Let me repeat again!
Always work on one aspect
at a time. When you focus on dynamics this week do not worry
about what is happening with your accents from last week. This
will only confuse you.Practise systematically a range of
different improvisation skills, one at a time for a week or so,
then go onto the next skill. Eventually all aspects will come
together quite naturally.
Midi files have rather
limited capability in respect of dynamic variation. The
midi files for this Course are therefore all at a steady dynamic
level. You should however work regularly on this aspect.
If
you play in a regular Jazz
band you should also incorporate dynamics in the whole
group performance, and not just for the first melody chorus
("head").
In a good Jazz ensemble the whole group follows
the dynamics of the improvising soloist. This enhances the
dynamic effect enormously, and lifts the quality of the group to
a much higher professional level.