Challenge #10: Minor Seconds & Major Seconds Submission Deadline: July 25, 2013 Check out these two lessons if you are unfamiliar with the intervals of a major second and a minor second and/or …
Midnight Sun Phrase
Challenge #9: Midnight Sun Phrase Submission Deadline: July 14, 2013 Midnight Sun composed by Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke in 1947 is a pretty amazing ballad, I especially like the recording by …
Phrasing & Connection, Italian Aria
Challenge #8: Phrasing & Connection Submission Deadline: July 5, 2013 Play this phrase of an Italian aria. It's at medium-slow tempo. Think about connecting the notes and playing it as a …
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Melody With Space, By Ear
Challenge #6: Melody with Space by Ear Submission Deadline: May 31, 2013 Learn this part of a melody by ear. 0:38 to 1:00 (when you play it, it should also be around 20 seconds long) There are …
Working on Downbeats
Challenge #5: Rhythms with downbeats Submission Deadline: May 17, 2013 (passed) Play these rhythms perfectly in time, at a tempo no faster than you can play accurately. The idea is not to make it …
One Note Solo
Challenge #3: One Note Solo Submission Deadline: April 25, 2013 (passed) Try recording a four measure solo using one note (you choose the note), you can play along with something or just play …