I’ve been asked to post something on piano fingerings for jazz. I’ll do my usual – half-answer the question and then talk about something I think is far more important. With precomposed music, you work out a fingering in advance…
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Circling the Square
Tagged with: fingering, jazz, piano, scales, Taubman
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, c) Musicianship
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes, c) Musicianship
Bebop Part II – All the Exercises You Can Eat
Bebop is ultimately all about being able to play any chromatic tone on any chord. Obviously, if we just play chromatically with free abandon, the harmony goes out the window. Theory dictates that we place strong tones on strong beats…
Tagged with: arpeggios, bebop, chromatic passing tone, exercises, jazz, scales
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
Posted in a) Soloing Scales & Modes
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