Line exercises with standards
Year 1
Semester 1
Blue Bossa
1 Blue Bossa just melody, pdf, audio, video
1a Blue Bossa 3 part voicings on figures, pdf, , audio, video
1b Blue Bossa Open voicings, lots of tensions, pdf, audio, video
2 Blue Bossa Rhythm with 1 and 3, pdf, audio, video
2a Blue Bossa Rhythm with 1 and 3, ant. ,pdf, audio, video
3 Blue Bossa Rhythm with 1,3,5,7, pdf, audio, video
4 Blue Bossa Rhythm with inversions, audio, video
4a Blue Bossa inversions filled with scale tones pdf, audio, video
5 Blue Bossa Open voicings, only tensions pdf, audio, video
5a Blue Bossa , tensions with approaches pdf, audio, video
6 Blue Bossa BH Chr. scale c-g pdf, audio, video
6a Blue Bossa BH Chr. scale g-d, pdf, audio, video
7 Blue Bossa Melody filled with connecting enclosures, pdf, audio, video
Make your own embellished guidetone line
8 Blue Bossa worksheet
There'll never be another you
1 There'll never be another you, Bass 1 and 3 pdf, audio, video
2 There'll never be another you, Bass 1,3 and 5 pdf, audio, video
3 There'll never be another you, guidetones pdf, audio, video
3a There'll never be another you, guidetones emb.1 pdf, audio, video
3b There'll never be another you, guidetones emb.2 pdf, audio, video
3c here'll never be another you, guidetones emb.2 rhy 1 pdf, audio, video
3d There'll never be another you, guidetones emb.2 rhy 2 pdf, audio, video
3e There'll never be another you, guidetones emb.2 rhy 2, group rhythm pdf, audio, video
3f There'll never be group arrangement on Basslicks pdf, audio, video
trp, alto, piano, ac. guit., el. guitar, bass
3g There'll never, Inversions in 5 pdf, audio, video
Satin Doll
1 Satin Doll 1 and 3 pdf, audio, video
2 Satin Doll funk band pdf, audio, video, playalong
3 Satin doll chordscales 1 quarter notes up and down pdf, video, playalong
4 Satin doll chordscales 1 eighth notes up down pdf,up down pdf, video, playalong
5 Satin doll chordscales 1 eighth notes in thirds up down pdf, video, playalong
6 Satin doll chordscales 1 pattern 1, pdf6 Satin doll chordscales 1 pattern 1, pdf, video
Misty
2 Misty 4 part close pdf, video
3 Misty melodic step progression pdf, video
Make your own embellished guidetone line
7 Misty worksheet
Yardbird Suite
1 Yardbird suite melody with chords pdf Yardbird suite melody with chords pdf, video
1a Yardbird suite, just melody pdf
2 Yardbird suite walking bassline pdf, video
3 Yardbird suite from bassline to 8th notes pdf, video
Darn that dream
1a Darn that dream melody with chords .pdf, video
1aa Darn that dream only melody video
1b Darn that dream Encl. 1 complete song pdf, video
2a Darn that dream guidetone in half notes down, A section pdf, video
2b Darn that dream guidetone in pattern down, A section pdf, video
3a Darn that dream chordscale ex. A quarter notes.starting on B, A section pdf, video
3b Darn that dream chordscale ex. A quarter notes.starting on D, A section pdf, video
3c Darn that dream chordscale ex. A quarter notes.starting on G, A section pdf, video
3d Darn that dream chordscale ex. in eighth notes A section pdf, video
3e Darn that dream pattern up A section pdf, video
3f Darn that dream chordscale up down complete song pdf, video
3h Darn that dream A section playalong pdf, video, audio
3i Darn that dream B section playalong pdf, video, audio
3j Darn that dream complete song playalong pdf, video, audio
All the things you are
1 All the things you are melody pdf, video
1a All the things you are melody with chords pdf
2 All the things you are arp up down 2 bars with chords pdf, video
2 the things you are arp up down 2 bars only arps pdf
2a All the things you are arp up down 2 bars, 1 approachnote pdf, video
2b All the things you are arp up down 2 bars, 2 approachnotes pdf, video
2c All the things you are arp up down 2 bars, Ant. pdf, video
3 All the things you are pattern 1 pdf, video
4a All the things you are Rhythm 1 pdf, video
4b All the things you are Rhythm 2 pdf, video
5 All the things you are Basie pdf, video
Semester 2
The end of a love affair
1 The end of a love affair complete score pdf, video
1a The end of a love affair only melody pdf, video
1b The end of a love affair Bass and melody pdf, video
1c The end of a love affair playalong pdf, video
Everything happens to me
1 Everything happens to me, complete score pdf, video, playalong
2 Everything happens to me bass and melody alternating(pdf), (Bb), (Eb), audio, video
3 Everything happens to me pdf, guidetones and rhythm (Bb), (Eb), audio, video, playalong
All of me
- Bass and melody alternating
All of me (pdf), (Bb), (Eb), audio, video
- Arps and rhythm
All of me, arps in 4 pdf, (C) (Bb) (Eb), audio, video
All of me, arps in 4 with anticipation, pdf (C)pdf (C) (Bb) (Eb), audio, video
- Scales and rhythm
All of me, scales after Barry Harris, pdf (C) (Bb) (Eb), audio, video (Rhythm 1), (Rhythm 2)
Black Orpheus
1 Black orpheus complete score pdf1 Black orpheus complete score pdf, video
2 Black orpheus bass groove pdfBlack orpheus bass groove pdf, video
3 Black orpheus 1 and 3 pdf, video
4 Black orpheus 1 and 3 offbeat pdf, video
5 Black orpheus way nuts pdf, video
- Learn Bossa nova on guitar or piano by playing the standard in that style!
Here's that rainy day
How insensitive
Like someone in love
1) Like someone in love complete score pdf, video
1a) Like someone in love only melody pdf, video
2) Like someone in love bass and melody, video
Year 2
Semester 1
If I should lose you
1 if I should lose you 1 and 3 pdf, audio, video
2 if I should lose you, just guidetones pdf, audio, video
3 if I should lose you guidetones in rhythm pdf, audio, video
4 if I should lose you, 2 guidetones pdf, audio, video
Night and day
1 Night and day 1 and 3 latin pdf, audio, video
2 Night and day 1 and 3 pdfpdf, audio, video
3 Night and day pentatonics pdfpdf, audio, video
Nica's Dream
1 Nica's dream montuno pdf, audio, video
2 Nica's dream baiao in 5 pdf, audio, video, playalong
bass, piano, alto, tenor, trumpet
Stella by Starlight
1 Stella by starlight Melody and bass alternating (learn by heart):
piano, bass, guitar, trombone, trumpet, alto, tenor
Extra exercises:
Sing the voices while playing the playalong
Play these exercises in duo, alternating the red and blue lines
2 Stella by starlight Melody and guidetones alternating (learn by heart):
piano, bass, guitar, trombone, trumpet, alto, tenor
Extra exercises:
Sing the voices while listening to the playalong
Play these exercises in duo, alternating the red and blue lines
3 Stella chordscale 1 up/down pdf, video
Extra exercises: Play the same exercise, now starting on G, Bb or D
4a Stella appoachpattern 1 for chordtones pdf, video, playalong
4b Stella appoachpattern 2 for chordtones pdf, video, playalong
4c Stella appoachpattern 3 for chordtones pdf, video,.playalong
I'll remember april
Triste
Green dolphin street
Semester 2
Joy Spring
- Guidetones and rhythm
Joy Spring, guidetones and bass pdf, audio, video
Joy Spring, 2 gt's and bass.ant. pdf, audio, video
Joy Spring, guidetones 2, pdf, audio, video
Joy Spring, guidetones pdf, audio, video
- Arps and rhythm
Joy Spring, P alto 6 pdf, audio, video
Joy Spring, P alto in 7, only bass pdf, audio, video
Joy Spring, P alto in 7 pdf, audio, video
Joy Spring, arps (3 on 2) pdf, audio, video
- Inversions
Joy spring, changes in inversions pdf, Audio
Solar
1 Solar complete score pdf, video
2 Solar 1,3,5 Latin pdf, video
Bluesette
- Melody and rhythm
Bluesette, melody in 7, pdf (C), (Bb), (Eb), playalong, video
- Scales and rhythm
Bluesette, Scale s after Barry Harris, pdf (C), (Bb), (Eb), audio, video, playalong
- Bass and rhythm
Bluesette, Latin bass in 3, pdf, rhythm 1 (C), (Bb), (Eb), audio, playalong, video, 2 rhythms
Bluesette, Latin bass in 3, pdf, rhythm 2 (C), (Bb), (Eb) audio, playalong, video, 2 rhythms
Bluesette, bass in 7, pdf, rhythm 1 (C), (Bb), (Eb), playalong, video, 2 rhythms
Bluesette, bass in 7, pdf, rhythm 2 (C), (Bb), (Eb), playalong, 2 rhythms
- Bluesette Band
Bluesette, band - Full Score pdf, video
Bluesette, band - Playalong, video
Bluesette, band two voices pdf
piano, guitar, bassguitar, claves, alto, tenor
Have you met miss Jones
- Bass and rhythm
Have you met miss Jones in 7, pdf (C), (Bb), (Eb), audio, playalong, video
What is this thing called love
What's new
Chords for chordscale exersises on short vamps
18 I, V7 of II, II, B,Bb,a,ab.
24 Bbmaj7 of Eb7, Ab7, G7, ch.There is no greater love
25 Cmaj7,Ebmaj7,Abmaj7, Dbmaj7 25 Cmaj7,Ebmaj7,Abmaj7, Dbmaj7
transposing songs by seeing the relationschip of the melody, bassline and the key without thinking of tonalities by
singing both melody and bassline)
(Linking arpeggios by working with inversions as pivot)