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Practising Jazz Scales on All of Me
Here is how to practise your Jazz Scales (see also the Jazz Scales videos in the Theory section) as part…
Practising Guide Tones with bowing on All of Me
Talking about Guide Tones is not enough: practise, practise, otherwise they'll be no use to you! Here is how I…
Practising Enclosures on All of Me
Do you practise your Enclosures enough? I bet you don't. Here's how I do it for Tonic and Dominant on…
Understanding the Harmony of All of Me
We look at the Tonics and Dominants of the song, and use the Colour System to decide what keys we…
Using All of Me’s Lead Sheet
When working on a song, keep reminding yourself how to use the chart (do not just play what is on…
Jessica Lick on Tonic and Dominant Chords
The cool Jessica lick can be used on Dominant too, not just major chords. (Dominant is not major of course,…
Ghost Bowing on Bossa Nova
We use the song Wave to practice our ghost bowing. A perfect vehicle! Make up your own patterns and simple…
The Triplet Tritone Minor Lick
On any dominant, once you get the hang of it, this Tritone Minor Lick can make you sound uber cool...
Pushing Up-Bows
To get that swing sound, you need to accentuate the off-beats which are often up-bow. Do this in a smooth…
Grappelli Exit Lick
At the end of songs in G (minor or major) this lick will save you anytime. A must learn!
Universal Dominant Lick in Waltz Time
Change this famous Dominant Lick in such a way that it works in 3/4 time, on a waltz!
Indifference – Practice Melody and Improv
A challenging etude which the more Intermediate players can simplify to fit their needs. Watch that bowing!
Dealing with Ain’t Misbehavin’s Bridge
In my opinion, the most special Bridge of all standards, but the chords are challenging! Am F7 D7 A7 and…
Playing only Octotonic scales on “For Sephora”
It is possible to use the Octotonic scale everywhere: on minor, major and dominant! It sounds a little bit 'out'…
Practising Ghost notes on “For Sephora”
Here is how to practise ghost notes on a typical gypsy bossa (not swing) song, like For Sephora.
The Octotonic scale
For the Advanced players, here is a scale that is very cool ... it fits on the diminished chord! Plus…
Playing on “I” and “IV” in a Minor song
We treat the root chord and the IV chord (not a Dominant!) differently. Here is how:
Making a Cadenza at the end of a Ballad
In the last few bars of the Ballad, all the way at the end, usually we slow down and this…