gary
1 post
Apr 06, 2011
9:07 PM
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hi i'm new to Rich's forum... just like to say i enjoy his lessons and the structure of the courses... you get to purchase a course of your interest download and study it offline whenever u like, unlike some other noted players that require a subscription fee and you only have access to the material through their website online...
anyway thats what i like about Rich's site...
my question pertains to approach notes...or target tones... has Rich done a lesson on this topic (or is he planning too) it seems to be a big part of the bebop sound
any suggestions on study material and/or exercises to practice?
any advice would be appreciated
thx again
gary
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gary
2 posts
Apr 13, 2011
6:59 PM
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not much activity on this board ... ok
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Eric E
Moderator
87 posts
Apr 16, 2011
7:51 PM
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Hi Gary, welcome to the discussion board. Yes, sometimes there is more activity and sometimes less. I like Rich's lesson material for the same reasons. Have you tried the Jazz I, Jazz II etc courses? They are very good and will give you a foundation for developing lines and approach notes. There are a few ways to get started with that as well. I like to use chord tones as target notes (resting on them or outlining them in my lines). I use chromatic tones to approach them sometimes as well. There are a bunch of text books that give "rules" for doing this. I think that approach is way too hard to follow. I like to use things like the b5 and #5 or b9 on a dominant chord, and use them to resolve to chord tones. It takes a little work and experimentation to get comfortable with the sounds and how to resolve it, but it sounds great once you get it down.
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gary
3 posts
Apr 25, 2011
8:08 PM
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thanks for the reply Eric. I've just been getting some of the lessons on bebop blues, autumn leaves, a rhythm changes tune...
kinda just picking what sounds interesting ... i haven't tried any of the courses
i guess it might be tough to do in a short lesson ... what text books are you referring to?
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Eric E
Moderator
88 posts
May 01, 2011
8:53 PM
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Hi Gary, The books I referred to are the series "How to Play BeBop" by David Baker. He's a great musician and teacher, so I don't mean to say anything disparraging about him. The approach in those books is just way too hard for me to follow though. There were something like 12-15 rules for using a chromatic tone on every chord (and the rules change if your line was ascending or descending).
Keep up the practicing and playing.
--Eric E.
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