The Taxpayer's Blues - 1 month / 1 standard collection

A very comprehensive course, almost a method, on the Blues in G7 for solo piano, written and arranged by Antoine Hervé for the "1 month, 1 standard" collection of lessons.

1 Month/1 Standard Collection

Contents:

• Four videos available for unlimited streaming, not downloadable

    See details of the chapters below to discover the topics covered.

• Three arrangements of the theme. Beginners, intermediate, and advanced

• Double and triple notes

• Rootless chords (without a root note)

• Blues phrasing and dynamics

• Exercises

• Numerous improvisation shots

• Support packages and various Left Hands

• Basses to spin

• MIDI file featuring piano, bass, and drums simulating a real professional trio

• audio comping top quality (wav)

Documents to download. 

 

All for €120, which works out at €30 per lesson (x4), including sheet music and MIDI files!

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

• What is the difference between this course and the one that has been available on your website for several years?

This time it's a complete course, much more dense with much more information. A supplement to the previous course, which also revisits the earlier scores.

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Chapters of the four videos:

Session #1:

00:21 Using Sheet Music

01:05 The Feeling of the Blues

02:35. Lively music

02:54 The score as a notebook

04:51 Learning the language of the Blues

05:52 Listening Level #4

07:38 Use support

08:21. Lyrics Contest

09:05 Suggest titles

09:51 #1- Level 1 course - p1

6:27 PM #1- Support - p2

10:54 p.m. #1- Impro plans - p3

26:11 #2- The Theme - p1

29:52 #2- Support - p2

32:13 #2- Rootless and Impro-p3 Plans

34:54 #2- Impro plans 2 - p4

36:10 #3- Support

39:16 #3- The theme- p2

41:48 #3- Improvisation plans & Phrasing p3

45:51 #4- Theme & comping

47:28 Question from Chat

48:08 #4bis - Double note improvisation - p1

52:08 #4bis- Alternative basses- p3

54:06.Conclusion

Session #2:

00:19 To be able to improvise

02:19 Title suggestions

02:52 Create your own lyrics about the Blues

03:34 Pumps are fine, but Manouches!

06:37 Workingmethod presentation

7:57 PM Tip for learning a party

24:30 Memorize the chord chart

27:42 Developing your ear

29:34 Is transposition difficult?

31:28 Day 2 : Support

33:27 How to improvise?

35:12. The paraphrase

37:37. Managing the left hand

38:42. Analysis of the theme

40:19.Target notes

49:12.Conclusion

Session #3 :

00:23 Update on the workingmethod

02:03 Questions from the Chat

04:27 Voting on upcoming titles

07:53 Server and link activation

09:08 A rule for grace notes?

2:03 p.m. " Swing Feel" synchronize the ternary game

4:00 p.m. Melodic cells for improvisation

29:18 Working on the "Oh, yes!" on the grid

31:54 The versatile Blues mode

33:54 What are the trends in blues music?

41:06 Architecture of Blues Improvisation

45:11 Repeat the melodic cells

46:12. Chromaticism in chords

46:59 Your melodies in response MG

49:08 Improvisation versus Sheet Music

50:42. So What: the game of answers

53:50 Work on the melodic material

57:09. How to transpose?

59:54Conclusion

01:00:30 Question from Chat

01:01:10. Bill's Bounce at #6

Session #4:

00:02 Votes for upcoming titles

01:33 Various technicaltips

08:42 Training your ear for music

2:19 p.m. Chat : Should we mention the alterations?

4:15 p.m.Chat : Should we refrain from looking at our fingers?

6:11p.m. Using keys

7:16 p.m. RootlessMG Chords and Afterbeat

24:18 1- Metronome on beats 2 & 4

27:06 2- Singing the bass parts

31:06 3- With egg or finger snaps

32:08 Start of the exercise

38:15 The blues mode in G7 - part 1

43:53 Clarify little by little

45:06 The blues mode in G7 part 2

47:04 Chat : about T.Monk

51:11 Add improvisation to the MD

52:50 List , Votes, Lunch Tips

54:33Chat : learning to read at lunchtime on a PC

55:12.Conclusion