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a room for those ppl who are just starting to learn jazz...it wud b helpful if more learned or jazzed ppl wud post here so as to help me. i just started learning jazz as well
  ANY RECOMMENDATION FOR JAZZ PIANO TEACHERS IN MIAMI!!!

[sf]Hey Guys- Does anyone know of any jazz piano teachers in miami florida ???? if you do please contact me at johi_kronfle@hotmail.com THANK YOU !!! ...

05/11/2006, by 0 replies
  Message number: 21308

Hola jhonanttan, Definitivamente has venido al lugar correcto... puedes revisar los diferentes "rooms" que hay aqui. Te recomiendo los de A...

11/21/2005, by 0 replies
  deseo saber mas de jazz y sus acordes

[sf]hola neseito saber un poco mas de lo que es la jazz< los acordes su armonia y todo oo que refiera al jazz y latin jazz...

11/21/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 19312

JMdeeray: I cant recall the last time I saw a 4736251 progression, especially on that was diatonic. Just worry about all the ways you can substitute a 3625...

09/24/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 19311

JMDERAY: I wouldnt worry about whats right or wrong too much, it can start to hinder your music making, especially when youre doing all that counting and ...

09/24/2005, by 0 replies
  rectification for my previous message

....please read my previous post (just after that one) before reading this ....As I made a mistake, writing it ... ...... My problem comes when ...

06/28/2005, by 0 replies
  Chord substitution, please help

Hi Everyone, (excuse my English if I make mistakes, as I'm french) I'm a "rookie" in Jazz, playing "sounds" on my piano, ...

06/28/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 13179

lol Well, it seems like the scale used as the BASIS of a song is quite innefective But it is a nice melodic capacity as a subdominant of G minor or E...

04/23/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 13173

or C min blues/dim half/whole extravaganza:)...

04/23/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 13168

I would call it "C dorian #4". But your moniker "C funky" works for me too.

04/23/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 13156

When you improvise with G harmonic scale against C bass, you are working in C11 chord. Gm/C = C11. For more info see file "Extended chords" at ...

04/22/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 13153

I meant G harmonic MINOR...

04/22/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 13152

Here's a question In the manner that modes are notes of the same major scale with different tonal centers I had a thought, that might not be new B...

04/22/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 12890

Well first of all, don't bang:) Secondly, there was a heated debate here a few months ago regarding touch...poke around a bit and you may find it...

04/15/2005, by 0 replies
  Touch, tone.

How may I get a good chord tone...my arms and hands seem so light I cannot sink the keys unless I bang. There must be an exercise out there that will help ...

04/15/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 12127

Hi John: See files these files at Albetan's Area: "Solo Piano: Peformance of jazz lead sheets" "Beginning scales, chords, modes and arpe...

03/22/2005, by 0 replies
  Hey i'm new in this page!

hey i barely joined. oh right now i'm taking piano classes myself but i'm still a biginer.you know my favorite instrument is the drums but lately piano has...

03/21/2005, by 0 replies
  Handful of Keys by Fats Waller

What a mighty work of art! This Stride number is one of Fats' masterpieces. Everyone should hear THIS! once in their life. Click on "list fi...

03/04/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 11289

The best place to post queries like this is Scot's studio as Scot runs the site and is more likely to see the message there. Don't worry though, I will le...

02/17/2005, by 0 replies
  compilations 2001-2002

I bought the $7.+ compilation but did not get it. How do i download the compilation of forums from 2001-2002 I don't know If i have put this in right ...

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