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Tuning note :   Bb for C-instruments     C for Bb-instruments     G for Eb-instruments

Lesson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ? ? |



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LIB 1 - Lessons

  1. Lesson   1 - Improvisation on Chord tones


  2. Lesson   2 - Improvisation on the Major scale


  3. Lesson   3 - The Major Pentatonic scale


  4. Lesson   4 - The Minor Pentatonic scale


  5. Lesson   5 - The Mixolydian modes


  6. Lesson   6 - The Circle of Fifths


  7. Lesson   7 - The Dorian mode


  8. Lesson   8 - Minor scales


  9. Lesson   9 - Scale-tone Chord Progression of the Major scale


  10. Lesson 10 - The IIm7 - V7 - Imaj7 Progression


  11. Lesson 11 - The IIø - V7 - Imin Progression


  12. Lesson 12 - Chord Functions and Modes


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LIB 2 - Songs

Songs
Lesson Play-along Demo Swapping Notation Key
Lesson 1 A Happy Day

Scarborough Fair
Melody + Impro

Melody - Impro
2s

4s - 4s
C-     Bb-     Eb-

C-     Bb-     Eb-
C

Em
Lesson 2 Hey There !

Where's Woody ?
Melody + Impro

Melody
2s C-     Bb-     Eb-

C-     Bb-     Eb-
C

F
Lesson 3 Skyeboat Song Melody + Impro 4s C-     Bb-     Eb- G
Lesson 4 Blues on Nimble Toes Melody - Impro 4s - 4s All instruments C
Lesson 5 Paseo Melody - Impro 4s - 4s All instruments C
Lesson 6 Swing Time Melody + Impro 2s C-     Bb-     Eb- F
Lesson 7 Dance with me Annushka Melody - Impro 4s - 4s C-     Bb-     Eb- Dm
Lesson 8 Where there's Rain

Lost in Space
Melody + Impro

Melody
4s C-     Bb-     Eb-

C-     Bb-     Eb-
Cm

Dm
Lesson 9 Street Dance Melody + Impro 2s C-     Bb-     Eb- C
Lesson 10 I Told You So Melody + Impro 4s C-     Bb-     Eb- F
Lesson 11 Lonesome Bossa Melody + Impro 4s C-     Bb-     Eb- Cm
Lesson 12 Sure Thing

Why
Melody + Impro

Melody
4s C-     Bb-     Eb-

C-     Bb-     Eb-
C

Bb



  • C-instruments are : keyboard, accordion, mouth organ, guitar, bass, violin, flute, trombone, voice

  • Bb-instruments are : trumpet, clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax

  • Eb-instruments are : alto sax, baritone sax


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LIB 3 - The Woodshed

Woodshed
Lesson File Name Description
Lesson 1 - 2 - 12 imws01.mid Major scales and Major scale/chord combination,
8 bars in each key
Lesson 3 - 4 imws02.mid Five qualities of Seventh Chords,
4 bars for each chord quality
Lesson 5 - 6 - 12 imws03.mid Dominant scales and Dominant scale/chord combination,
8 bars in each key
Lesson 6 imws04.mid Circle of Fifths for major and dominant chords/scales
1 bar in each key
Lesson 6 imws05.mid Circle of Fifths for minor chords/scales
1 bar in each key
Lesson 7 - 8 - 12 imws06.mid Dorian modes and Minor scale/chord combination,
8 bars in each key (Bossa Nova)
Lesson 9 - 11 - 12 imws07.mid Harmonic minor scale
8 bars in each key (Swing)
Lesson 10 imws08.mid IIm7 - V7 - Imaj7 - Imaj7 practice
2 x 4 bars in each key (Swing)
Dm - Cm - Bbm - Abm - Gbm - Em --->
---> C#m - Bm - Am - Gm - Fm - Ebm
Lesson 11 imws09.mid IIø - V7 - Im - Im practice
2 x 4 bars in each key (Bossa)
Dø - Cø - Bbø - Abø - Gbø - Eø --->
---> Aø - Gø - Fø - Ebø - C#ø - Bø
Lesson 11 imws10.mid IIø - V7b9 - Im7 - Im7 practice
2 x 4 bars in each key (Swing)
Dø - Cø - Bbø - Abø - Gbø - Eø --->
---> Aø - Gø - Fø - Ebø - C#ø - Bø
Lesson 12 Digital Library Pattern 1 & 2
Pattern 3 & 4
Pattern 5 & 6

All tracks start with the key of C (concert pitch), then progress in Circle of Fifths order.

C - F - Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - B - E - A - D - G

Scales & Chords Rulers : Basic - Advanced


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LIB 4 - Blues tracks

File Name Description Bb-instruments Eb-instruments
bblg.mid Basic Blues in G Your key of A Your key of E
bblc.mid Basic Blues in C Your key of D Your key of A
bblf.mid Basic Blues in F Your key of G Your key of D
bblbb.mid Basic Blues in Bb Your key of C Your key of G
bbleb.mid Basic Blues in Eb Your key of F Your key of C
bblab.mid Basic Blues in Ab Your key of Bb Your key of F

emblg.mid Embellished Blues Your key of A Your key of E
emblc.mid Embellished Blues in C Your key of D Your key of A
emblf.mid Embellished Blues in F Your key of G Your key of D
emblbb.mid Embellished Blues in Bb Your key of C Your key of G
embleb.mid Embellished Blues in Eb Your key of F Your key of C
emblab.mid Embellished Blues in Ab Your key of Bb Your key of F



The Embellished Blues format contains the added chords shown in red.

| C7 - I7 | F7 - IV7 | C7 - I7 | C7 - I7 |
| F7 - IV7 | F7 - IV7 | C7 - I7 | C7 - I7 |
| G7 - V7 | F7 - IV7 | C7 - I7 | (G7 - V7) ||

The V7 chord in the last bar is a 'Turnaround'. It is not played at the end of the last chorus.


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LIB 5 - Scales & Chords


Scales & Chords Rulers : Basic - Advanced

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