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Jazz Articulation.
Are you using Doo-Den-Doo-Den-Doo-Dah-Ooh-Dah?
I thought that this was interesting, this sax player is very good, yes, he's selling his course, but the info in the video on Jazz Articulation is very good IMO.
But, he uses different techniques for ascending and descending. Maybe using only one will do?
Edit: Maybe: You can just transcribe your fav songs by ear, sing and play along with them. Learning the articulation from recordings, from the greats.Last edited by GuyBoden; 03-10-2024 at 11:03 AM.
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03-10-2024 10:35 AM
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We already have two solfege systems
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Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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Originally Posted by GuyBoden
I don’t think I’ve heard these syllables before.
The closed “den” syllable is a bit odd I think but I guess I would trust him. The doo dah ooh dah is a little more like what I’ve heard before. The doodle tonguing from Clark Terry comes to mind.
For what it’s worth, I’m not sure the syllables like that are all that applicable to guitar since we don’t articulate using our faces.
Anyway … I pretty consistently slur into downbeats and pick upbeats
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Originally Posted by pamosmusic
I find that articulation with most guitarists is a neglected area.
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Originally Posted by GuyBoden
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I wonder, is this really jazz articulation, or jazz saxophone/horn articulation? It doesn't seem to me that a piano player would think in this way, but they have no problem achieving jazz phrasing obviously.
Maybe this is just me justifying my pick every note agenda lol, but it seems that the underlying issue is accents, not articulation purely considered. Articulation is one way to achieve the accents, but it's not necessarily the only way.
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Originally Posted by BreckerFan
The closed and open syllables can be helpful because they can imply length of the note or a slur.
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Fun, related:
Phonetic jazz heads
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Official Music Video)
HeadRush?
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