This week we are taking a look at a Miles Davis classic, Solar and thinking about what we can do with our rhythmic playing to prepare for our further study of odd time signatures. Hope you enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic … [Read more...]

This week we dive a little deeper into a couple of common odd times signatures and develop even more skills in hearing and getting used to some common groupings that will come in handy later on in this process. Hope you enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a … [Read more...]

This week we keep going with our study of odd time signatures by......actually diving into some odd time signatures! :) Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at … [Read more...]

This month, we embark on creating an understanding and a starting point for playing over odd time signatures. We start by.......working on 4/4 time?? It seems funny but, yes, looking at the most common time signature in different ways is a good start for working on moving to more complicated time signatures. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be … [Read more...]

Another tune of the month coming at you to close out our series on Hank Mobley. This time, we look at a standard from Mobley's album Soul Station, If I Should Lose You. Enjoy the etude and don't forget to grab a copy on our Patreon page! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a … [Read more...]

This week we look at the first couple of choruses of Hank Mobley's solo on the blues, Dig Dis. We talk about about and dissect what makes this such an incredible statement and take some things with us to work on in the practice room. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE … [Read more...]

This week we take a look at an excerpt of Hank's solo on Roll Call. We discover how he is an absolute master of horizontal playing and language and take some stuff with us to practice in our own time. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of … [Read more...]

We are back with a new series for the month of March! This month we'll discover the music of one of my favorite musicians of all time, Hank Mobley. We start by looking at a couple of useful excerpts from his solo on Irving Berlin's "Remember". Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions … [Read more...]

This week we finish up our series on the great Thelonious Monk by talking about and studying an etude written over his ballad, Ask Me Now. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value … [Read more...]

It wouldn't be right to do a series about Monk without taking a look at one of his compositions. In this episode, we'll cover one of his most famous songs, Blue Monk and what makes it so special and genius. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift  of our … [Read more...]