Mokey2 [none/use name]

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  • Mokey2 [none/use name]@hexbear.nettoelectoralism@hexbear.net•Claudia de la Cruz & Karina Garcia -(Vote Socialist this Tuesday) - New General Thread for the 4th-5th of November 2024English
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    3 hours ago
    mokey listens

    We listening to Bill evans again

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yevo49R1o4I

    I noticed that when Bill Evans is doing the block chords he’s not really acrobatic melody wise.

    Bill evans starts his solo with small measure long phrases.

    It’s building really slowly, and he’ll shrink back before he builds too much.

    This time I decided to focus on what the larger form is:

    8 Bar Pseudo Latin Intro

    Head in, melody stated twice.

    7 Choruses of Bill Evans soloing

    1. Philly Joe takes up the first three measures of Bill’s solos but that’s a normal Philly thing. Bill is doing little one measure phrases and not playing lines. Sam Jones is always making the 9th measure clear, outlining the form.

    2. The phrases start getting longer.

    3. Bill Evans plays a little phrase that repeats multiple times throughout the piece.

    4. The solo starts picking up here in intensity. The lead into the next chorus is definitely noticeable

    7. The second half of this chorus he plays soemthing that he’ll repeat going into the trading section with Philly Joe

    8. Trading Eights with Philly Joe

    9. Trading Eights with Philly Joe

    10. Trading Eights with Philly Joe

    11. Trading Fours with Philly Joe

    12. Trading Fours with Philly Joe

    13. Trading Fours with Philly Joe

    Head out, melody played twice.

    Pseudo latin thing out.

  • Mokey2 [none/use name]@hexbear.nettoSelf Improvement@hexbear.net•Weekly Improvement Thread - Nov 3rdEnglish
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    18 hours ago

    I got my old account banned for something stupid, I’m not sorry, the mod got their feelings hurt and powertripped. I dont care if what I said was stupid, it wasnt bad enough for permanent ban.

    Technique:

    [ ] Pinky Middle Finger 75bpm. Rhythm scale.

    I’m trying to diagnose whats up with my left hand, not strong or even enough, so I’m trying to get the stick stroke to stabilize by omitting certain fingers.

    [ ] KRKR 60bpm. Rhythm scale.

    Kick Right hand x infinity. I can do RKRK up to 90 but it seems like one of those things you need to put years of daily effort in to master. Even to be able to do it correctly takes a few years of deliberate study of the limbs.

    Brush Groove:

    [ ] Groove with Backing Track

    The new pattern i’m using sounds good but the comping I realized isnt in the pocket so I need to shed it. When I comp, i prep the motion for too long and it stretches the beat out and makes it feel heavy.

    Groove:

    I’m working with a bass player every weekend to get better at playing time. I took a lesson and the guy talked about feathering which I’m taking very seriously now. It grounds the beat. It shouldn’t be heard, only felt. Luckily for me, I’ve spent nearly three years isolating my foot technique.

    [ ] 15BPM. Click is the one of every 2 bars. Feathering and hihat only.

    [ ] 15BPM w cymbal.

    [ ] 20 BPM. Click is every 1 bar. Feathering+HiHat.

    [ ] 20BPM w cymbal.

    [ ] Play time with backing track, feather. @ 195

    [ ] Backing track 215

    [ ] Backing track 75

    My two feel sucks.

    [ ] 120 BPM, click on upbeats. 2 feel.

    [ ] 30 BPM. Click on 1 and then 4.

    Transcription:

    I feel like I got PJJ ride cymbal sound down. I’m also learning a couple of choruses of PJJs comping language.

    [ ] Philly Joe Ride Cymbal - Pot Luck 0:14-49

    [ ] Comping Pot Luck 0:14-49

    Active Listening:

    [ ] Suggested Albums

    Were listening to Everybodty Digs Bill Evans

    Tune Learning:

    [ ] Skylark