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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 4 of 24: Form & Harmony

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The deep understanding of Form and Harmony cannot be overstated…

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2011-06-29 Composition, Improvisation

Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 3 of 24: Deep 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

Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 2 of 24: What Does the Lead Sheet Tell Us?

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There’s a lot more to understanding and interpreting a Lead Sheet than just reading the notes in the melody…

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2011-06-29 Composition, Improvisation

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

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Welcome to series of lessons whose aim is to demystify the processes of Composition and Improvisation…

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2011-06-29 Composition, Improvisation

Composition & Improvisation: A Lesson in Tonality

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A lesson in the power of tonality to drastically alter the mood of a piece of music…

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2011-06-03 Composition, Improvisation

Improvisation: Micro-Lessons

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Short and sweet insights into the true nature of musical improvisation…

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2011-06-01 Composition, Improvisation, Micro-Lessons

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

Composition & Improvisation: Why Study Composition & Improvisation?

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The study of Composition and Improvisation teaches us so much more than how to compose and improvise…

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2011-06-01 Composition, Improvisation

Composition & Improvisation

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Let’s learn to think about music-making like a composer, not like a computer…

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2011-06-01 Composition, How Music Works, Improvisation

How to Study-Practice: Theory & Practice

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Some insightful commentary regarding both the utility and limitations of Music Theory…

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2010-04-07 Composition, Improvisation

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