Shout Part 3: More Setting Up The Hits

If you read through the exercise in my last post on setting up hits, you may have noticed a reference to another exercise that dealt with this issue in greater depth.  So today I wanted to post that exercise, and here it is!

Papa Jo #9

And here is the recording used in the exercise:

I am hoping that eventually I will be able to get all these exercises published in my book "Melodic Syncopation".  In the meantime, I hope these exercises help you as much as they have helped me!  

Shout Part 2: Video of Papa Jo #7

As promised in my last post about shout sections, here is a video of me playing Papa Jo #7 and setting up the hits.  Notice how I try to observe all the dynamics and subtly change how I set up the hits the second time through the shout section.  Try singing along with the video to get a feel for how this works.  For the full written out exercise, be sure to click through to the last post on shout sections.  

Shout Part 2: Setting Up the Hits

As promised in my last post on playing shout sections, here is one of the exercises from my forthcoming book "Melodic Syncopation" that has helped me develop my ability to set up hits.  Try this out for yourself and let me know what you think!







Papa Jo #7

Here is a great recording of Basie playing "Splanky" for reference (shout section starts around 3:00):

I will try to get some video of me playing the exercise sometime in the near future.