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This study group is based on the book, Patterns for Jazz by Jerry Coker, Jimmy Casale, Gary Campbell and Jerry Greene.
Post a video of any or all of the weekly patterns, by Sunday each week, following this schedule:
August 4 - Week 22: patterns 56-57
August 11- Week 23: patterns 58-59
August 18 - Week 24: patterns 60-62
August 25- Week 25: patterns 63-64
Please, state the BPM you're using, which pattern(s) you're posting, and additional info re backing (Drum Genius style #'s etc). Please state whether you would like comments on your playing.
Also, please feel free to continue to post in these threads if you're newly finding them or otherwise want to participate after the deadlines.
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08-02-2019 11:42 PM
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Good job starting us of, Mark!
56 at 155 Deadline version (a bit to fast, but it’s getting there) Comments welcome.
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57 at 155bpm (edit: I’ve messed up the numbering, the first one in the last post is 57 and this belongs in 56, or maybe I’m just confused)
Last edited by ErikWasser; 08-05-2019 at 05:51 PM.
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Still can't believe it's August.
Pattern 57 @ 112bpm in cycles of half steps, whole steps and minor thirds:
Pattern 56 at 208 bpm:
Comments appreciated.
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It's been years since my public radio- listening days, but pattern 58 is the theme to one of those shows. Cracks me up every time I play it. It's either morning edition or all things considered, at least it used to be.
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
What's with the reverse image video? I've seen other players post vids that way too. Is this a thing I should know about?
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Originally Posted by FwLineberry
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Just jumping in here without viewing any previous iterations of this project...
What are you doing? :-)
There's no chord sequence, so is this just a diatonic pattern that you might employ over a given major chord? I suppose if it is over, say, C Major, you could use it modally over any diatonic chord in C?
Obviously it would sound really boring to use that pattern for a whole solo, so you must be trying to memorise and absorb dozens of different patterns, no? Doing it to the point where you don't have to think about it, your fingers just automatically lock in to the pattern. And then there's chromatic alteration to bring in, for more extended or altered chords. It seems a lot of work! I wish I had the discipline to do it, but know in advance that I wouldn't, but I wish you all well! Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
The patterns are separated by chord type. So, yes, all major at this point. Somewhat limiting, but also simplifying and clarifying.
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
We are approaching the end of these type of diatonic patterns (at least for now) in the book and heading into different intervals within the diatonic scale. After that’s done the book focuses on patterns that involve “non chordal tones”, as they are called in the book, for a while.
So far most of the exercises sound, well boring, but the book seems to build up in a pedagogical way, and at the least it’s good picking exercise. If you can get it, feel free to join as sometime in the next couple of weeks would be a great place to “jump in”!
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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Thanks, Marc. Training for ear and fingers. Very good.
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
Thanks for posting that. I had seen it before, but it reminded me that my original purpose for working through this stuff was to better visualize keys and chord roots on the inside strings in the middle of the neck. Unfortunately, it's all too easy on the guitar to just memorize shapes and move them around the fingerboard instead of paying attention to which notes are involved. In that respect, I think this sort of work is probably better suited to horn players and other less visually oriented instruments than it is for guitar players.
So, for me, it's back to 60 bpm and naming the roots as I go through the drills.
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Originally Posted by FwLineberry
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Wow. Just tried #59 at the 160 max bpm. Yikes. That one is seriously fast for Matt.
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Messing around with 58.
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I forgot this pattern was written in quarter notes and played it in 8ths. This is the most challenging pattern to me (so far.)
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60. Getting it out of the way, since I need more time with number 59.
Don’t know about you guys but for me this one was much harder descending then ascending.
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Originally Posted by ErikWasser
You definitely take the prize for most creative camera angles on everything. Found myselfsaying to my wife"here, look at this"on the last one.Anyway, this one has tolook higher up than it actually is, right?
I like your strategy of going headand posting 60, while continuing to workon 59. Not a bad idea. I may do similar. I've had companyand I'm slacking this week. I think tonight I may just pick a tempo I can kind of do on 59 and post. Maybe update it with improved versions in weeks upcoming....
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Really really rough first version of 59. almost more like a practice take.
I actually recorded some takes of this slower, but it didn't seem to work much better. Ha. I will keep plugging away at this one and see if I can tighten it up a little bit. I think this was around 156 BPM or something. it was the max tempo on one of the more medium drum genius loops.
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
Yeah, the fourths. The f***ing fourths.
You are right about the angle, this GoPro camera adds more depth than necessary. It’s a cool toy, but was a bad investment as a tool for recording playing music.
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Originally Posted by ErikWasser
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Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
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59. 150bpm (140 the last one)
Rather rough takes, but I’ve lost my patience with this “theme”
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