This play-a-long track is sung “freely” without a steady tempo. This exercise trains us to follow the lead of the singer and support the vocals.
Understanding the relationship between relative major and minor keys is important for analysing the harmony and structure of jazz standards.
We discuss some important principles for creating a simple walking bass line and then apply the principles in the context of 251 progressions.
Welcome to this lesson on adding fills when accompanying singers. We will discuss the different accompaniment techniques when playing with singers.
We explore the key elements of an effective accompaniment. We will discuss your role in terms of the melody, the harmony, and the bass.
One of the most important things to remember is that “Comping” is shorthand for ‘accompanying.” It’s a subordinate role in the band.
In this lesson we explore the key of Bb Major including the major scale, diatonic 7th chords, and 251 progression in the key of Bb.
We use this final practice slot to drill around all 12 minor 251 voicings with the b9#11 and the #5#9 upper structure triads.
We’re now going to take the study a step further by adding scales into the walking bass lines and enhance the rhythm and swing feel of our lines.
This is part 2 of the tutorial on dominant chord voicings. Here we explore voicing options for the natural 4th, #11, 5th, #5, 13th and the b7.