I-missRichardTee Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I'm using Barry Harris Method for several months now. What a relief. No more modes, hooray!!! Double ditto... no more bull shite modes. Quote You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-missRichardTee Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I believe that no matter what type of jazz music you play, that a bebop informed melodic vocabulary is a big plus. Post bop is more concerned with deconstruction techniques (post modernism) so do you see the advantage of coming from the most melodically sophisticated foundation (bop)? I sure as heck do! I go a few steps further than that, even. I find the old standards, to be very helpful. I also go even further back than those, and any simple melodic idea, is worthy of attention. Basically ANY melodic idea, no matter how "simple" is worthy of attention. I am frequently hearing melodic ideas, as unexpected as the theme from Bonanza ( at first, I disliked both the show and the music, but I have grown since then) ... I will see how quickly I can mentally play this song in any key. Pick any random note, and if possible, ignore KNOWING what key you are in, and just dive in and see if you can mentally or physically play, Theme from Blue Danube, Bonanza, Flintstone, It's Now or Never ( from an opera I believe ) Happy Birthday, even. It makes not difference. The trick is see how instantly you can play these melodies without thought. The standards are wonderful areas to do this with. Now, a song like Lush Life is difficult in original key, so hold off on that level of complexity! . Stick with simpler melodies for a while. I can actually hear Maestro Harris saying those words, "Simple things". You have to be able to play music effortlessly... and we are not genius players, yet. So learn to play simpler things flawlessly, effortlessly. The rhythm of your phrasing, will thank you. Quote You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 There is a 2 volume book set that covers the workshops. I think they are by Howard Reese? I also have a 21 page transcription of the 1990 work shop Barry gave for host Mark Levine Quote Harry Likas was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and also helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Find 350 of Harry's jazz piano arrangements of standards, for educational purposes, and tutoring at https://www.patreon.com/HarryLikas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 A cool workshop that you can watch forever. I would like to visit such a workshop. By the way, a lot of study materials can be found on specialized educational websites, but unfortunately, you can only watch the video materials. How cool to see professionals at work. I'd love to get to such a cool educational event sometime. You could attend his weekly class. Only $10-$15 for one class, unlimited classes for the year in exchange for $45 annual membership. I've been trying to figure out when to schedule a trip up to NYC to attend a class. I can only hope I can get this done while he is still around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanNzF Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 45$ for newarka it is funny money if you speak for the membership year! now I will try to find something for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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