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Category Archive: Composition & Improvisation

Composition & Improvisation: Case Study: Part 5 of 24: Simple Chord Accompaniment

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Utter Simplicity is a highly under-rated aspect of music making…

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2011-06-29 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Case Study: Part 4 of 24: Harmonic Analysis

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The importance of deep harmonic comprehension and ear training cannot be overstated…

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2011-06-29 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Case Study: Part 3 of 24: Melodic Analysis

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A good Melody is never some haphazard combination of notes…

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2011-06-29 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Case Study: Part 2 of 24: Reading the Lead Sheet

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There’s a lot more to understanding and interpreting a Lead Sheet than just decoding the dots…

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2011-06-29 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Case Study: Part 1 of 24: Lead Sheet

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Welcome to a series of lessons that will demystify the processes of Composition and Improvisation…

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2011-06-29 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Creativity

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Music is a living, breathing, world-wide art form that is being invented and re-invented everyday…

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2011-06-01 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Theory and Practice

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In order to play like an artist, one needs to appreciate both the utility and limitations of Music Theory…

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2011-06-01 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: The Big Picture

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Thirty-Eight insights to get your whole mindset regarding musical improvisation moving in the right direction… clearing up so many widespread misconceptions of what improvisation is and isn’t!

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2011-06-01 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation: Why Study?

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Learning how to compose and improvise will take your musicianship to the super genius level–guaranteed!

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2011-06-01 Composition & Improvisation, Music Theory & Ear Training

Composition & Improvisation

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How to think about composition & improvisation like an artist, not like a computer…

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