Ted Greene site

[tbeltrans]

Anybody here check out tedgreene.com? There is an absolute wealth of material there, more than a lifetime of learning. Watching Ted Greene play in various YouTube videos, there is a beauty to his chord melody playing that I really connect with. However, Ted's playing transcends the chords and theory - it is his touch that really brings it home, and I doubt that I could ever replicate that.

I have seen the site in the past, but it has REALLY grown since then. I figure that if I could afford a Gibson Citation (a few years ago anyway with a small inheritance), I can afford to support the site. I couldn't afford one now, since they seem to be selling for much more than I paid when they occasionally show up.

The kicker for me is that I grew up not far from where he lived in the San Fernando Valley, and I never knew of him until I was long gone. My parents wouldn't allow me to play guitar because they equated it with the Beatles and drugs and all that was "wrong" with my generation, so I didn't get started until I was in the Army. Of course, every generation thinks the one coming after is going to hell in a hand basket, so nothing new there. However, that is why I bought my Citation - it was closure for me that my parents would buy me the finest guitar I have ever had my hands on, and now I can take advantage of the legacy that Ted left behind with his students, who in turn so willingly share the wealth of materials. Funny how life seems to work itself out sometimes.

I was involved in the early (mid-80s) development of the internet (then it was DARPA net) when nobody knew what it was because we all had modems accessing BBS'es at home, but the internet at work which was then text-based until Mosaic came along. There were only companies such as I worked for and educational institutions engaged in CompSci research involved. I don't think anybody envisioned what it is today back then, but as with anything created by humans, it has both wonder and horror. The fact that we have direct access to performers and teachers all over the world and archives of wonderful material from the past is wonderful, and that is where my focus is.

Tony

[wolflen]

The site shows Teds knowledge of not only from a guitar point of view but a thorough understanding of harmony from classical periods to jazz and beyond.

It does amaze..how one could accumulate such a vast amount of knowledge and master much of it in one lifetime.

[AllanAllen]

Did he really master it musically, or did he master a system of meticulously writing out examples?

Could he play every progression from modern chord progressions freely on the fly, or did he keep good notes of things he worked out and expand those ideas on paper.

I wish these people could live forever and I could talk to them, I wonder how much they expected from themselves and if we expect more.

[wolflen]

[QUOTE=AllanAllen;1408831]Did he really master it musically, or did he master a system of meticulously writing out examples?

Could he play every progression from modern chord progressions freely on the fly, or did he keep good notes of things he worked out and expand those ideas on paper.

I wish these people could live forever and I could talk to them, I wonder how much they expected from themselves and if we expect more.[/QUOTE]

I dont know if you have ever seen this vid..from this site..that has what he plays notated. Long Vid ..

Please let me know what you think.

The "Musicians Institute" Seminar (Ted Greene Clinic) - Ted Greene | Soundslice

[rpjazzguitar]

I hadn't visited the site in some time.

I didn't recall that there was an archive of well-notated chord melodies with very sophisticated voicings. Of familiar songs. Worth a long visit.

[rpjazzguitar]

I hadn't visited the site in some time.

I didn't recall that there was an archive of well-notated chord melodies with very sophisticated voicings. Of familiar songs. Worth a long visit.

[jazzloverfat]

The "Musicians Institute" Seminar (Ted Greene Clinic) - Ted Greene | Soundslice

Waht is this wizardry? Is it made with AI? Any idea how accurate it is?

[AllanAllen]

Please let me know what you think.

He pondered "what is dorian?" and I turned it off. Not the denomination for me.

[Dave70]

Maybe you'd be more interested in this one Alan... here's the sheets he's playing from too: https://www.tedgreene.com/images/les...out_Sheets.pdf

[Cunamara]

I haven't looked at the tedgreene.com site in several years, I guess I have to go back. It was pretty impressive before, but I've never gotten along well with his chord grid model of writing things out.

If you have not read his partner Barbara Franklin's biography of him (My Life With The Chord Chemist), it's worth a perusal. She suspected Ted might be on the autism spectrum and/or the OCD spectrum. He would spend hours and hours every day with a guitar in his hands working things out. When they would watch movies, he would stop the video, play it back, grab a guitar and work out what was happening in the soundtrack. When he wasn't doing that, he was teaching the steady stream of students who came to his apartment.

According to his Wikipedia page, Ted Greene: Sound, Time and Unlimited Possibility by Terrence McManus "is the most complete analysis of Greene's work that exists." I had never heard of that book until today. Edit: nottabook.

https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu...98/PDF/1/play/

There are a few recordings of him available online and on CD. Not to mention the many videos on YouTube.

Tim Lerch studied with Ted.

[alltunes]

I love the whole Ted Greene ethos but darn if I could play any of his arrangements…well maybe a bit of a Christmas tune out of his chord book.