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The Push-Pull Jazz slide
This bluesy slide is mostly used on minor songs such as Minor Swing: the two notes played with one finger…
The Sevcik exercise #1: A Major
This is a great warmup workout, and good for your position changing from first to third position - plus we…
Honeysuckle Rose lick with Flat 9
To make it suitable for Dominant flat 9 chords (like the D7 in Nuages) we alter the HS Rose lick!
Five Things to do with a New Song
These are the five must-do exercises for any song you see for the first time. Results guaranteed!
It Don’t Mean a Thing Accompaniment Etude
A challenging 3-string accompaniment Etude for violin on Duke Ellington's classic.
Inside the GJFAK: The IV
The IV is a chameleon chord: it can either be Dominant or Tonic, depending on the circumstances. I explain how.
Chord Accompaniment on It Don’t Mean a Thing
How to tackle the complicated looking chords on this Duke Ellington classic, choosing simple or more advanced voicings
Inside the GJFAK: Tonic and Dominant
Understanding how the Tonic is not just one chord but three, and same with the Dominant, makes your life as…
Single and Double Time Feel on ballads
By soloing twice as fast (double the note speed) while the accompaniment stays the same, you can spice up your…
The Bebop Lick
In the iconic early bebop era (1945-1948), one lick sticks out (think of 'Bird' and 'Diz'). Use this, down- or…
Chord Accompaniment on Dance Norvégienne
A great song to learn to accompany on - D major is the most violin friendly key and the ballad…
Minor Swing Accompaniment Etude
2 string and 3 string accompaniment voicings on the chords to Minor Swing
Advanced Dominant Etude on Belleville
Use the 6 last Advanced Licks from your Essential Licks crash course on Belleville, to really get to know them.
Transposition Exercise
When you use Licks in different songs, you will have to play them in different Keys. And that is called…
The Diminished Lick
I and others use this Lick all the time. It has a minor sound so fits on "I've Found a…
Stardust – Practice Solo
Learn this Etude on Stardust. Beginners can learn the "single time" first half (most of which can be used in…
Stardust: the Verse
Iconic ballad, Stardust, shouldn't be played without the verse. Here it is, and how to do it! Look up "What…
The Minor Walk Down #3: It Don’t Mean …
A Minor Walk Down is when the bass plays chromatic notes down from the root of the Minor chord. In…