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Quick Tips - Pedal Tones from Minim Pro 16 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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Power Tips - Don't Practice in All Keys! from Minim Pro 23 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 23 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 26 days old
[ ... ] that any practice you do will help you get better as a musician's improvement is very rarely linear and there is a basic relationship between ...
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Getting Better Faster (Part One) from Minim Pro 30 days old
Like many musicians, I am constantly trying new methods and approaches in my personal practice. If I hear a new sound on a record or come across a new ...
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Find Your Voice from Minim Pro 37 days old
[ ... ] I study and practice, I'll never be able to play like any of those guys – which was kind of a depressing thought until I figured out what it ...
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Why your ego sucks! from Minim Pro 47 days old
In my last post, I talked about the widespread problem of overplaying in jazz and suggested some tips for things to do in practice to help us play less ...
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Shut Up! from Minim Pro 51 days old
[ ... ] Most of our practice time is spent trying to get to the stage where our facility allows us to express anything we choose. This is why ...
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Setting Practice Goals from Minim Pro 59 days old
I went round to a bass player's house the other day for a bit of a jam. I'm always interested in how other musicians practice and the way they approach ...
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PlayJazz with a Playalong? from Minim Pro 65 days old
[ ... ] them in your practice. Here is the PlayJazz guide to getting the most from Playalongs. Listen! The thing that makes working with playalongs ...
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