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Jingle Bells

Discussion in 'Tips, Tricks & Talk' started by Mike Verta, Oct 21, 2018.

  1. #1 Mike Verta, Oct 21, 2018
     
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  2. #2 John Eldridge, Oct 22, 2018
    Voiceless Verta Video? Vexing.
     
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  3. #3 Mike Verta, Oct 22, 2018
    Alright, don't practice your alliteration on me....
     
  4. #4 John Eldridge, Oct 22, 2018
    A fair request. Standing down.

    Thanks for sharing the video. Spent a while trying to get some of the bits at 2:00-2:20 under my fingers. There are some textures in there I want to put in my own vocabulary, so I'll be coming back to this one for sure. I just have to drag the window down so the keys are off screen to avoid too much cheating while transcribing. :)
     
  5. #5 Bradley Boone, Oct 22, 2018
    A lot to love in this video Mike. Play the tune, deconstruct the major elements, some evaluation of your chord/voicing selection process, and for people that have viewed your other material, you can hear the Mike-isms in your facial expressions.

    Bonus for brevity. Not much needs to be said, so it (no dialog) is effective because it compels the listener to pay attention.

    My favorite chord subs in there:
    BbM9 for tonic
    Gm7b5 sounds great (half dim is so flexible)
    Eb#11 for ii
     
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  6. #6 Jure Jerebic, Oct 22, 2018
    Wonderful video, Mike. Inspired me to do something similar, just improvised a bit :)

     
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  7. #7 Doug Gibson, Oct 23, 2018
    I once saw Nigel Tufnel do a "Guitar Face" masterclass.

    Nice to know pianist have them too.

    You almost went full Groucho Marx.
     
  8. #8 Mike Verta, Oct 23, 2018
    Subtlety. That's the key.
     
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  9. #9 Mike Verta, Oct 23, 2018
    Every second you spent on this was well-spent! Good on you for following the impulse, and good on you for working it out - beats watching a hundred YouTube videos or reading about it!
     
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  10. #10 Jure Jerebic, Oct 23, 2018
    Thanks @Mike Verta , that's how I usually try to develop my ideas, I just need to be more aware of it and make better use of it - it's hard to take the time when we're having to chunk out music :) I have a question for you (or anyone else, that is): as I'm seeing John Williams live in person (probably the only chance in a lifetime) conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a little over a week, I was wondering whether you have any tips I should try to take in during the performance, from any aspect?

    Cheers
    Jure
     
  11. #11 Rohann van Rensburg, Dec 11, 2018
    @Mike Verta : Please continue this "wordless improvisation" "series". I'd love to see more. Something about the purely "showing" without the telling was immensely effective in conveying the idea that it needs to be put under one's fingers to become meaningful. Ended up playing with it for an hour already and am continuing to explore it.
     
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