“excellent course but I wish it had tab”
overall there is great info in this but i found it largely inaccessible due to my lack of ability to read standard notation. I realise that this is actually my problem, not the fault of the course, (it is afterall a MASTERclass). Parts 2 and 3 include tab so I'm going to jump right into those.
This lesson tied a lot together for me, very generous and well constructed lesson! Probably the best lesson so far, on Mikes Master Classes.
I concur with Nico. I have bought a lot of classes here, and I've bought most of Steve's, and this one is very different from the others, yet related in a way that it takes you to the same result of hearing and playing simultaneous moving lines (ala Ted Greene, Jimmy Wyble, etc.)without merely repeating previous classes. I don't know how Steve knows this much stuff!
There are other excellent classes on the subject by other masters (notably Sid Jacobs class on counterpoint).<br /> <br /> This one however (as always with Steve Herberman) has to be the most pragmatic and exhaustive. The staggering amount of examples (both the exercises and the arrangement of 'All the things you are') is a goldmine of ideas which take you progressively through levels of complexity.<br /> <br /> Far from being an isolated subject, this baroque-style counterpoint approach ties in incredibly well with Steve's other materials (Inner Lines, Contrpuntal improv, Chord motion etc) and are useful way beyond Jazz Improvisation.<br /> <br /> Over the last couple of years these classes have had a profound impact on my playing, writing and arranging and for this reason I'll be forever grateful to Steve!