Author: Wes
Date: 2004-06-07 03:42
Yes, the Band in a Box is the best play along computer program I've seen. The Abersol records are too advanced for the beginner, too fixed in tempos and chords, and have some other problems. Abersol changes the chord structure of standard tunes and sometimes the standard melodies without informing the student, thus, allowing the student to learn a modified standard. Abersol may never have played a root or a fifth. Abersol records often don't resolve tunes at the end of a chorus and they seem not to recognize the basic blues changes. Beginners especially need simple backgrounds.
To build technique, a good practice routine is called "Key of the Day" in which you practice by memory scales, chords, scale tone sevenths, and exercises in only one key per day, getting you really familiar with the keys.
Try playing along with the jazz radio staion by ear only as best you can.
When practicing with Band in a Box, you can first just play whole notes to the chords, then quarter notes, then eighth note simple scales, etc. Keep it simple, especially at first.
Don't play your horn like a doorbell. Try playing very soft and loud and building a chorus to a high point and then backing down from it. Leave some rests, not playing continuously. Good luck!
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