Re: [FairfieldLife] Music Theory and Composition

2015-09-21 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] 
I've started playing the piano again this past few days and reviewed some of 
the songs that Carlos Jobim wrote.  He was actually very well versed in music 
theory.   He knew how to weave a song by using unusual chord progressions.  He 
did this by using the cycle of fifths, tritone substitutions, passing chords, 
and other techniques. 

 Also, I've figured out the chord progression of the Beatles', "I Want to Hold 
Your Hand".  It's a classic song to study in terms of music composition.  Now, 
I'm trying to add those techniques I've learned to embellish this song to make 
it sound fresh and new.  Chord inversions could probably work in the beginning. 
 But I'm still working on it ...
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 I watched the full video and his "oopsie" is when descending back to the I 
chord after the V is that he used inversions and of the minor 9th chords but 
failed to mention it.  He could have just said he was using inversions and for 
more info he does have a video on that.
 
 This is rather intermediate instruction and really not for beginners. It's 
always interesting to see what chord substitutions folks come up with.  Don 
Paulson once talked about just putting his hands down on the keyboard and his 
ears led him to resolve whatever that played.  This days I have fun doing that 
too.
 
 On 09/18/2015 06:32 PM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote:
 
   He's revived my interest in playing the piano again.  He presented new ideas 
on how to make the basic blues progression into something fresh by using new 
chord voicings, passing chords, slides, and use of the various scales and modes 
for solos.  The most fascinating part was his use of the phrygian mode concept 
in creating the final chord.  I didn't realize you could do that and get away 
with it.

 
 
 ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 
 mailto:noozguru@... wrote :
 
 Cool stuff!  Methods of teaching these things continue to be refined so they 
are more accessible for the public.
 
 On 09/18/2015 02:19 PM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote:
 
   This music teacher has the most innovative ideas for playing and composing 
songs.  If you're a struggling piano player, take a look at this.
 
 
 THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION
 
 
 
 
 
 THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION You can download the sheet music and 
backing track to Blue Lotus ($10) at: http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus 
http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus Or as a free bonus with the Collector's 
...


 
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Music Theory and Composition

2015-09-21 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] 
After I would teach a student all the 7th chords in the C scale I would 
have them to that in G.  Then assigned them "The Autum Leaves" because 
it pretty much goes through the cycle of 4ths.  He does that in another 
lesson. Another useful tune that is somewhat easy to play is "All the 
Things You Are" because it does a cycle of 4ths thing but also does them 
in different keys.  "Satin Doll" is another good one for II V 
progressions.  "Girl from Ipanema" is not that hard to play and a good 
chord drill.  As for Beatles "In My Life" really lends itself to some 
beautiful chord substitutions especially using 13th chords.  Those can 
provide just another level of emotion that song.


Trick for easy left hand accompaniment: play just the root and seventh 
then root and third of the next chord.  Dm7 G7 would be D and C then G 
and B.  See how the C resolves down to the B?


On 09/21/2015 07:09 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:


I've started playing the piano again this past few days and reviewed 
some of the songs that Carlos Jobim wrote.  He was actually very well 
versed in music theory.   He knew how to weave a song by using unusual 
chord progressions.  He did this by using the cycle of fifths, tritone 
substitutions, passing chords, and other techniques.



Also, I've figured out the chord progression of the Beatles', "I Want 
to Hold Your Hand".  It's a classic song to study in terms of music 
composition.  Now, I'm trying to add those techniques I've learned to 
embellish this song to make it sound fresh and new.  Chord inversions 
could probably work in the beginning.  But I'm still working on it ...



---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

I watched the full video and his "oopsie" is when descending back to 
the I chord after the V is that he used inversions and of the minor 
9th chords but failed to mention it.  He could have just said he was 
using inversions and for more info he does have a video on that.


This is rather intermediate instruction and really not for beginners. 
It's always interesting to see what chord substitutions folks come up 
with.  Don Paulson once talked about just putting his hands down on 
the keyboard and his ears led him to resolve whatever that played.  
This days I have fun doing that too.


On 09/18/2015 06:32 PM, jr_esq@... 
[FairfieldLife] wrote:

He's revived my interest in playing the piano again.  He presented 
new ideas on how to make the basic blues progression into something 
fresh by using new chord voicings, passing chords, slides, and use of 
the various scales and modes for solos.  The most fascinating part 
was his use of the phrygian mode concept in creating the final chord. 
 I didn't realize you could do that and get away with it.




---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com 
,  
 wrote :


Cool stuff! Methods of teaching these things continue to be refined 
so they are more accessible for the public.


On 09/18/2015 02:19 PM, jr_esq@... 
[FairfieldLife] wrote:

This music teacher has the most innovative ideas for playing and 
composing songs.  If you're a struggling piano player, take a look 
at this.



THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION 






image 


THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION 

You can download the sheet music and backing track to Blue Lotus 
($10) at: http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus Or as a free bonus 
with the Collector's ...


View on www.youtube.com 

Preview by Yahoo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Music Theory and Composition

2015-09-21 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] 
I watched the full video and his "oopsie" is when descending back to the 
I chord after the V is that he used inversions and of the minor 9th 
chords but failed to mention it.  He could have just said he was using 
inversions and for more info he does have a video on that.


This is rather intermediate instruction and really not for beginners. 
It's always interesting to see what chord substitutions folks come up 
with.  Don Paulson once talked about just putting his hands down on the 
keyboard and his ears led him to resolve whatever that played.  This 
days I have fun doing that too.


On 09/18/2015 06:32 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:


He's revived my interest in playing the piano again.  He presented new 
ideas on how to make the basic blues progression into something fresh 
by using new chord voicings, passing chords, slides, and use of the 
various scales and modes for solos.  The most fascinating part was his 
use of the phrygian mode concept in creating the final chord.  I 
didn't realize you could do that and get away with it.




---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

Cool stuff!  Methods of teaching these things continue to be refined 
so they are more accessible for the public.


On 09/18/2015 02:19 PM, jr_esq@... 
[FairfieldLife] wrote:

This music teacher has the most innovative ideas for playing and 
composing songs.  If you're a struggling piano player, take a look at 
this.



THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION 






image 


THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION 

You can download the sheet music and backing track to Blue Lotus 
($10) at: http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus Or as a free bonus 
with the Collector's ...


View on www.youtube.com 

Preview by Yahoo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Music Theory and Composition

2015-09-18 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] 
He's revived my interest in playing the piano again.  He presented new ideas on 
how to make the basic blues progression into something fresh by using new chord 
voicings, passing chords, slides, and use of the various scales and modes for 
solos.  The most fascinating part was his use of the phrygian mode concept in 
creating the final chord.  I didn't realize you could do that and get away with 
it.
 

---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,  wrote :

 Cool stuff!  Methods of teaching these things continue to be refined so they 
are more accessible for the public.
 
 On 09/18/2015 02:19 PM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote:
 
   This music teacher has the most innovative ideas for playing and composing 
songs.  If you're a struggling piano player, take a look at this.
 
 
 THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION
 
 
 
 
 
 THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION You can download the sheet music and 
backing track to Blue Lotus ($10) at: http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus 
http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus Or as a free bonus with the Collector's 
...


 
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 Preview by Yahoo

Re: [FairfieldLife] Music Theory and Composition

2015-09-18 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] 
Cool stuff!  Methods of teaching these things continue to be refined so 
they are more accessible for the public.


On 09/18/2015 02:19 PM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:


This music teacher has the most innovative ideas for playing and 
composing songs.  If you're a struggling piano player, take a look at 
this.



THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION 






image 


THE 'BLUE LOTUS' CHORD PROGRESSION 

You can download the sheet music and backing track to Blue Lotus ($10) 
at: http://www.jazzherobooks.com/blue-lotus Or as a free bonus with 
the Collector's ...


View on www.youtube.com 

Preview by Yahoo