Jazz Practice Exercises

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musicteachermcgorry said:
Everything here looks great! Does anyone know why when I click on the links though it goes to a blank page?
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Most likely, your aren't trying to open the link on a device that has the irb app installed.
On a PC you can open the irb web editor (from the irb website) Then copy the contents of the link (not highlight, copy/paste) but right-click, "copy link location" or somesuch. Then paste it into the import field of the editor.
:))BOB
 
More ii V I practice...

This is my first attempt at posting, hope it works...

ii V I practice...

My Exercises (8 Songs)

- ii V by Fourths
- ii V by Fourths Doubled
- ii V I by Fourths Doubled
- ii V I by Fourths
- ii V I by Whole Tones
- ii V I by Whole Tones, Doubled
- ii V by Whole Tones, Doubled
- ii V by Whole Tones
 
Diatonicseventhchords said:
Simple version of the classic 1-6-2-5 chord changes.
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This is an identical version of "Rhythm Changes" as in the original iRb app, just with the B section spaced lower - why upload it? It just creates confusion since it's redundant.
Furthermore, it's credited to "various" when it would be better to label practice charts to Composer Last Name "exercise" as the iRb app does for the 50 included songs.
 
Impromptu said:
Anyone wanting to practise Coltrane subs on II-V-Is should load up Countdown.

J
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For the record:
it's also already in the 50 "Exercise" charts included with iRb. Some of those charts are must-know songs, and "Countdown" is one of the "Trane Changes" (I renamed them so I don't remember which).
 
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Gniolf said:
Gamme Majeure 2 Oct.
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Hi. I rewrote your exercise because many of your chords were wrong (9 is dominant, not major seventh; the chord on F was a dominant #11 also).
I put b6 on the Am because that way the aeolian character is emphasized, and on Em I removed the 9 because that would put a #F, not in the scale.
I also changed Composer to "Exercise" so the chart will show up with the other practice charts.
A good idea, though, thanks. :-)

Scale Harmonization (up-down)
 
@Gniolf:
I suggest you also correct the other 11 songs of your playlist and edit the original post so they don't show up twice.
My stronger suggestion in fact is to DELETE the 12-song playlist post since transposition in iRb is very easy, and it's unnecessary to have the same chart/song in every key (look for the transposition button at upper right in chart view).
Cheers,
David :)
 
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Adrianstevenson said:
Melodic Minor Modes Practice in Sequence
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Very nice work! I have a perplexity:
- I would add the chord quality 7b5 on 7th degree mode to change sound (like alternating measures, or something, like a real pianist would)
- why "sus" on 2nd degree mode?

Plus, to be picky: style should be "even 8ths" - NO APOSTROPHE!!
;) :rolleyes:
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P.S.: I got the "sus" - since in iRb there's no "m7b9" chord (gravely missing, Massimo!), that substitutes well... Am I right? :confused:
 
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@Fatsax54:
The posting was great, thank you.
A few musical pointers:

- those changes, regardless what you read in books (JA ones especially), move through DESCENDING FIFTHS, not fourths.
Some people argue it's the same. In practice, yes, one could play G-C ascending or descending; the HARMONIC PROGRESSION, nevertheless, is a descending fifth. This is for the simple reason that the V [5th degree] moves towards the I [1st degree]. Think of this: when we count from 5 to 1, we usually call it "count DOWN", don't we?... When you PLAY it, it doesn't matter which way it moves, but that movement does not change the meaning of the progression.
Another thing: this is why Western music is said to be based on a "system of fifths".

- "Abm7-C#" should read "G#m7-C#" because you're in the key of F#

- analogously, "Ebm7-Ab7-C#" should either read "Ebm7-Ab7-Db" OR "D#m7-G#7-C#". Of course, I don't care how you think about it when you play those changes or how you write them for yourself, but I believe in well-written charts when made public, especially with a beautiful and efficient app like iRb!!!

Don't take any of this too heavily, just trying to illustrate small musical mistakes... :rolleyes: ;)
Cheers.

P.S.: this is an ASCENDING FIFTH progression (not a descending fourth)...:

Major (fifths up) (4 meas)
 
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15 Jazz exercises to improve chord progression playing

Jazz Exercises (15 Songs)

- Running minors
- Giant Steps, Excerpt #1
- Giant Steps, Excerpt #2
- 2 sets per line: ii-V7-I
- Lazy Bird Pattern
- II-V-I Major to minor, in 3-four time
- II-V-I Major to minor 4 four
- Vi-ii-V7-I (circle in 6ths)
- Chords scale-up set 1 of 3
- Chords scale-up set 2 of 3
- Chords scale-up set 3 of 3
- Dominant 7 #Improv#1
- 1-IV- V7 progression mm110
- Scale steps exercise
- 4 bar progression
 
sax chord changes (33 Songs)

- Down in minor 3rds dominant (c)
- Down in minor 3rds major (c)
- Down in minor 3rds minor (c)
- Up in minor 3rds dominant (Bb)
- Up in minor 3rds dominant (f)
- Up in minor 3rds major (Bb)
- Up in minor 3rds major (c)
- Up in minor 3rds major (f)
- Up in minor 3rds minor (Bb)
- Up in minor 3rds minor (f)
- circle of fourths dominant
- circle of fourths major
- circle of fourths minor
- down in half steps dominant
- down in half steps major
- down in half steps minor
- up in half steps dominant
- up in half steps major
- up in half steps minor
- up in minor 3rds dominant (c)
- up in minor 3rds minor (c)
- up in whole steps dominant (c#)
- up in whole steps dominant (c)
- up in whole steps major (c#)
- up in whole steps major (c)
- up in whole steps minor (c#)
- up in whole steps minor (c)
- Down in minor 3rds major (f)
- Down in minor 3rds minor (f)
- Down in minor 3rds dominant (f)
- Down in minor 3rds major (Bb)
- Down in minor 3rds minor (Bb)
- Down in minor 3rds dominant (Bb)
 
I corrected and completed the "Lazy Bird" changes exercise, plus the other one also was missing the last measure bar.

Giant Steps, Excerpt #2

Lazy Bird Pattern (fifths) (4 meas)

I suggest, if I may, to lable Composer (last name) as Exercise, in line with the original iRb ones, or at least with same name - keeps things tidier.

Edit: I noticed the info in the composer fields are performance notes. Perhaps you could change them just for uploading to the forums. My 2 cents.

Edit 2012: improved title.
 
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dflat said:
This sticky thread for Practice charts

Upload your practice charts, turnarounds, 12 keys etc.
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This is a set of practice charts for those whose whose the "New Harmony With Lego Bricks" (Conrad Cork) approach to learning tunes and the follow up book "Insights In Jazz" (John A Elliott). There are 155 tracks organised into a single playlist. Each track has a Composer Last Name of "Lego" and a First Name with defines which of the following sub-groups they appear in:

Cadences

Cycles

Dropbacks

IV'n'Backs

Metabricks

Miscellaneous

Turnarounds

Please advise if you find any errors! Lego (155 Songs)

- (7-chord) Dropback x 1 - Bootstraps
- (7-chord) Dropback x 8 - Bootstraps
- Autumn Leaves Opening x 1 - Woodys
- Autumn Leaves Opening x 8 - Woodys
- Autumnal Cadence Type 1 x 1 - Baubles
- Autumnal Cadence Type 1 x 8 - Baubles
- Autumnal Cadence Type 2 x 1 - Baubles
- Autumnal Cadence Type 2 x 8 - Baubles
- Autumnal Cadence Type 3 x 1 - Baubles
- Autumnal Cadence Type 3 x 8 - Baubles
- Body Soul Cadence Type 1 x 1 - Downwinders
- Body Soul Cadence Type 1 x 8 - Downwinders
- Body Soul Cadence Type 2 x 1 - Downwinders
- Body Soul Cadence Type 2 x 8 - Downwinders
- Body Soul Cadence Type 3 x 1 - Downwinders
- Body Soul Cadence Type 3 x 8 - Downwinders
- Bootstrap Launchers
- CESH Type 1 x 1 - Down Half Step
- CESH Type 1 x 8 - Down Half Step
- CESH Type 2 x 1 - Down Half Step
- CESH Type 2 x 8 - Down Half Step
- Chromatic Dropback x 1 - Highjumps
- Chromatic Dropback x 8 - Highjumps
- Diatonic Major x 1 - Down Half Step
- Diatonic Major x 8 - Down Half Step
- Diatonic Minor x 1 - Down Half Step
- Diatonic Minor x 8 - Down Half Step
- Dizzy Cadence x 1 - Backsliders
- Dizzy Cadence x 8 - Backsliders
- Dizzy Substitution Cadence x 1 - Cherokees
- Dizzy Substitution Cadence x 8 - Cherokees
- Dogleg Cadence x 1 - Stellas
- Dogleg Cadence x 8 - Stellas
- Doglegs
- Donna Lee Opening x 1 - Up Half Tone
- Donna Lee Opening x 8 - Up Half Tone
- Extended Cadence x 1 - Half Nelsons
- Extended Cadence x 8 - Half Nelsons
- Foggy Turnaround x 1 - Down Half Step
- Foggy Turnaround x 8 - Down Half Step
- Four Star Ending x 1 - Baubles
- Four Star Ending x 8 - Baubles
- GDS Cadence x 1 - Bootstraps
- GDS Cadence x 8 - Bootstraps
- Happenstance x 1 - Bootstraps
- Happenstance x 8 - Bootstraps
- Honeysuckle Bridge x 2 - Up Half Step
- Honeysuckle Bridge x 8 - Up Half Step
- II 'n' Back x 1 - Downwinders
- II 'n' Back x 8 - Downwinders
- II 'n' Bird SPOT x 2 - Up Half Step
- II 'n' Bird SPOT x 8 - Up Half Step
- ITCHY Opening x 1 - Yardbirds
- ITCHY Opening x 8 - Yardbirds
- IV 'n' Back x 1 - Up Major 3rd
- IV 'n' Back x 8 - Up Major 3rd
- Ladybird Turnaround x 1 - Up Half Step
- Ladybird Turnaround x 8 - Up Half Step
- Light Day Launchers - Highjumps
- Long Cadence x 1 - Cherokees
- Long Cadence x 8 - Cherokees
- Moment's Cadence x 1 - Homers
- Moment's Cadence x 8 - Homers
- Multi-subbed SPOT x 1 - Half Nelsons
- Multi-subbed SPOT x 8 - Half Nelsons
- Night and Day Cadence x 1 - Backsliders
- Night and Day Cadence x 8 - Backsliders
- Nobody's Cadence x 1 - Half Nelsons
- Nobody's Cadence x 8 - Half Nelsons
- Nowhere Cadence x 1 - Backsliders
- Nowhere Cadence x 8 - Backsliders
- Nowhere Turnaround x 1 - Down Half Step
- Nowhere Turnaround x 8 - Down Half Step
- On-Off(Elsewhere)-On plus Dropback x 1 - At 5
- On-Off(Elsewhere)-On plus Dropback x 8 - At 5
- On-Off(Nowhere)-On plus Dropback x 1 - At 5
- On-Off(Nowhere)-On plus Dropback x 8 - At 5
- On-Off(Somewhere)-On plus Dropback x 1 - At 5
- On-Off(Somewhere)-On plus Dropback x 8 - At 5
- On-Off(Where)-On plus Dropback x 1 - At 5
- On-Off(Where)-On plus Dropback x 8 - At 5
- Other Cadence x 1 - New Horizons
- Other Cadence x 8 - New Horizons 1
- Other Substitution Cadence x 1 - Cherokees
- Other Substitution Cadence x 8 - Cherokees
- Overrun x 1 - Bootstraps
- Overrun x 8 - Bootstraps
- POT (minor) x 1 - Down Half Step
- POT (minor) x 8 - Down Half Step
- POT x 1 - Down Half Step
- POT x 8 - Down Half Step
- Pennies Ending x 1 - Baubles
- Pennies Ending x 8 - Baubles
- Pennies Turnaround X 1 - New Horizons
- Pennies Turnaround x 8 - New Horizons
- Pullback x 1 - Bootstraps
- Pullback x 8 - Bootstraps
- Rainbow Cadence x 1 - Half Nelsons
- Rainbow Cadence x 8 - Half Nelsons
- Raindrop x 1 - Bootstraps
- Raindrop x 8 - Bootstraps
- Rainy Cadence x 1 - Cherokees
- Rainy Cadence x 8 - Cherokees
- Rhythm Bridge Type 1 x 2 - Up Half Step
- Rhythm Bridge Type 1 x 8 - Up Half Step
- Rhythm Bridge Type 2 x 2 - Up Half Step
- Rhythm Bridge Type 2 x 8 - Up Half Step
- Rhythm Turnaround x 1 - Down Half Step
- Rhythm Turnaround x 8 - Down Half Step
- SPOT x 1 - Cherokees
- SPOT x 8 - Cherokees
- Sad Cadence x 1 - Bootstraps
- Sad Cadence x 8 - Bootstraps
- Satin Cadence x 1 - Stellas
- Satin Cadence x 8 - Stellas
- Sharp Fourpenny Ending x 1 - Bootstraps
- Sharp Fourpenny Ending x 8 - Bootstraps
- Sideslips
- Sixpenny Ending x 1 - Bootstraps
- Sixpenny Ending x 8 - Bootstraps
- Slipups
- Spring Cadence X 1 - Woodys
- Spring Cadence X 8 - Woodys
- Stablemates Cadence x 1 - Homers
- Stablemates Cadence x 8 - Homers
- Starlight Cadence x 1 - Downwinders
- Starlight Cadence x 8 - Downwinders
- Starlight N and D Variant x 1 - Downwinders
- Starlight N and D Variant x 8 - Downwinders
- Straight Cadence x 1 - Bootstraps
- Straight Cadence x 8 - Bootstraps
- Surge x 2 - Half Nelsons
- Surge x 8 - Half Nelsons
- TINGLe Dropback x 1 - Highjumps
- TINGLe Dropback x 8 - Highjumps
- TTFA Dropback x 1 - Highjumps
- TTFA Dropback x 8 - Highjumps
- To IV 'n' Back x 1 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' Back x 8 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' Bird SPOT x 2 - Up Half Step
- To IV 'n' Bird SPOT x 8 - Up Half Step
- To IV 'n' HACK x 1 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' HACK x 8 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' MACK x 1 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' MACK x 8 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' YAK x 1 - Down Half Step
- To IV 'n' YAK x 8 - Down Half Step
- Twopenny Ending x 1 - Cherokees
- Twopenny Ending x 8 - Cherokees
- Whoopee Turnaround x 1 - Down Half Step
- Whoopee Turnaround x 8 - Down Half Step
- Yardbird Cadence X 1 - Woodys
- Yardbird Cadence X 8 - Woodys
- Yardbird Substitution Cadence x 1 - Downwinders
- Yardbird Substitution Cadence x 8 - Downwinders
 
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