Comments on: fun jam http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/ transfusing emptiness into vacancy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:08:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: whitecraneboxing http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-36 whitecraneboxing Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:55:28 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-36 Cool, thanks! Cool, thanks!

]]> By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Rob Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:19:29 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-35 Yeah, that's right. I associate the G7 bebop scale to Dmi7-G7. If you get the V chord tones on down beats, you've essentially accomplished the goal, which is a strong sounding line. A possible exception would be if the ii is prolonged. I can't think of an example off the top of my head, but I'd probably reach for dorian over a ii that didn't immediately resolve to a V. It's funny, I don't actually think about it, I just do it, so I have to stop and really consider what I play when you ask a specific, focused question like that. I wouldn't recommend getting too obsessed with "rules," if your ear tells you it's okay then go with it. Like the lick at 8:16, I have no good way to explain why it works, it seems like I'm walking down chromatically outlining triads kind of erratically as I go. I guess you can get away with just about anything if you resolve it sensibly to the next chord. Yeah, that’s right. I associate the G7 bebop scale to Dmi7-G7. If you get the V chord tones on down beats, you’ve essentially accomplished the goal, which is a strong sounding line.

A possible exception would be if the ii is prolonged. I can’t think of an example off the top of my head, but I’d probably reach for dorian over a ii that didn’t immediately resolve to a V.

It’s funny, I don’t actually think about it, I just do it, so I have to stop and really consider what I play when you ask a specific, focused question like that. I wouldn’t recommend getting too obsessed with “rules,” if your ear tells you it’s okay then go with it. Like the lick at 8:16, I have no good way to explain why it works, it seems like I’m walking down chromatically outlining triads kind of erratically as I go. I guess you can get away with just about anything if you resolve it sensibly to the next chord.

]]> By: whitecraneboxing http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-34 whitecraneboxing Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:14:56 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-34 Hey Rob, I've a question regarding bebop scales over ii-chords, mainly that when I'm trying to play them in a straight, unembellished ascending or descending fashion, I am not able to keep the chord tones on the downbeats; I understand that the dorian bebop scale contains the same notes as the mixolydian bebop scale, so does that mean that I should be treating ii-V progressions as just one big V section and therefore only worry about keeping the V tones on the downbeats? I've been looking at some bebop transcriptions over ii-V progressions and they don't seem worry about keeping the ii-tones on the downbeats. So is that the way to go? It sounds kind of weird. Thanks! Hey Rob, I’ve a question regarding bebop scales over ii-chords, mainly that when I’m trying to play them in a straight, unembellished ascending or descending fashion, I am not able to keep the chord tones on the downbeats; I understand that the dorian bebop scale contains the same notes as the mixolydian bebop scale, so does that mean that I should be treating ii-V progressions as just one big V section and therefore only worry about keeping the V tones on the downbeats?

I’ve been looking at some bebop transcriptions over ii-V progressions and they don’t seem worry about keeping the ii-tones on the downbeats. So is that the way to go? It sounds kind of weird. Thanks!

]]> By: whitecraneboxing http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-33 whitecraneboxing Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:50:59 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-33 nice! nice!

]]> By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Rob Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:46:48 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-32 And I want to observe that the lick at 8:16 was transmitted into my brain from some sort of alien craft. Even the voices in my head never saw that one coming. And I want to observe that the lick at 8:16 was transmitted into my brain from some sort of alien craft. Even the voices in my head never saw that one coming.

]]> By: Rob http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Rob Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:31:34 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-31 Okay, I updated the <a href="/your-host/" rel="nofollow">about your host</a> page. I don't know how useful any of that info is, but hey, you asked for it. Okay, I updated the about your host page. I don’t know how useful any of that info is, but hey, you asked for it.

]]> By: whitecraneboxing http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/comment-page-1/#comment-30 whitecraneboxing Sun, 29 Oct 2006 02:19:40 +0000 http://music.linear1.org/2006/10/28/fun-jam/#comment-30 Hey Rob, could you write a little about your own music background? ie: How and when you got started with music, early approaches to learning the idiom etc. The world wants to know! Happy Halloween! Hey Rob, could you write a little about your own music background? ie: How and when you got started with music, early approaches to learning the idiom etc. The world wants to know! Happy Halloween!

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