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Dharmajazz
United States
Приєднався 4 бер 2021
Welcome to Dharmajazz. My name is Steve Snelling and my background is in jazz and classical piano, but I've enjoyed playing in hundreds of bands in a wide range of styles. Dharmajazz is a collection of tips, tools, and resources I've gathered over the years for learning and teaching music. Dharmajazz focuses in large part on tools for improvisation, but the primary mission is to help people make better music, regardless of style. Dharmajazz is also the UA-cam home of my practice and teaching resource book, The Road to Aqaba - Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist (available ONLY at Dharmajazz.com). Please subscribe and leave a comment on a topic you would like to see addressed on this channel, and remember, "It's only a matter of going!"
Playing with Compositional Ideas 1
DOHNANYI FINGER EXERCISES - SCALES IN THIRDS
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Dharmajazz is a collection of tips, tools, and resources I've gathered over the years for learning and teaching music, with an emphasis on piano improvisation. Dharmajazz is also the UA-cam home of my practice and teaching resource book, The Road to Aqaba - Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist (available at Dharmajazz.com/aqaba).
Please subscribe and leave a comment on a topic you would like to see addressed on this channel, and remember, "It's only a matter of going!"
SUBSCRIBE for updates on regular posts, FREE OFFERS, special discounts, and to get reliable instruction and resources for improving your practice, performing, and teaching.
VISIT DHARMAJAZZ.COM
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Check out my jazz piano resource book: The Road to Aqaba-Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist, available at Dharmajazz.com/aqaba
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If you would rather not sign up for my newsletter, use the contact form on my site and request the file - I’ll send it to you directly. I won’t add your addy without your permission.
CONTACT: dharmajazz.com/contact
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Dharmajazz is a collection of tips, tools, and resources I've gathered over the years for learning and teaching music, with an emphasis on piano improvisation. Dharmajazz is also the UA-cam home of my practice and teaching resource book, The Road to Aqaba - Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist (available at Dharmajazz.com/aqaba).
Please subscribe and leave a comment on a topic you would like to see addressed on this channel, and remember, "It's only a matter of going!"
SUBSCRIBE for updates on regular posts, FREE OFFERS, special discounts, and to get reliable instruction and resources for improving your practice, performing, and teaching.
VISIT DHARMAJAZZ.COM
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Відео
Thelonious Monk-inspired original Christmas song "One Christmas."
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Day 50-51 of my #365Challenge “One Christmas” REMIX. This is a new song I wrote and produced YESTERDAY. [Dec. 21, 2019] I had the shell of the tune years ago, inspired by Thelonius Monk Christmas songs, but never got it over the finish line, so I set myself a deadline of yesterday and got it done. Done as in compositionally done, but I was up crazy late, mixing in headphones, and the mix sucked...
The Minstrel Magi - "We Three Kings" - an alternate tale.
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Made this in 2016. Having fun imagining how some of the folklore might have unfolded. It's one arrangement in a collection of tunes I've been gathering for a (still! unfinished) Christmas album. Also, part of my #365challenge on my music channel - ua-cam.com/users/stevesnelling. There's a ton of creative tweaks to my favorite pop/rock/jazz tunes, one post for each day (366 in a row!) from late ...
Don't Be a Pecker! - Play JAZZ LINES with more tone COLOR.
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There is such a rich spectrum of tone colors available on the piano - let’s use more of them! The secret to good piano tone is GRAVITY - check out my video for a few simple exercises to get started developing deeper tone. Developing deeper tone: So You Want to Play Like Bill Evans, Part 2 ua-cam.com/video/BInOhyV0FiQ/v-deo.html To help you build a solid foundation, check out my piano practice r...
So You Want to Play Like Bill Evans, pt 2 / a SECRET to Good Piano Tone
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The secret to good piano tone is GRAVITY. Simple exercises to begin developing a sense of weight in the arms to assist in committing to the tone. To help you build a solid foundation, check out my piano practice resource book, "The Road to Aqaba-Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist" at dharmajazz.com/aqaba. Here's a link to Seymour Bernstein exploring weight/gravity and creation of tone: ua...
So You Want to Play Like Bill Evans, pt 1
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Part 1 of a planned 3 part series. EVANS’ understanding of this concept underlies why his music is so accessible to such a wide spectrum of listeners. “THE UNIVERSAL MIND OF BILL EVANS” ua-cam.com/video/QwXAqIaUahI/v-deo.html BE stressed the importance of doing the homework (my phrase), and of building a solid musical foundation to prepare us for meaningful jazz playing. To help you build a sol...
Dharmajazz Trailer
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Dharmajazz channel trailer. I like to help people make better music, with posts on music theory, mindful practice, and strategies for meaningful improvisation. #mindfulpractice #makebettermusic #musicalcreativity Check out my Jazz Piano practice resource book, The Road to Aqaba-Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist. Available ONLY at Dharmajazz.com
Music Theory for Songwriters - I chord to IV chord
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SO MANY SONGS contain the progression from the I-chord to the IV-chord. Sign up for the Dharmajazz Newsletter and get a one-page of today’s lesson notes: dharmajazz.ck.page/eb8e462cf8 SUBSCRIBE for updates on regular posts, FREE OFFERS, special discounts, and to get reliable instruction and resources for improving your practice, performing, and teaching. Dig deeper into piano practice, music th...
Secret to Playing FAST Scales - RELAXATION
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Once you have started weeding out the tension, use my "Scale Workout Checklist" to ingrain this approach in scale fragments for improvisation, creating faster scales and melodic ideas. The secret to playing fast scales is not about strength, or even TRYING to play fast. It is about weeding out unnecessary tension. In this simple exercise, I show you how to practice to get smooth, fast scales an...
Online Jazz Lessons ZOOM
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Welcome to Dharmajazz. My name is Steve Snelling and my background is in jazz and classical piano, but I've enjoyed playing in hundreds of bands in a wide range of styles. Check out my Jazz Piano practice resource book, THE ROAD TO AQABA-PRACTICE STRATEGIES FOR THE JAZZ PIANIST. Available ONLY at Dharmajazz.com/aqaba 2020 has required much of teachers and students alike, and I’ve discovered som...
Intro to Musical Intervals part 2
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Introduction to Intervals parts 1, 2, 3 Intervals are the DNA of melody and harmony, so it’s vital we practice them in numerous ways in order to improvise - that is, compose music spontaneously - with more authority and musicality. See Chapter 3 “Intervals” in my practice method book, The Road to Aqaba-Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist. Check out my Jazz Piano practice resource book, THE...
Intro to Musical Intervals part 3
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Introduction to Intervals parts 1, 2, 3 Intervals are the DNA of melody and harmony, so it’s vital we practice them in numerous ways in order to improvise - that is, compose music spontaneously - with more authority and musicality. See Chapter 3 “Intervals” in my practice method book, The Road to Aqaba-Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist. Check out my Jazz Piano practice resource book, THE...
Intro to Musical Intervals part 1
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Introduction to Intervals parts 1, 2, 3 Intervals are the DNA of melody and harmony, so it’s vital we practice them in numerous ways in order to improvise - that is, compose music spontaneously - with more authority and musicality. See Chapter 3 “Intervals” in my practice method book, The Road to Aqaba-Practice Strategies for the Jazz Pianist. Check out my Jazz Piano practice resource book, THE...