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		<title>Learn to Play the Dorian minor blues form</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/07/09/learn-to-play-the-dorian-minor-blues-form/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[        The Dorian minor blues offers up a palette which some consider to be richer and more emotionally expressive than the major blues.  Below is a simple step-by-step method for mastering this fun to play genre.
        What makes the minor blues so full of melodic &#38; harmonic possibilities?  Well, to start with, the minor scale [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=777&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ANTHROPOLOGY (Charlie Parker)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are so many great phrases in this classic solo.   This one deserves attention because of its rhythmic &#38; melodic vitality and its effortless harmonic insinuation.   Click below to see the phrase in all 12 keys.  However, it is better to practice your ear training by figuring out the lick through  melodic extrapolation.   Click here to purchase the Charlie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=752&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Half Diminished (Minor Seven, Flat Five)</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/30/half-diminished-minor-seven-flat-five/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This arpeggio is very useful over a V7 (or a V9) chord.   Notice that the iteration beginning on A# is actually in the key of C major.  The A# is LI (sharp 6) in the major scale.    For &#8220;New Ears Resolution&#8221; students, also note that the key change is indicated by the presence of a &#8220;pivot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=731&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MIXOLYDIAN TRIPLET BLUES LICK</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/25/mixolydian-triplet-blues-lick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can play along with the background track to this lick.  It&#8217;s an enjoyable &#38; useful figure.  Note that the background track starts with a count &#38; a 4-bar introduction before you begin playing.   Please email me, if you want a complimentary MIDI file or the Band in a Box file (to change tempo, style, or key).  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=689&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>COLTRANE&#8217;S FAVORITE LICK</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/25/coltranes-favorite-lick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This lick is in the John Coltrane solo to &#8220;I Love You.&#8221;  Coltrane used this lick throughout his career.   Many of his disciples also picked up on the lick.   i work on it in 8 keys (the range shown for the first lick is 8va).     For variety, try playing it in retrograde (backwards) as shown in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=673&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MIXOLYDIAN BLUES LICK</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/25/mixolydian-blues-lick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those studying &#8220;New Ears Resolution,&#8221; this blues lick is in the mixolydian mode.   (See the chart showing the modes at the end of your book.)  Try thinking of this melody first in mixolydian and then in ionian.  Both sets of syllables are shown.  Which ever set of syllables feels more comfortable to your ear, that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=660&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A brief definition of jazz improvisation</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/22/a-brief-definition-of-jazz-improvisation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Improvisation (or &#8220;improv&#8221;) is the art of creating a unique, new musical statement on the spur of the moment.  This does not mean that your utterance is entirely without precedent.  Jazz improvisation is a product of the individual&#8217;s history, temperament, technical facility, and mood, as well as the thrust of the composition which houses the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=643&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KEYS TO IMPROV &#8211; V to I LICK</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/21/keys-to-improv-v-to-i-lick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a lick you can practice which fits nicely over the V7 &#8211; I (&#8221;five to one&#8221; or &#8220;SO7 to DO&#8221;) chord progression in major.    I like to swing it, but you can also play it straight.  You can experiment with different combinations of articulation, phrasing, and accent.   I always start these exercises slowly and gradually [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=624&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KEYS TO IMPROV, EXERCISE IN FOURTHS</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/06/20/keys-to-improv-exercise-in-fourths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Practicing these exercises in all 12 keys will help strengthen your ear and build your &#8220;ear / finger co-ordination.&#8221;   Try to play them withOUT looking at the chart whenever possible.  Start with the metronome at a slow tempo and execute the notes as cleanly as possible with smooth finger motion.   Gradually increase the tempo, as you become [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=594&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two New CDs</title>
		<link>http://craigbuhler.com/2009/01/30/brand-new-cd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Buhler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig&#8217;s new worship cd  
&#8220;Renewed Hope&#8221; offers a wonderful
selection of new worship music
composed by Craig, backed by HONK,
and featuring vocals by Rick Tatum. 

(Click here for more info.)
To listen, download, or purchase, click here.
 
 

Can pop hits grow up to be
jazz standards?  
Skykomish offers 10 of them, recast
in fresh new settings, along with a
pair of original blues charts. 
 
(Click here for more info.) 
To listen, download, or purchase, click here.
 
Songs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigbuhler.com&blog=1114715&post=238&subd=cbjazz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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