I'm intending to do a Bb blues (Freddie Freeloader) and get everyone
to learn a couple of choruses of the Miles solo from the recording
that I'll bring along....it's a priceless example of economy, swing
and use of limited melodic materials...I'll send the head over if you
want but I'd rather get people to sing/play through the solo on the
night.
Best,
Geoff
This sits well following the excellent session by Martijn,
At 15:51 23/03/2012, you wrote:
>
> Hi Geoff
>
> can we see how it goes the first week? We have found that sending out
> parts makes a big difference to the attendance. I think people feel
> more confident around the changes. Obviously this makes a difference
> to our finances. Looking forward to it.
>
> Steve
>
>
> On 22 March 2012 18:55, Geoff Simkins <geoff.simkins@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > Steve and Tim,
> > Just to let you know about the next two Tuesday sessions......after some
> > careful thought, I'm going to do "the swing thing" on the general idea of
> > swing as a rhythmic concept rather than era specific (i.e 1930's). I won't
> > post any parts in advance for next Tuesday since some of the session will be
> > learning a solo by ear as a means of deepening the students understanding of
> > "swing" but I'll bring all the necessary parts to the session. If it goes
> > according to plan (!!) then I'll do a different solo the following week.
> > Very best,
> > Geoff
> >
> >
>
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