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Modern Jazz Guitar Part 5, Rhythm 2 and Tone/Equipment, covers:
• exploration of rhythms used in modern jazz, continued from Part 4
• examples of ideas for “breaking out of the clave prison” in 7/4 time in order to achieve freedom and rhythmic variety when soloing and comping in that time signature
• exploration of polyrhythms and odd groupings in 7/4 time, with examples and demonstrations
• discussion of converting songs written in common time signatures into 5/4 and 7/4, with examples of both short and long form for both meters
• chord changes to Ben Monder’s unique arrangement of “All the Things You Are” with performance example
• explanation of true polyrhythms and their uses in metric modulations
• exercises for gaining facility with metric modulations between all different meters in two parts, first tapping out the rhythms, then playing them on the guitar
• examples of applying different metric modulations to single note lines and comping on a one-chord vamp, as well as on a standard chord progression
• suggestions for using the MP3 play-along 5/4 and 7/4 vamps for practice
• advice on playing at fast tempos, with demonstration
• discussion of equipment used by various modern jazz guitarists , including guitars, picks, amplifiers, and effects, with a guided tour of Tom’s pedal board and demonstrations of effective use of each pedal
• list of suggested representative modern jazz recordings by various guitarists and non-guitarists
• backing MP3 play-along tracks used in the video for all examples and etudes, as well as 5/4 and 7/4 practice groove tracks, available for free download at http://www.tomlippincott.com/
• running time: 73 minutes
• includes 6 pages of written examples, exercises, practice tips, and listening lists
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Modern Jazz Guitar Part 5, Rhythm 2 and Tone/Equipment, covers:
- exploration of rhythms used in modern jazz, continued from Part 4
- examples of ideas for “breaking out of the clave prison” in 7/4 time in order to achieve freedom and rhythmic variety when soloing and comping in that time signature
- exploration of polyrhythms and odd groupings in 7/4 time, with examples and demonstrations
- discussion of converting songs written in common time signatures into 5/4 and 7/4, with examples of both short and long form for both meters
- chord changes to Ben Monder’s unique arrangement of “All the Things You Are” with performance example
- explanation of true polyrhythms and their uses in metric modulations
- exercises for gaining facility with metric modulations between all different meters in two parts, first tapping out the rhythms, then playing them on the guitar
- examples of applying different metric modulations to single note lines and comping on a one-chord vamp, as well as on a standard chord progression
- suggestions for using the MP3 play-along 5/4 and 7/4 vamps for practice
- advice on playing at fast tempos, with demonstration
- discussion of equipment used by various modern jazz guitarists , including guitars, picks, amplifiers, and effects, with a guided tour of Tom’s pedal board and demonstrations of effective use of each pedal
- list of suggested representative modern jazz recordings by various guitarists and non-guitarists
- backing MP3 play-along tracks used in the video for all examples and etudes, as well as 5/4 and 7/4 practice groove tracks
- running time: 73 minutes
- includes 6 pages of written examples, exercises, practice tips, and listening lists
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