[Trombone-l] Improv in daily routine

[Daryl Burch]

OK, $0.03 about transcribe: It also has a spectral analyzer that will  
show you the pitches played wherever the cursor is stopped. So, if  
you're not sure of a note, you can see the tonal structure in a graph  
over a piano keyboard to show you the structure of the chord at that  
given moment. Thereby, giving you a better shot at guessing what note  
the player meant. (I REAAALLLLY could've used that feature when in  
college trying to transcribe Miles' solo on "So What"!)

That, and the ability to loop a passage at slower speeds so you can  
play along until you figure it out, make it well worth the price of  
admission.

Audacity is a free sound wave editor that can do kinda the same  
things. But it's more designed for making MP3s than for figuring out  
tunes.

Cheers!
-D-
www.radionoise.com <- Rock star by night
www.burchinteractive.com <- Tech-nerd by day #;-)


On Jan 3, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Daryl Burch wrote:

I concur. Transcribe! is way too worth it! However, it's available at
seventhstring.com (TwelveString.com is a colored pencil artist's site.)

It is available for XP, Mac & Linux. You can download a 30-day trial
from the site. And you have to admit, you've spent 50 bucks dummer!

My $0.02, anyway.

Cheers!
-D-
www.radionoise.com <- Rock star by night
www.burchinteractive.com <- Tech-nerd by day #;-)


On Jan 2, 2008, at 8:30 PM, Chris Tune wrote:

Patterns for Improvisation, by Jerry Coker was useful. The Jamey
Aebersold
recordings are useful. Transcribing is useful.

[there is useful software out there called "Transcribe" by Twelve String
software--it allows you to slow down fast licks and yet keep the
pitch the
same. . .also great for changing the keys of music to your liking--
you can
load mp3 or wav files and then highlight the section you want and
then go]

Mostly, I like to get a solo in bands and see what I can do with
them.  Some
tunes are more challenging to get the sound in your head than others,
but
then, it seems that being persistent on these tunes pays off.

I think it took longer for me to mature to my present point as a
improviser
than I would have liked, but the trip was worth it.

Chris
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On Behalf Of Oscar Utterström
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:48 PM
To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: [Trombone-l] Improv in daily routine


Here are some questions for you improvisers out there:

- What material(s) do you use to develop your improvisation skills
(such as
Crook, Bergonzi, Neumeister etc.)?

- Do you incorporate improvisation as part of your daily routine? If so,
what do you work on? Standards, licks, progressions, free, etc.?

Happy New Year!

Oscar Utterström
Nashville, TN



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