Warmup
Scale Exercise (with metronome), swing 8th notes
Hit The Road Jack – work on transitions between each section, keeping the rhythm consistent.
John: Week of 4/27 – 5/4
Category: John
John: Week of 4/20 – 4/26
Warmup Exercises
F Blues Scale
Snakebone
John: Week of 4/13 – 4/19
1) Warmup Exercise
2) Blues Scale
The blues scale is found using the same pattern every time: 3 half steps 2 half steps 1 half step 1 half step 3 half steps 2 half steps For example: C (3hs) Eb (2hs) F (1hs) Gb (1hs) G (3hs) Bb (2hs) C
3) Snakebone (Uses the F Blues Scale – Just play the melody in the treble clef, we haven’t talked about the left hand chords just yet)