Corey Christiansen
CC Modern Guitar
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Comping Strategies for the Jazz Guitarist
Fundamentals of Musical Voice leading
Taught by: Corey Christiansen
- Lessons5
- Contains7 videos (1:33:29), 5 PDF files
- Abilitiesintermediate, advanced
- VersionVersion 1.14
2016-04-28T21:42:43.870Z - Includes
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Course Description
This course focuses on approaches to accompanying a singer or soloist in a small group setting.
One of the most important aspects of playing guitar is accompaniment. In-demand guitarists are masters of harmony and are able to accompany singers and instrumentalists in a myriad of styles. In this course you will learn the fundamentals of accompanying a soloist or singer using well constructed, musical voiceleading between chords. in short, you will begin to master harmony. This course begins with an in depth look at good voice leading in the context of the ii-V-I progression. Next we learn some simple but effective ways to down size your chord voicings to the most essential notes. These concepts are then applied over the changes to a popular jazz standard as well as Bossa Nova and Samba rhythms. By taking this course, you are one step closer to mastering the art of comping.
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Section One: Voice Leading
Secrets of the dark art of connecting one chord to the next in the smoothest manner possible.-
Voice Leading With The ii-V-I Progression
1 video (18:16), 1 PDF fileLearn to make good chord choices based on the musical statement that they make and by effectively connecting chords within a progression through the use of good voice leading. -
Voice Leading: Comping With 3rds and 7ths
1 video (23:54), 1 PDF fileExplore the "powerhouse" voice leading intervals, the fourth and the half step, and learn to enhance chord resolutions by creating tension and release. -
Voice Leading: V for ii Substitution
1 video (17:12), 1 PDF fileThis lesson presents an examination of one of the most fundamental chord substitutions in Jazz: the V for ii substitution. -
Voice Leading as Applied Jazz Standards
1 video (19:10), 1 PDF fileIn this lesson you will learn effective ways to down size chords to their most important elements and apply them to the jazz standard "All The Things You Are".
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Section Two: Samba And Bossa Nova Rhythms
A three part examination of the fundamentals of Brazilian music.-
Latin Jazz: Samba And Bossa Nova Survival Guide
3 videos (14:57), 1 PDF fileFor decades, Brazilian music has been an integral part of jazz. This set of lessons will help you understand the basics of Bossa Nova and Samba.
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About The Author
Corey Christiansen
Corey has authored or co-authored over 70 method books and projects for Mel Bay Publications. He has written many articles for many of the major guitar magazines in North America and Downbeat Magazine. He has the developed The Modern Guitar Community, an online guitar-learning site. He currently is the music head at Education Advantage (an online accredited high school) and on the board of advisors for musiclessons.com. Corey currently teaches at Utah State University and has taught as an adjunct professor at the famed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University (2008-2013), BYU-Idaho and is an outreach educator for Caleb Chapman Music. He is also an artist-in-residence at Atlanta Institute of Music (Atlanta, GA), and Broadway Music School (Denver, CO)