Book: Playing The Changes

[ErikP.Bass]

I own it. Never used it.

My situation as well, more or less. I’ve poked around the first few lessons a number of times. I feel like there’s definitely something there but I might require some more guidance for it to really click.

The Dick Grove videos I’ve watched certainly resonate with me. I’ve intellectualized a lot of musical information, but my ears and ability to apply many of these concepts is far behind.

 

[IamGroot]

My situation as well, more or less. I’ve poked around the first few lessons a number of times. I feel like there’s definitely something there but I might require some more guidance for it to really click.

The Dick Grove videos I’ve watched certainly resonate with me. I’ve intellectualized a lot of musical information, but my ears and ability to apply many concepts Is far behind.

I have worked with jazz players that went to the Dick Grove Academy and they spoke very highly of the experience.

 

[IamGroot]

Not exactly about the originally referenced book, but this guy gives a fairly good insight into the functional ear training method that was used by both the late Charlie Banacos and Dick Grove, as well as others...
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Thats a very intriguing proposition. I guess i am doing it wrong all these years.

 

[ErikP.Bass]

I have been working through this book and really enjoying it. It’s slow going, but I’m being honest with myself about where I’m at.

A quick question on tetrachords, when choosing the starting notes for the upper and lower, how does one select? Is it based on the key center?

It recently occurred to me that the major scale can be broken into quite a few different pairs and depending on your choice of starting note you can modulate accordingly with minimal shifting, keeping the same starting points. I guess the answer is likely there’s no right or wrong...it just depends on the flavor you’re after.

What are folks experiences? Recommendations for beginners?

 

[ErikP.Bass]

If anyone has access to the online audio for this book could you please shoot me a PM? Still playing around with this one, great stuff.

 

[Groove Master]

I remember loving the backing tracks for teaching my lessons at university.

 

[bass30et1]

I'm starting to work with this book. Feeling this deep use of the pitch axis and tension/release will takes me weeks to catch and months to apply.

I'm asking myself to take another more practical method such "A guide to jazz improvisation" from John Laporta in parallel to combine deep and directly usable stuff