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Mastering Jazz Harmony: The Ultimate Exercise to Practice Target NotesAre you looking for an effective exercise to improve your understanding of jazz harmony and sharpen your improvisational skills? Look no further! In today’s video, we’ll explore the best exercise to practice target notes, a fundamental concept in jazz that can transform your playing.

Watch the entire lesson in video format (from the mDecks Music YouTube Channel)

The exercise consists of two steps: chord-tones and guide-tone lines. Let’s take a closer look at each one.

Step One: Chord-tones

Chord-tones are the notes that make up a chord, including the root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th (or 6th). By focusing on a single chord-tone and playing it over the entire tune, you’ll gain insight into the harmonic progression from a more linear perspective.

For example, if you choose to work on the 3rd of the chord, you would play the major third (E) over a Cmaj7, but over Cm7 you’d have to play Eb (the minor 3rd), and for a C7sus4 you’d have to play an F (the sus4). By doing this exercise for all chord-tones, you’ll memorize tunes and internalize chord progressions more deeply.

Step Two: Guide-tone lines

If you know your chord-tones well, you can move on to the more advanced step of guide-tone lines. Guide-tones are the 3rd (or the 4th in a sus4 chord) and the 7th (or the 6th in sixth chords). By creating a line that goes from guide-tone to guide-tone across the entire tune, you’ll trace the harmonic progression in the most effective way possible.

A good guide-tone line reveals the secrets behind the chord progression and offers the best picture of what a tune’s harmony is all about. By learning how to walk these guide-tones, you’ll improve your improvisational skills and train your ear like no other exercise.

To illustrate this, we’ll take a 2-5-1 progression (Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7) and trace the guide-tones. The smoothest lines are F F E, and C B B. These two lines are tracing the 2-5-1 in a way that reveals what a 2-5-1 progression is all about.

By practicing both chord-tones and guide-tone lines, you’ll develop a deep understanding of jazz harmony and be able to improvise with greater fluency and ease. And if you want to take your practice further, check out our collection of Jazz Standards from the real book, all laid out for you with chord-tones, tensions, and lines. Visit our website mDecks.com for more information and to access a PDF with all the steps applied to “Alice in Wonderland”.

BTW, you can get the entire jazz standard repertoire with chord-tones, guide-tones lines and tensions on the mDecks website: The Target Notes Jazz Book

In conclusion, the exercise we shared with you today is a must-try for any jazz musician looking to take their playing to the next level. With consistent practice, you’ll master target notes and unlock the secrets of jazz harmony. Happy practicing!

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Google I/O returns to Mountain View May 10Google just revealed that its annual developer conference, I/O, will be returning to Mountain View California’s Shoreline Amphitheater on May 10. Like last year’s event, the in-person event is set to be fairly intimate, though the company will be streaming the keynotes for free. In pre-pandemic years, I/O was a large event with multiple days of keynotes and workshops.
This scaled down event appears to be largely focused on public-facing talks, which bring key updates to Google’s various operating systems like Android and Wear OS. AI has been a cornerstone of the show as well, in recent year, and given all of the hype we’ve seen for service like ChatGPT and its own bard, I’d say there’s a good chance the company will be leaning even more strongly on the category at this year’s event.
Hardware, on the other hand, has always been a bit of a crapshoot. The budget Pixel 7a appears to be looming over the horizon, and Google didn’t offer much in the way of Nest smartphone hardware in H2 of last year, so that’s also a possibility.
Google notes,

This year’s event will be broadcast in front of a limited live audience and is open to everyone online on May 10, 2023. Tune in to the livestreamed keynotes, then dive into technical content and learning material on demand. Registration begins March 7 and is free of cost.
Along with livestreams, the company will also be making talks available on-demand after the fact. The full schedule of events is still TBD.

Google I/O returns to Mountain View May 10 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Master Bebop Improvisation with ‘Bebop Lines You Should Know’Are you a jazz musician looking to take your improvisation skills to the next level? Look no further than “Bebop Lines You Should Know,” the must-have book for anyone serious about mastering the art of bebop improvisation.

Bebop is more than just a style of music – it’s a language, and this book covers everything you need to know to become fluent. From essential phrases to advanced concepts like Chromatic Approaches and Enclosures, you’ll learn the idiomatic patterns that define the genre.

The book features a carefully curated collection of bebop lines from legendary artists like Bud Powell, Kenny Barron, Wynton Kelly, and Bill Evans. With all workouts provided in every key, you’ll be able to internalize these lines and practice improvisation like a pro.

But that’s not all – “Bebop Lines You Should Know” also includes video lessons covering the basics of bebop improvisation, play-along backing tracks, and demos with the bebop lines performed on piano over the same backing track. You’ll be able to practice and perfect your improvisation skills in a variety of contexts, ensuring that you’re ready to perform in any situation.

Line #21 with variations based on a Bill Evans line over 8 measures.

To take your practice to the next level, the book includes a Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro XML file with progressions from the bebop lines, including classic tunes like My Foolish Heart and Misty. With this file, you can practice at different tempos, mute tracks, and/or change accompaniment styles. And if you don’t already have Mapping Tonal Harmony Pro, you can learn more about it and download it to get started.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, “Bebop Lines You Should Know” is an indispensable tool for mastering bebop improvisation. So don’t wait – order your copy today and start your journey towards becoming a true bebop master!

Available for C, Bb and Eb Instruments. Download it today on mDecks.com

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