: the V for ii substitution.
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Voice Leading as Applied Jazz Standards
Online Lesson For Jazz Guitar , Jazz, Harmony, Guitar, ii V I Progression
In this lesson you will learn effective ways to down size chords to their most important elements and apply them to the jazz standard "All The Things You Are".
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Voice Leading Basics
Order of these notes, based on the first part of the progression, from low to high:
- Fm7: 3rd-7th
- Bbm7: 7th -3rd
- Eb7: 3rd-7th
- Abmaj7: 7th-3rd
- Dbmaj7: 3rd-7th
- Dm7: 7th -3rd,
- Cmaj7: 3rd-7th
Same concept is applied to the other part of the progression.
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Section Two: Samba And Bossa Nova Rhythms
A three part examination of the fundamentals of Brazilian music.
Latin Jazz: Samba And Bossa Nova Survival Guide
Online Lesson For Samba, Jazz, Guitar, Chord Progression, Bossa Nova
For decades, Brazilian music has been an integral part of jazz. This set of lessons will help you understand the basics of Bossa Nova and Samba.
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Video 1
In video 1, Corey discusses some basic Brazillian rhtyhms.
In video 1, Corey discusses some basic Brazillian rhtyhms.
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Video 2
In video 2, the basic patter is embellished and exanded.
In video 2, the basic patter is embellished and exanded.
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Video 3
In video 3, a variation pattern is incorporated by beginning the idea on different beats within the pattern. Variations by permutation are discussed.
In video 3, a variation pattern is incorporated by beginning the idea on different beats within the pattern. Variations by permutation are discussed.
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Samba And Bossa Nova Patterns
Samba And Bossa Nova Patterns