I can play and sing from memory Coltrane's countdown, been doing it no for almost thirty years. But it may have taken ten or so before I could actually "hear"...
Hi all, if anyone is still in town this weekend and would like to hear some music, I'll be playing solo guitar at LaMadeleine restaurant this Sunday, Sept 2nd...
I wish someone would define the difference between a melodic idea and a riff and let me know if there is a technical difference between them or if they are in...
... I wish someone would define the difference between a melodic idea and a riff Brian, To me they are the same ... let me see if I can give this a 50 cent...
... yes, singing the tones internalizes your expression in the first instrument which is instantly immediaste before it becomes processed as "guitar sound"...
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John, Django's guitar was tuned the same as ours, therefore, all the scales and arpeggios were laid out the same. The best way to figure out Django's...
... Well no, I disagree. It's true there is no clean boundary line, but when musicians use the word 'lick', oftentimes they are referring to a pre-canned...
You can find a lot of information about Django, his methods and his disciples at another Yahoo group: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/gypsyjazzguitar/ I...
"I wish someone would define the difference between a melodic idea and a riff and let me know if there is a technical difference between them or if they are...
I just came back from a music camp where I spent much of the time studying with Chico Pinheiro. He is a mind boggling guitarist. He's the most impressive jazz...
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... This idea is used in teaching classical guitar rest stroke technique also. On imagining fast passages or intricate melodies....As John Schofield says in...
Kevin here: Dave, I have been chuckling for the last 24 hours about working in the lumber yard. About now, I would love to build a little outhouse myself. I...
Juan, Ken and John, I know it sounds dumb but I have pondered over this question for years and I still don't have the complete answer. Partially because I...
... have to have ... instrumental in ... First of all, I don't really think there is a correct definition of what a 'lick' really is, so these are just my...
Hi Gang, I have had the good fortune to play with Victor Bailey when he was a kid and for many years since as a friend. Once, he said to me "David, you should...
"So, gang, my conclusion is jazz is like good cooking, mix those ingredients well and delicately and when its all done enjoy with a good red or white!" I'm...
Ken, I have a couple of comments and the fist is the "in jazz there are no rules only guidelines" and for that reason you can easily find exceptions to the ...
... melody ... That's not what I said. I said a lick can be melodic, but I think they are totally different. For me (and there is no single definition), the...
Ken, This wasn't supposed to turn into a "really silly debate" but rather a discussion on the technical differences between a "lick" and a "melody". It was...
Comments on this? I redid a track I posted several months back. I kept the germ of the idea for the solo (bluesy, straight ahead to start) but went in to a ...
I'm going to put my two cents in on this one. I think of licks, riffs and the melodic line as different things (melodic line being the least specific). The...
All right, I can't resist. Mostly, it seems like an angels-on-the-head- of-a-pin debate, but ... I think a lick is a subset of melody. All licks are melodies,...
