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Marc's Jazz Guitar Academy

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Lesson 3 Autumn Leaves
Here is my first go at Autumn leaves chord melody. There's a few chord and note muffles and hesitations. I would like to work on being more legato/fluid and to personalize it and give it some variety. Any feedback or instruction is always welcome. Thanks! https://youtu.be/WV01AkTyoPA
3 likes • 8d
Awesome job. I really liked it. Listen to it for a few times to try and grasp how you made it flow so nicely. I’ve been stumbling through it for several months, but you sounded great
2 likes • 8d
@Andy Openshaw thank you Andy I particularly get stuck on the triplet And I noticed you handled them with ease Every single one Particularly when you go through the changes B minor seven flat fives From the D to the A to the G of the C sounds so smooth Where as mine quite Herkey jerky? I also learned from you I have to make that last strike in the Charleston rhythm More stacato Anyway, sounds great music
Autumn Leaves
my best shot after 2 months on Autumn Leaves... I think I am slowly approaching making music ( vol a little low)
Autumn Leaves
4 likes • 23d
@Nancy R thank you nancy that was very kind and inspirational Regarding the sculpture analogy I could not help but think of a supposed quote attributed toMichelangelo:(which by no means do I mean to imply it fits me)” when I look at a block of marble, I see the finished product my job is just to remove and uncover what is beneath”
2 likes • 21d
@Mentor Kyle Bradley thanks for the advice and the support
Etudes 1.7 & 1.8
https://youtu.be/yAF7XB5qjBo Hello all, Here is Nancy posting her progress on these etudes which are the last in Lesson 1 and combine rhythms from the previous etudes. I'm feeling very comfortable with these and am moving on to Lesson 2, at long last. I'm very excited to move on! To my surprise, I am actually liking comping. Steel strings are getting easier now for me (a mostly nylon player). I know that Cm7(flat 5) with root on 6 doesn't sound so good. Still figuring that out. It might have to do with my fingernails being slightly too long and/or this little mini jazzmaster has a skinny neck. Or, I might just need more practice. thanks for watching if you do.....
3 likes • 23d
It sounds good. I was there just a short time ago and you’ll see how satisfying and I’ll quickly you progress.(not implying that I actually progressed that quickly.) But follow the guitar accelerator game plan and you’ll see results Keep at it Keep rocking
There will never be another you - head and improv
https://youtu.be/Abdr1o9YEYw A very tired run through of another U head and improv. I was so tired I even lost my place once or twice, but while there were errors and lapses some of it sounded pretty good to me so I'm posting it. Forget about perfection, right! I'll appreciate feedback but I won't be able to reply to any of your comments since the school platform broke Accessibility for screen readers. If anyone wants or needs to communicate with me the alternatives are my email and/or text. My email is [email protected] and my text number is 413-535-8060. So this is probably my one year anniversary video as I signed up September 1 of last year. Before that I was just a Bluegrass banjo picker who was curious about jazz. Now, I feel like I'm getting some foundations in the three main pillars of harmony rhythm and improv. A little shakey and still a long way to go, but I feel like I've got a basis to work from now. Probably won't be posting again for a short while as I'm having surgery on the left wrist in about eight days and that'll keep me hands off the guitar for a week to 10 days anyway. Hopefully when it heals it'll be smooth sailing and I can get down the business again.
6 likes • Aug 9
Sweeet!
5 likes • Aug 10
Good luck with your surgery ( 10 days is a pretty quick rehab recovery)
Autumn Leaves Jam
My take on Lesson 5. Tried to restrict myself strictly to approachs to the third during impro. The thing is far from finished but tomorrow is my coaching call with gabriel... https://youtu.be/GjJuXXrGVNk
4 likes • Aug 3
wow
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Joseph Pugleasa
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Getting long in the tooth. But really want to learn to play jazz.

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