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Approach notes are notes that are headed towards a particular target note. Usually, the target note is a chord tone that you are aiming for that will give resolution to the line you are playing. As you are playing these “approach note lines”, quite often there is dissonance in the line but when you resolve Read More…
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In jazz, rhythm changes is a modified form of the chord progression of George Gershwins’s song “I Got Rhythm”, which forms the basis of countless (usually uptempo) jazz compositions. Examples of some tunes based off of rhythm changes are Oleo, Cotton Tail, Salt Peanuts, Dexterity and Rhythm-a-Ning. Today, mastery of the blues and rhythm Read More…
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There is nothing cooler than having your approach notes mastered! Back about 10 years ago, I had decided that I really needed to get my act together and start practicing again. I decided to pick one main focus and to practice like crazy. The area of jazz improvisation I picked was Approach Note patterns. I Read More…
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In this Approach Note Freedom series, I teach you step by step on how to work through the approach note velocity material from my “Approach Note Velocity” books.
In this lesson I assign 3 approaches to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths so that you cover all Read More…
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In this second lesson in the Approach Note Freedom series, I teach you step by step on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson, I assign you two more approaches to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths so that you learn Read More…
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In this, the third in a series of lessons on mastering approach note patterns over a jazz standard, I use the tune “All the Things You Are” to teach you how to target and approach the chord tones for each chord. This is a great method to produce flowing, logical lines, that move convincingly through Read More…
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In this third lesson of the Approach Note Freedom series, I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson, I assign one more approach to a major triad and talk about how to practice it around the circle of fifths as well as using them with the material from Read More…
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In this fourth lesson of the Approach Note Freedom series, I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson, I assign three more approach note patterns to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths so that you can play them in Read More…
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This is a continuation of my Major Approach Note book. Volume 2 is focused on all 12 minor keys. This is an incredible resource for anyone wanting to master approach note patterns in all minor keys. The word “Velocity” is in the title because after I practiced these for a couple months, I found myself Read More…
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“Approach Note Velocity” by Steve Neff
Approach Note Velocity is a book that I created for myself so that I could master all the different approach notes in every key. I have divided the book up into sections by key and have written out the exercises so that you can practice them and read them if Read More…
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