{"id":26102,"date":"2015-04-18T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=26102"},"modified":"2019-08-12T12:28:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:28:49","slug":"free-video-lesson-on-approach-note-velocity-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/free-video-lesson-on-approach-note-velocity-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Video Lesson on Approach Note Velocity Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to offer a free video lesson on my book &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product-category\/jazz-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Approach Note Velocity Volume 1 &amp; 2<\/a>&#8221; for everyone.\u00a0I have sold many of these books over the years and really want to make sure that everyone is getting the most out of them that they can. \u00a0You can consider this an \u00a0&#8220;overview&#8221; lesson on the book. (This is a new lesson and different than the Overview lesson found in the member&#8217;s area) \u00a0I cover topics such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What approach notes are<\/li>\n<li>Why they sound good<\/li>\n<li>How to practice them<\/li>\n<li>How to use them<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrating different lines over a standard<\/li>\n<li>How to get the most out of the book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When I started recording the lesson I had the intention to make it a quick lesson&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;but wouldn&#8217;t you know that once I got into it and started teaching it turned into a 27 minute lesson&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.You will need my Approach Note Velocity Volume 1 &amp; 2 to get the most out of this video lesson. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product-category\/jazz-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF Versions to download<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/steve-neff\/approach-note-velocity-volume-12\/paperback\/product-4332033.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed version<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I demonstrate using the material over &#8220;There is No Greater Love&#8221; and a standard ii7-V7-I-VI7 progression so you can hear how to use the lines in context&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tnrjryK6Wd4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Approach Note Velocity Overview Lesson Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XClYBrbG8i0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Approach Note Velocity Overview Lesson Part\u00a02<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a live clip where I&#8217;m using some of the Approach Note Patterns on a pop solo:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-26102-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/images\/mp3\/This%20Love%20Sax%20solo%20J7.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/images\/mp3\/This%20Love%20Sax%20solo%20J7.mp3\">https:\/\/public.neffmusic.com\/images\/mp3\/This%20Love%20Sax%20solo%20J7.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Approach Note Solo on Pop Tune<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">I hope you enjoy the lesson and find it useful. \u00a0There are 550+\u00a0more lessons in my <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/lesson-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neffmusic store<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> on a variety of subjects to check out. \u00a0If this lesson stirs your curiosity in the Approach Note Books you can get them below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Approach-Cover-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/approach-note-velocity-volume-1-major-pdf-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Approach Note Velocity Volume 1-Major<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Approach-Cover-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/approach-note-velocity-minor-pdf-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Approach Note Velocity Volume 2-Minor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to offer a free video lesson on my book &#8220;Approach Note Velocity Volume 1 &amp; 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