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World Home Recording Picks
A pop tune from Turkey Edgy Rock from Devil Dog 78 Welcome to the Martian musical planet Instrumental Rock Theme from Pete Evanson Beautiful Jazz Instrumental from Brazil Interesting Instrumental from Algeria I hope you enjoy this week's selections, if you would like to be notified by email when the weekly Wednesday post is ready,... Continue Reading →
Home Recordings from Paris, Quebec, Ottawa, Manchester and Sydney
It is another posting of Brian's world home recording picks. If you would like to be notified by email when the weekly Wednesday post is ready, please subscribe on the top right hand side of your screen. Smooth Beat House Groove from El croko, Paris France Complex layered Electronic composition from Quebec, Canada Crazy Funky... Continue Reading →
Blues Chord Substitutions – Free PDF Download
If you would like to "Jazz Up" your blues compositions, here is a handy free downloadable chord substitution chart in PDF format to get you started. How to use this guide. It is a basic Row / Column chart. The columns indicate various 12 bar blues patterns, starting the the "basic" pattern along the top.... Continue Reading →
News – History of the Real Book
Check out this article on the History of the Real Book of Jazz Standards.
Backing Track for Afro Blue
This backing track of "Afro Blue" was created using Bandlab MIDI Instruments and loops. It's relatively simple chord pattern makes it a good improvisation piece for beginners or an excellent template for experienced players to experiment with alternate scales and modes. ArrangementBar 2 Intro & HeadBar 43 First SoloBar 83 Second soloBar 131 Head out... Continue Reading →
Bandlab Pick of the Week
Get into an upbeat mood with Sweet Georgia Brown - Ari Nikbakht
Songwriting – Practical Approaches
Getting started on song lyrics and melodies can be tough, here are some techniques that may help you get started. Free Writing - Try non stop writing for a pre-determined amount of time an hour, 1/2 hour or maybe 15 minutes. Something might start to take shape. Of course this is best done at an... Continue Reading →
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