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Power Tips - Record Yourself from Minim Pro 14 hours old
[ ... ] for the music. I could listen to players who were definitely further along the road than I was, but felt sure that I knew what could be improved ...
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Quick Tips - Pedal Tones from Minim Pro 7 days old
A pedal tone is a tone sustained in the bass while the harmony moves in the upper voices. Pedal tones are a great way to add a sense of movement to ...
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Quick Tips - Jazz Blues from Minim Pro 10 days old
Whilst jazz may have been born from the blues, it went on to develop its own, separate identity whilst keeping much of the phrasing and deliberate dissonance ...
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Power Tips - Don't Practice in All Keys! from Minim Pro 14 days old
Ok, to get the new Power Tips series underway with a bang, we'll start with something controversial! Power Tip Number one is: Don't practice everything ...
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Getting Better Faster (Part Two) - Power Tips from Minim Pro 14 days old
Every jazz student I've ever met (myself included) is in a hurry. We all want to get better – and fast. In the last two posts, I've talked about the ...
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The Power Of Persistence from Minim Pro 17 days old
Last time on the blog, I talked about the frustration caused by being afraid that you're practicing the wrong thing. In that post, I also claimed that ...
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Getting Better Faster (Part One) from Minim Pro 21 days old
[ ... ] making music on your instrument will contribute to your development. This means that there's no need to worry while you are studying one thing ...
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The Power of Perception from Minim Pro 24 days old
[ ... ] the music never sinks below this, perfectly acceptable, minimum level. This is a great attitude to have, and if you're at the stage where ...
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A Call To Arms from Minim Pro 31 days old
There's been a lot written recently about a new study that claims that the jazz audience is dying and it looks clear that the music is going to face ...
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Why your ego sucks! from Minim Pro 38 days old
[ ... ] in the music arose from players looking for new sounds to help them ‘cut’ other musicians and these contests no doubt contributed to the standards ...
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