This chart is to practice your reading. Writing out music, notate forms, accents, rhythmical lines etc.. will improve your reading. Therefor I wrote out a chart from the CD of […]
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Tag: Jazz
Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics
If you want to build your repertoire you should listen to this CD. Full of nice arrangements of standards. It is a must to know these songs. Easy to play […]
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Straight no Chaser – Important Notes
Straight no Chaser – Important Notes This time the important notes of the theme Straight no Chaser are written out. As you hear in the video which is attached to […]
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Joost Patocka – Hi Lo-Lo Hi Exercise
Joost Patocka This exercise of Joost Patocka has a fresh approach. With this exercise you can work on your sound, timing, groove, subdivisions and your improvisation. You can use […]
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Reading Eighth Notes and Sixteenth Notes
The first two pages of this exercise are eighth notes. Use your imagination when you play them. Try to fill up in between the notes until it feels natural and […]
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Common Hihat and Cymbal Patterns
The ride cymbal is a standard cymbal in most drum kits. It maintains a steady rhythmic pattern, sometimes called a ride pattern, rather than the accent of a crash. It […]
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Eighth Notes Reading – Syncopation
In music, syncopation involves a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected which make part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat. More simply, syncopation […]
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Syncopation
This exercise requires a reading exercise to use as a melody. Here you can download the reading exercise which goes with the Syncopation Ideas. DOWNLOAD Syncopation Ideas and Reading
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