Ted Reed - Syncopation For The Modern Drummer
Ted Reed - Syncopation For The Modern Drummer
Ted Reed - Syncopation For The Modern Drummer
Level 1
3-Credit Tuition
$1,497
Non-Credit Tuition
$1,250
Learn the solo riffs and licks of the masters: Jimmy Page, BB King,
Charlie Parker and others, and how to develop your own! "What
notes do I play?" is the first question that comes to mind when a
musician is asked to improvise. The answer is easy: notes that are
within the key! Basic Improvisation is designed to get you to
develop your solos, and organize your thoughts and playing with
the sounds around you through a step-by-step approach that
applies to all styles and any instrument. You'll begin by looking at
the 12-bar blues form and the pentatonic scale, and gain a greater
feel for phrasing your riffs and playing 'in the pocket' by studying
rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic repetition. You'll transcribe,
record, and submit for instructor review excerpts of solos from
legendary players from many different genres (B.B. King, Stevie
Wonder, James Brown, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Jimmy Page,
Louis Armstrong and others). You will develop an understanding of
the five elements of music: melody, rhythm, harmony, form, and
color. You will be able to incorporate these elements into your own
playing and also relate them to other improvisers regardless of
your primary instrument.
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Syllabus
Lesson 1What Notes Do I Play?
Melodic Phrasing
Adding Anticipations
Riff Blues
Lyric Blues
Rhythmic Motifs
Four-Note Motifs
Harmonic Riffs
Solo Length
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Rhythmic Density
Expression
Level 1
3-Credit Tuition
$1,497
Non-Credit Tuition
$1,250
Understand how to read treble clef, bass clef and play simple
melodies on the grand staff
Understand a lead sheet and play chords and bass with left
hand
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Lesson 1Treble Clef
Diatonic Triads
"Slash Chords"
Left-Hand Shells
Using Left-Hand Shells to Support Right
Hand Activity
Lesson 11Using the 3rd and 7th of the IIm7, V7, Imaj7