Blues: Call and Response pt.1 **New Class** | Steve Herberman
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Channel: Mike's Master Classes · 2014 · Music
This full jazz guitar class can be downloaded at: http://mikesclass.es/bluescallresponse The call and response concept is the foundation of the Blues and in this Master Class for all instruments this important concept is examined in-depth. As part of many of the examples there is space for YOU to improvise! Some of the exercises in this class are appropriate for solo guitar and many are perfect to play with a bassist and with a group. Issues such as phrasing, dynamics and articulation are discussed along with the following devices: "Verbatim" repetition and fingerings on different octaves, repetition at different pitch levels, keeping track of target tones, improvising in the spaces between chordal hits, mixing single note lines with octaves, 3rd and 6th intervals, and block chords. There are also contrapuntal examples pedals against 8th note and triplet-based lines and some incorporation of tritone-based comping below melodic lines. Give your blues playing a sense of structure, direction and clarity and get the "big band in your hand" sound together! Running time, 110 Minutes 16 pages of written examples in standard notation and TAB Other related videos: http://youtu.be/s86OaBPaITA - Contrapuntal Improvisation http://youtu.be/8PKcHQvqf4k - Conterpoint Concepts http://youtu.be/dc1kJkH9EU8 - Contrapuntal Improvisation Download an Entire class for Free Now: http://mikesclass.es/freeclass
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