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Percussion: soloing (Ray Pereira)

Leo — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:17:37 +0000

Ray discusses using a combination of tone and slap sounds on the djembe to produce rolls of various lengths and their use in contemporary percussion soloing.

More information about Ray’s classes, projects and recording can be found at raypereira.com

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Sax: long notes (Dean Hilson)

Leo — Sat, 29 May 2010 09:04:28 +0000

Dean looks at long notes from several different angles – the growl, vibrato, dynamics and ear training.

Listen to Dean’s music here

The Pearly Shells

Zydeco Jump

The Vanguards

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Sax: chromatic warmup (Anton Delecca)

Leo — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:59:07 +0000

Anton Delecca explains the uses of chromatic scales in jazz improvisation and as a warm up excercise for sax. In this video, Anton describes three excersices for warm up that improve tone and dexterity and are very useful to enliven passages of improvisation.

This video works together with a pdf of the lesson available here

Visit Anton website

Anton’s album is available on iTunes

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Guitar: rhythmic variation (Doug DeVries) pt 2

Leo — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:51:57 +0000

In part 2 of a series Doug DeVries shares some ideas on how to add rhythmic variation to a piece of music. In this lesson he demonstrates how to increase interest by varying the rhythm.

Visit Doug on these links

His website dougdevries.com

Doug’s albums on iTunes

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Guitar: voice leading (Doug DeVries) pt 1

Leo — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:54:12 +0000

Doug DeVries shares some ideas on how to add harmonic and rhythmic variation to a piece of music. In this lesson he uses one of his own compositions – Astoria – as an example of voice leading in harmony as well as examples of how to increase interest by varying the rhythm.

Visit Doug on these links

His website dougdevries.com

Doug’s albums on iTunes

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Anita Hustas – graphical music scores

Leo — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:37:50 +0000

Anita Hustas performs and talks briefly about two graphic scores ‘Stream’ and ‘Underwater’ from her ‘Water’ collection composed in 2008. In trying to find creative approaches to composing and making music, and integrating visual art and music performance, Anita has been creating graphic scores for improvisors since 2003. In this video Anita plays Double Bass and Waterphone.

Find out more about Anita’s work here
anitahustas.com
myspace.com/anitahustas

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Songwriting: lyrics and poetry (Joe Dolce)

Leo — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:10 +0000

Joe Dolce uses several examples to make the distinction between poetry and lyrics and demonstrates how this understanding is important for songwriting.

” One of the country’s premier songwriters.” RHYTHMS MAGAZINE

” . . . the Ohio-born Dolce is one hell of a bluesman. . . . [the] guitar work is deceptively complex, weaving in and out of lyrical matter that is often a ball of complexity itself . .” Mike Wafer, XPRESS MAGAZINE

Joe wrote, produced and performed, ‘SHADDAP YOU FACE,’ Number One Hit in 15 countries, which holds the ongoing record for the most successful single in Australian music history for over 29 years straight, (breaking Slim Dusty’s legendary 22 year longevity record for ‘The Pub With No Beer!) Over 40 international cover versions in 12 languages including an aboriginal dialect and Papua New Guinean ‘pidgin’.

Visit him online for info about his recordings, gigs and songwriting workshops
http://www.joedolce.net/

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Accordion: bellows shake (Dave Evans)

Leo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:01:32 +0000

Dave Evans explains the uses of the accordion bellows shake. In this video, Dave describes the uses of the double and triple bellows shake in jazz, zydeco and cabaret music. He includes detailed instructions about how to perform the shake as well as techniques for adding accents to play with the rhythmic aspects of accordion.

Listen to Dave’s music here

Dave playing with the Band Who Knew Too Much on myspace

The Band Who Knew Too Much CDs available here

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Sax: bebop scales (Paul Williamson)

Leo — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:09:49 +0000

Paul Williamson explains the uses of bebop scales in jazz improvisation. In this video, Paul’s first post for Digital Pill, he describes the construction of bebop scales, jazz articulation, the use of a metronome and how bebop scales place the chord tones firmly ON the beat to create an “inside” sound in improvisation. The video together with the pdf download explain the uses of bebop scales over major, dominant and minor scales.

Click > HERE < to download a pdf of the lesson

Listen to Paul’s music here

Paul playing with Way out West on myspace

Way Out West – Old Grooves for New Streets available from iTunes

and from CDbaby

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Sax: stratospheric sax gliss (Dean Hilson)

Leo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:47:07 +0000

Dean explains how to slide effortlessly into the altissimo register of the sax in one long continuously ascending note.
Click > HERE < to download a pdf of the lesson

Listen to Dean’s music here

The Pearly Shells

Zydeco Jump

The Vanguards

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