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Playing Off The Melody Stella

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Playing Off The Melody Stella

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Melodic Rotations Learning to Improvise More Based on the Composition

Playing Off The Melody Stella is a course that teaches you how to bring more compositional elements into your improvisation; in other words, playing more off the melody of the song that you are improvising over. Improvisers frequently create these kinds of compositionally related melodies through permutation or rotation. There are three previously published books on permutating 2,3 and 4 note melodies in the Modal Sequencing series. Permutation problems arise when you have a melody in which the main theme is more than four notes. In this situation the use of permutation gets out of hand pretty quickly. For instance, a six note melody has 720 permutations (or 8640 permutations if we consider octave transposition). In order to work with larger themes, rotations are used. For a six note melody there are only 6 rotations. This is a much more workable number for a musician to practice and gain fluidity with. Even with only six rotations the amount of exercises that can be derived is enormous. Exercises are given using treble and bass clef plus there are bass clef versions for 5 and 6 string bass. Factor in all 3 different types of exercises, and you get a whopping 8016 pages of exercises!

Melodic Rotations for Stella By Starlight Melody

This course works with the first six notes of the jazz standard Stella By Starlight. You will find from playing through the three different types of exercises found in this course that the melodies created are really useful and sound great! This course is comprised of three main exercises. First, the exercises concentrate on one rotation at a time and starting it on every eighth note of the measure. Second, you work with changing between the six rotations throughout the song, again on every eighth combination. Third, you change the rhythm and the rotation throughout the song. Working on these three levels will change your playing almost immediately. Playing the melody through minor 2nds, major 2nd, minor 3rds, major 3rds and augmented 4ths are also included. All exercises are presented in all 12 keys. This gives you the "old school" approach to learning a jazz standard. Learn it in all keys and then you REALLY know it.

Examples from the Playing Off The Melody Stella Course

All exercises found in the Playing Off The Melody Stella course have midi files. This will allow you to not only hear the melodies but also check accuracy as you practice. There are also MP3s with piano, bass and drums, at 3 different tempos, and in all keys, so that you can play the examples with real music. A PDF is included that talks about each exercise and how it is organized as well as practice tips and application ideas. Whether you dive head first into these exercises right away or not, it is important that you understand the power of rotations which this course will supply. You will be really surprised by how  just a couple of minutes a day reading through these examples will affect your playing. Seriously folks, rotations will change your playing dramatically and quickly.  Here are a few examples from the course. A complete list of the different types of exercises can also be found below. 6 Rotations for Stella. Book contains these rotations in every key.

Exercise One: One Rotations moving through Stella Chord Progression with same rhythm.

Exercise Two: Random Rotations moving through Stella Chord Progression with same rhythm.

Exercise Three: Random Rotations moving through Stella Chord Progression with changing rhythm.

Exercise Four: Rotations moving in Minor 3rds.

Exercises Found in the Playing Off The Melody Stella Course:

How to Use This Course 6 Rotations of Six Note "Stella By Starlight" Melody in Bb 6 Rotations of Six Note "Stella By Starlight" Melody in Bb Bass Clef Rotations Starting on Every Eighth Note Further Application of Consistent Rotations Rotations Starting on Every Eighth Note Example Rotations That Vary Throughout Each Exercise Further Application of Inconsistent Rotations Inconsistent Rotation Example Varying Rotations and Rhythm Throughout Each Exercise Further Application of Varying Rotations and Rhythm Example of of Varying Rotations and Rhythm Rotations through Cycles Rotations Moving in Minor 2nd Ascending and Descending Stella Rotations in Minor 2nds Rotations Moving in Major 2nds Rotations Moving in Minor 2nd Ascending and Descending Stella Rotations in Major 2nd Rotations Moving in Minor 3rds Rotations Moving in Minor 3rds Ascending and Descending Stella Rotations in Minor 3rds Rotations Moving in Major 3rds Rotations Moving in Major 3rds Ascending and Descending Stella Rotations in Major 3rds Rotations Moving in Augmented 4ths Rotations Moving in Augmented 4ths Ascending and Descending 6 Rotations in Augmented 4ths in Stella Melody Alternate Melody Using Same Six Notes Other Melodic Combination Using Same Six Notes Other Note Choices for Rotations Major Chord Rotation Choices Minor Chord Rotation Choices Dominant Chord Rotation Choices Dominant 7sus4 Chord Rotation Choices Minor 7b5 Chord Rotation Choices Conclusion

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Add digital copy to cart - $19.99 Status: In stock, Digital book is available for immediate access. Additional Information for Melodic Rotations 012345: Digital Edition 978-1-59489-330-8 One 26 page PDF explaining exercises, 10 different types of exercises, 8016 pages of exercises in PDF format Midi files for all exercises. 36 MP3s backing tracks for Stella By Starlight in all keys. Piano, Bass and Drums. List of 180 possible melodic combinations of the Stella 6 note melody. List of other melodic combinations for each chord for the Stella 6 note melody.

What people are saying:

Man Bruce this is Dope! I never knew what rotations were before this course and now I see that they are the key to the kind of playing that I've always striven towards. These exercises are like perfect solos. By just improvising a few more notes in the rests I have a great solo that is so closely related to the song. Y. Songland I've been searching for a course like this my whole life. I hope Bruce puts out courses like this for many jazz standards! G. Idi Not only is this a great idea for melodies but my phrasing has changed within days. R. Bellham I'm a 5 and 6 string bass player and also have the Melodic Rotation 012345 book which I'm enjoying quite a bit. This Playing Off The Melody Stella book takes things in an entirely new direction. It makes me realize many new things that I can do with the Melodic Rotation 012345 book but also is really helping me to get the basics of soloing over jazz standards together. A. Newton Read the full article

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Stella By Starlight rehershal

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Jun Nakano / Jazz Guitar Contest 2019 sponsored by Gibson /

「Stella By Starlight」

 2019年8月11日に東京の御茶ノ水ソラシティカンファレンスセンターで行われた『Jazz Guitar Contest 2019 sponsored by Gibson（G-Club Tokyo × jazzLife���』で優勝した時の演奏です♪

 演奏した曲は「Stella By Starlight」です。

 動画元のURL https://youtu.be/qnlvIoNhzvQ 

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Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards

Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards

Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards

Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards is an intriguing idea that I'd like to discuss in this blog post.  There are many ways to apply pitch class sets to jazz and I'd like to start with looking at the Jazz standard "Stella By Starlight" and explore some possible uses. If we look at the melody to "Stella By Starlight" and analysis the interval content we find a preponderance of the pitch class set "013." (013's contain a 1/2 step and a minor 3rd)  This is not unique to just this jazz standard it happens in many jazz standards because many of the Tin Pan Alley composers where studying with Classical teachers and of course they all wanted to be Stravinsky :)  In any case it is not surprising that many jazz standards have a lot of internal structure.  Most great music does.

Using Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards Information To Play More Compositional

Using pitch class set jazz standards information To Play More Compositional when improvising both chords and melodies is an obvious way to make your playing more connected to the music. Since "Stella By Starlight" melody contains mostly 013 pitch class sets why not use 013 chords and melodies for the tune. Think of it like playing off the melody on steroids. This of course isn't something you can do overnight but if you start to study the use of 013 over various chord types over time you will get enough technique that you can tackle putting this information over an entire jazz standard.

How to Master Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards Information

There are many ways to master pitch class set jazz standards information and I've written quite of few books that show the relationships of how pitch class sets interface with the chords and scales found in jazz standards. Some are reference books and some are methods books directly applying pitch class sets to typical jazz standard chord progressions or actual standards. The important thing is to organize this so that you don't get overwhelmed because believe me it is easy to become overwhelmed when you see all the possibilities.

One Step at a Time

I usually don't start students interested in pitch class set jazz standards on the 013 pitch class set. This is mostly because the learning curve and the amount of time it takes to make this pitch class set sound good is a bit long. I commonly use 027 pitch class set as an introduction because you can start improvising with this within a few weeks. 027 works great on many jazz standards too but certainly not as many as 013 which in the 1st Real Book there are over forty jazz standards that have a preponderance of 013. The next most common pitch class set would be 025 which again weighs in at about 40 jazz standards in the Real Book 1 that mostly use this pitch class set.

Step One Pitch Class Set Jazz Standards

A common way I start students working on 013 is take a hexatonic scale and make that into to trichords. (non-tertial triads) The octatonic scale I call Symmetrical Diminished 1, b2, b3, 3, #4, 5, 6, b7 also contains a preponderance of 013 and is a widely used scale in jazz and heavy metal for that matter. So if we take a C Symmetrical Diminished and only use 1, b2, b3, #4, 5 and 6 we have two 013's. 1, b2, b3 and #4, 5, 6. If you play a chordal instrument like guitar or piano learn the chord voicings of 013. I've written a series of books to help you do this: Applying 013 Chord Voicings-Application of Pitch Class Set Theory to Traditional Harmony Applying Pitch Class Set Chord Voicings to Traditional Harmony Modal Pitch Class Set Chord Voicings Modal Chromatic Pitch Class Set Chord Voicings Some of these books above also cover other pitch class sets so see the examples and audio files to make your choices.

Technical Exercises for 013 Pitch Class Set

Play the two trichords ascending and descending in the following way: 1, b2, b3 b2, b3, (1 up an octave) b3, (1 and b2 up an octave) #4, 5, 6. #4, 5, 6. 5, 6, (#4 up an octave 6, (#4 and 5 up an octave) If you want a more detailed way of doing this. Atomic Scales shows you how to do this for 027 027 which you can use as a template for all pitch class sets. This is particularly good if you play guitar. I should also mention that if you want to find out all the information about the 013 013 pitch class sets I just mentioned I would highly recommend the Sonic Resource Guide.  Think of that book as a reference guide to all possible scales i.e. pitch class sets.  It also shows you what chords fit over every possible scale as well as hextaonic/trichord splits for all six and seven note scales.  It includes a primer on understanding pitch class sets.

Composing with Pitch Class Sets

Don't overlook the idea of composing with pitch class sets. I've written over 30 compositions using 013. Check out the Bruce Arnold Composition Compilation to see scores and recordings. You could also check out the two books below which give you detailed analysis of how I composed many of my compositions and organized my improvisations. MY MUSIC: Application of 12 Tone Techniques to Jazz Composition and Improvisation Tools for Modern Improvisation

Other Pitch Class Sets Books

I've also written some method books to help you see further uses of pitch class sets. Many of them deal specifically with 013 Trichord Sweep Pairs Guitar Instrumentalist Sweep Arpeggios Symmetrical Trichord Pairs 720 Sweep Arpeggio Patterns for Instrumentalists Guitar Arpeggio Lexicon Ultimate Arpeggio 3 Note Combinations Ultimate 3 Note Chord Lexicon 013 Hexatonic Études: Pitch Class Set Exercises for Dominant 7th Key Center Many ChopBusters Courses Set Theory for Improvisation Ensemble Method: Hexatonic 027 016 Set Theory for Improvisation Ensemble Method: Hexatonic 027 027 Intervallic Series Tertial Octatonics Time Transformation Improvising over Classical Music Masterpieces

Conclusion

You can see that the idea of pitch class set jazz standards opens up a big subject. I recommend you contact me for recommendations on how to get started based on the amount of time you have available. Please send me an email and I'll give you some advice.

Bruce Arnold Music Education Genealogy Chart

You might enjoy checking out the “Music Education Genealogy Chart” located on my artist’s site. You will clearly see the historic progression of pedagogy that is the basis for Muse Eek Publishing Products. Great musicians throughout history have been studying the ideas presented by Muse-eek.com which derives its content from a a lineage that stretches back to Scarlatti!

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