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  Message number: 24949

Probably when it sounds good. 13ths work often but 11ths can be problematic.

03/06/2006, by 0 replies
  extended chords

[sf]when do one play and extended chord;eg:A13 or G11...

03/06/2006, by 0 replies
  Slash chords ....help playing over...

have some tunes I'm gonna record with some dudes next week... ..one tune is in Ab: Gb/Eb 2bars, Db/Eb 2 bars, F/Eb 4 bars ...what kind of stuff could w...

03/05/2006, by 0 replies
  Message number: 24858

Hi Utku: Click on [b]List files[/b] (upwards) Good luck...

03/05/2006, by 0 replies
  hello again

I'll be very gratefull if you can send any files or sheets which can help to a beginner(Pre pro intermediate) my e mail is : utkujon21@yahoo.com...

03/05/2006, by 0 replies
  hello eveyone

I am Utku from Turkey I am very interested in blues and jazz ( George Benson) especially jazz funk( Herbie Hancock).That s why I ordered a ...

03/05/2006, by 0 replies
  Message number: 24399

It's gone, thanks for the heads up Albetan.

02/19/2006, by 0 replies
  Dangerous file

Hi "Left hand": Please delete your file [b]wwwftp.dll[/b] because files .dll may damage computers. Thanks in advance.

02/18/2006, by 0 replies
  Message number: 24137

Hi Does any person has the book written by Carlos Campos untitled: "Salsa, Further Adventures In Afro Cuban Music For Piano"? . I do have th...

02/12/2006, by 0 replies
  advance in 5, then 4th

axeaxe, try playing all the chords in arpeggios, starting with C for example, and going up by 5th: G, then D, then A, then do the same but advancing in 4...

02/10/2006, by 0 replies
  the best exercice for the left hand

[sf]please talk the best exercice to put chords in the left hand with security. thank you...

02/09/2006, by 0 replies
  Message number: 24049

I'm obviously not him, but do you mean large jumps in the line or large intervals in the hand?...

02/09/2006, by 0 replies
  Message number: 23955

Maybe you mean "voicing chords"??...

02/06/2006, by 0 replies
  layering chords

what are the basics to layering chords...

02/06/2006, by 0 replies
  Technique ande relaxation.

I've noticed something that people [b]OFTEN[/b], not to say [b]ALWAYS[/b] leave out when the discussion about technique is in the air, is the importance of...

12/17/2005, by 0 replies
  Good book, good for classically trained too

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11/21/2005, by 0 replies
  how do I get on..

Hi, - I'm a classical trained pianist with a passion for jazz, - I have for many years tried to play jazz, - but somehow it all sounds bluesy..., - so how ...

11/21/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 20964

"Of course it is good to learn these two scales individually up and down but there is a reason to practicing them combined in this order." Oop...

11/13/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 20963

[sf]handsome085: regarding exercises for blues. Try practicing the major pentatonic (blues version) ascending and the minor pentatonic (blue...

11/13/2005, by 0 replies
  Message number: 20598

In rubato (I Love rubato) the measures still have their full value, you can still count beats to 4, 3 or whatever. Often the left hand stays on &qu...

11/04/2005, by 0 replies
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