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05-06-2013, 08:01 AM

graeme replied to a thread Left Hand Bass, Comping, Grooves and Soloing in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Example of chromatic pairs applied to bass line for blues

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05-06-2013, 12:13 AM

graeme replied to a thread How to master the organ...or simply understand what the heck it is I'm doing!!! in Hammond Organs

Come back to our house, and play some Doo-Wop<p>How do you bring the Hammond to playing pop music?</><p> What organs most easily adapt to playing...

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05-05-2013, 11:27 AM

graeme replied to a thread Left Hand Bass, Comping, Grooves and Soloing in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Chromatic Pairs in Bass Lines Ascending R - 5An hour of serious searching on You Tube should be enough to verify that many left hand bass...

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05-05-2013, 01:42 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Doo Wop This "Doo Wop" music, perhaps four voices, lyrics including lots of "non-sense" for the musical value they offered, was genuine pop music...

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05-04-2013, 02:20 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Minor Swing Oh dear, this is not pop music. It's gypsy jazz. Ah well. Go up to the public gallery, second page, of this forum, and download...

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05-03-2013, 01:26 AM

graeme started a thread Theatre Organ Craft in Pop Music in Practice & Performance Theatre Organ

Looking for your help In the Jazz and Pop thread, we have a watering hole where people interested in pop music, playing and composing, might meet. ...

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05-03-2013, 01:17 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Cowboy Crush Actually, I don't think they have a keys player any more, but some way back they did, and she was skilful. And they are a country band,...

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05-03-2013, 01:04 AM

graeme replied to a thread How to master the organ...or simply understand what the heck it is I'm doing!!! in Hammond Organs

Yippee, we've made a start on pop harmony Two thousand years of modes, pentatonics, tonal stuff, pop harmony un-corked. Song writers as well as...

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05-03-2013, 12:33 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Invest some time with these chords If you want to keep an undergrad harmony student amused for five minutes (flummoxed, I should have said), pop...

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05-02-2013, 09:42 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Pentatonic HarmonyAnyone who has tried to build a lyre that plays all the notes of a mode, say, the Aeolian mode (A to A on the white notes of the...

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04-30-2013, 12:40 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Pop Harmony: Why It Has A Mind Of Its Own Harmony is the sounding of two or more notes at the same time. All harmony is not “Western”In Western...

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04-25-2013, 02:20 AM

graeme replied to a thread Left Hand Bass, Comping, Grooves and Soloing in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

What would help most? Silence. I wonder what would be the most useful thing we could do for each other, here, as players? Funk, being more...

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04-25-2013, 01:51 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Steely Dan Some folk claim that Steely Dan is a pop group. Certainly, they have achieved fame with some hit records, and have been very popular, and...

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04-23-2013, 02:48 AM

graeme replied to a thread Off the Deep end in Hammond Organs

Having a mate by your side A lot of valuable advice offered here, and good personal experiences, too. Just think how wonderful it would be to...

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04-23-2013, 02:12 AM

graeme replied to a thread Learning to play my M3 in Hammond Organs

Respect the Art Heck, that sounds heavy. But, seriously, playing any keyboard instrument to the highest level is one of the greatest achievements...

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04-23-2013, 01:46 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

When is a 13th chord not a 13th chord? Wes makes a good point about extensions being present in pop music by sneaking in. One musician, the...

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04-23-2013, 12:44 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Learning Pop from the Piano Popsters Asian pop music -- China, Japan, Korean -- is full of acoustic piano. It is as pungent in their music as the...

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04-23-2013, 12:25 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Top work, Wes. Love the two videos. The song writing tips vid is certainly worth thinking about, and ignore his advice at your peril -- if you are...

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04-22-2013, 01:07 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

I find one "trick" in playing any of the keys with guitar, is to avoid the same register as the guitar, or, to coordinate so well that both are...

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04-21-2013, 02:11 AM

graeme replied to a thread Simple music notation question in Classical

I like the "rule" (only the note with the accidental is altered, not notes in other octaves, or staves), but I do like the comment Linus made here. ...

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04-21-2013, 01:35 AM

graeme replied to a thread How to master the organ...or simply understand what the heck it is I'm doing!!! in Hammond Organs

Playing Pop on Organs This is a rare but beautiful thing. Or, am I wrong. We have the chance to build up some helpful thoughts on playing pop...

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04-21-2013, 12:41 AM

graeme replied to a thread Playing Pop Organ in Practice & Performance Pop & Jazz

Hi tdintbl, if we make a list of ten (or even five) songs you like every bit as much as The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, in the same style,...

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