Hal Galper's Master Class Videos - Must See!

JonnyPac · #1 05-05-2011, 07:32 PM

JonR posted a link to one of these here and I really dug it. Watch 'em and be amazed. Great info. The rhythm one is especially fun. Enjoy!

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JonnyPac · #2 05-05-2011, 08:12 PM

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jzucker · #3 05-05-2011, 08:15 PM

very cool. Now *HE* is a master worth taking a class from.

JonnyPac · #4 05-05-2011, 08:17 PM

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M-ster · #5 05-05-2011, 08:17 PM

Good stuff, thanks, JP!

djangoles · #6 05-05-2011, 08:47 PM

Best money I've spent on a music book, "Forward Motion". The feel in half time almost all the time was worth it alone.

NSJ · #7 05-05-2011, 09:10 PM

Yes, Forward Motion is an essential book!!!!!!

kris · #8 05-06-2011, 11:07 AM

I have great CD "The Hal Galper Quartet" with John Scofield....nice.

JakeAcci · #9 05-06-2011, 11:09 AM

awesome. It's gems like these that make forums like these "worth it."

JonnyPac · #10 05-06-2011, 04:54 PM

This stuff is really inspiring!

Silence · #11 05-11-2011, 08:51 PM

Wow. Thanks for this, Jonny. I just borrowed Hal's book, "Forward Motion", and I am really enjoying it. Either way, thanks for sharing this!

FatJeff · #12 05-11-2011, 09:29 PM

Yeah, you should have been there - it was an excellent master class. These videos are a great resource and I am glad to have them to revisit.

JonnyPac · #13 05-16-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Silence

Wow. Thanks for this, Jonny. I just borrowed Hal's book, "Forward Motion", and I am really enjoying it. Either way, thanks for sharing this!

Right on... Wanna fill me in on it a bit? I might like to read it.

JonnyPac · #14 06-15-2011, 10:58 PM

Bump

JonnyPac · #15 08-29-2011, 03:54 PM

These classes are relevant to many current topics here... bump.

Kojo27 · #16 09-13-2011, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JonnyPac

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This is the one that really kicked my ass the first time you posted it, JonnyPac. I'm a different person because of it. I practice differently, play differently, teach differently. In a year or so I think I"ll write my own take on this concept (having corresponded a bit with Galper, having studied Kochevitsky's book, and now studying others that Kochevitsky has led me to, I'm beginning to brim over with ideas about how this can specifically apply to guitar.)

Listen to Galper, guys - get the Kochevitsky book at Amazon for $10. It's almost the power of visualization, all over again. The vividly-imagined doth manifest.

Thanks JP. : )

kj

JonnyPac · #17 09-13-2011, 04:32 PM

I just ordered it. Thanks again, KJ.

JonnyPac · #18 12-07-2011, 06:27 PM

I just finished Hal Galper's book Forward Motion. It is GREAT! Pick it up ASAP. It's so overlooked, I can't believe it. Don't wait.

FatJeff · #19 12-07-2011, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JonnyPac

I just finished Hal Galper's book Forward Motion. It is GREAT! Pick it up ASAP. It's so overlooked, I can't believe it. Don't wait.

What, in your opinion, is the one thing that he talks about that has made an impact on your playing? I do own the book, and I've read through it, but I haven't yet practiced the things he recommends.

JonnyPac · #20 12-08-2011, 03:43 PM

It's a great philosophy of applied jazz theory with science and experience to back it up- I'll start a thread on it soon and add some text excerpts that I found profound.

If I had to pick one thing, I'd go with his idea of ONE being the release beat (point of finality) instead of the beginning. Everything is a pick-up!

jasonc · #21 12-09-2011, 12:41 PM

Man, thank you SO much for posting these. I've been struggling trying to get back into playing the last couple of years and this is exactly what I needed to hear to get me back to it. "Can you dig it?"...."Yeah man, I can dig it!"

JonnyPac · #22 12-09-2011, 03:29 PM

Glad you dig it!!! Get Forward Motion for an inspiring read.

JonnyPac · #23 12-09-2011, 04:06 PM

JonnyPac · #24 12-19-2011, 08:50 PM

Just to be clear, this quote is not from his book Forward Motion.

guitarplayer007 · #25 12-23-2011, 07:31 AM

I also purchased the online Forward Motion, been stuck on first chapter for a while...lol So many other things to practice. We should have a Forward Motion thread where we can talk about how we are doing with the concept.
ken

JonnyPac · #26 12-23-2011, 03:49 PM

That'd be great. When you are done, let me know. We'll kick it off.

guitarplayer007 · #27 12-23-2011, 04:05 PM

Yeah i'll contact you in a few yrs

Ken

JonnyPac · #28 12-23-2011, 04:32 PM

Lol. I read it in a weekend! But, yes, there are years worth of great advice and concepts in there. I still need to play through a lot of the examples and check out the media site it refers to.

phdmerrill · #29 12-24-2011, 12:59 PM

I'm just now starting to work on Forward Motion. It seems to ask a lot from a player, and it can feel crippling at first, but it definitely makes better music. I am a bit reluctant to put aside my old techniques and instincts, but it must be done, I suppose.

JonnyPac · #30 12-24-2011, 03:22 PM

The skill that is truly difficult (IMHO) is the ability to superimpose alternate meters and harmonies in counterintuitive ways... It is done though (by Hal and other virtuoso masters). I just think that that stuff is on another level for most musicians and not as fundamental as many other topics in the book. Many jazz "greats" did not go there, but still made amazingly creative and groovy music. I'm pushing myself towards a basic set of superimposition devices and harmonic FM, but nothing too taxing. I am still glad that he explained the methods and concepts in that chapter so well; Food for thought and somewhere to go if I ever reach that point!