Have you ever wondered what musicians are doing with their left hands while they are soloing with their right hand? In this video, we break down the rhythmic aspect of comping. Now, this is the first part of a 2-part series so stay tuned.
Corey, I have only just recently stumbled upon your vids, and let me tell you, you are totally blowing me away! I mean, who ARE you? Wow, wow, wow... You're world-class, man! Blessing to you... (BTW, I'm a pianist... singer/songwriter... I have a degree in arranging from Berklee '86, but I don't work as an arranger... just playing gigs.)
Hi Donya! Welcome to the community and thank you so much for the kind words! We are honestly just a group of musicians that absolutely love teaching and helping musicians improve. Wow on the degree from Berklee. I actually didn't know about Berklee until I was already well into my collegiate career, but if I had to do it over again, I would have loved that experience! Do you have any music out? I would love to hear...
This is fantastic as always, thank you for your insight. I do have a question though, I seem to have a ton of problems comping in my left hand. Are there exercises that I can do to start effectively building hand independence to be able to comp in my left hand and improvise melody in my right hand? Are there resources you would recommend to start practicing that?
For sure Corey! I would definitely follow the exercises demonstrated in the video: 1) Start with the chord on beat 1. Do this until you can master improvising with your right hand while your left hand is on beat 1. 2) Then move to a rhythmically passive pattern while you are improvising. 3) Then try a rhythmically active left-hand. 4) Make sure you practice slowly. 5) And don't move to the next step until you master the previous step, no matter how tempting that may be. You will find as you master one thing it becomes easier and easier to improvise. ***Bonus*** The truth is, you aren't necessarily training your hand, but rather training your mind to think multiple things at the same time. So this will take consistent practice. If you would like to work further on this, I would love to work with you one-on-one! Be Blessed and Happy Practicing!
@@SkilledMusician I apologize for the delay, but I would be interested in some deeper instruction. What is the best way to reach you? I don't really have social media however.
I don't understand some unconventional rhythms, such as the very fast movement in your last demonstration in this vedio. Can you explain it in a video. thanks
Hey Boozetowne! I just went through the video and I didn't see where I played an Eb major chord. Can you give me a timestamp? In order to fully understand everything though, you have to understand the underlying form of the blues. Do you know the underlying chords? The other thing I would say is that I used a lot of rootless voicings here, so looking at the lowest note won't tell you the chord I'm playing because the root is missing. For example, the first chord I played in the left hand was often these notes: Eb-G-A-D. And first thought would be this is some kind of Eb chord. But it's not. It's F9(13), just without the root. Be Blessed and Happy Practicing!
@@SkilledMusician I referenced the Eb, because it's the seventh, and the A is the third. But it seems to be some kind of ninth chord. Anyway, when played alone without the root it doesn't sound right to Me; although when You play the melody it works.
Have you ever wondered what musicians are doing with their left hands while they are soloing with their right hand? In this video, we break down the rhythmic aspect of comping. Now, this is the first part of a 2-part series so stay tuned.
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Corey, I have only just recently stumbled upon your vids, and let me tell you, you are totally blowing me away! I mean, who ARE you? Wow, wow, wow... You're world-class, man! Blessing to you...
(BTW, I'm a pianist... singer/songwriter... I have a degree in arranging from Berklee '86, but I don't work as an arranger... just playing gigs.)
Hi Donya! Welcome to the community and thank you so much for the kind words! We are honestly just a group of musicians that absolutely love teaching and helping musicians improve. Wow on the degree from Berklee. I actually didn't know about Berklee until I was already well into my collegiate career, but if I had to do it over again, I would have loved that experience! Do you have any music out? I would love to hear...
Just started watching but I know this is gonna be lit.
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Thanks Corey - passive v active - great lesson! Greetings from the U.K.
Thanks for watching!
Great video...and you really groove! Was looking for part 2..but didn t find
We actually decided to wait on putting out part 2…. That might be one that we put out really soon!
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This is fantastic as always, thank you for your insight. I do have a question though, I seem to have a ton of problems comping in my left hand. Are there exercises that I can do to start effectively building hand independence to be able to comp in my left hand and improvise melody in my right hand? Are there resources you would recommend to start practicing that?
For sure Corey! I would definitely follow the exercises demonstrated in the video: 1) Start with the chord on beat 1. Do this until you can master improvising with your right hand while your left hand is on beat 1. 2) Then move to a rhythmically passive pattern while you are improvising. 3) Then try a rhythmically active left-hand. 4) Make sure you practice slowly. 5) And don't move to the next step until you master the previous step, no matter how tempting that may be. You will find as you master one thing it becomes easier and easier to improvise. ***Bonus*** The truth is, you aren't necessarily training your hand, but rather training your mind to think multiple things at the same time. So this will take consistent practice. If you would like to work further on this, I would love to work with you one-on-one! Be Blessed and Happy Practicing!
@@SkilledMusician I apologize for the delay, but I would be interested in some deeper instruction. What is the best way to reach you? I don't really have social media however.
I don't understand some unconventional rhythms, such as the very fast movement in your last demonstration in this vedio. Can you explain it in a video. thanks
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F Blues Cory . . . Those chords are not making complete sense to Me. Yeah the Eb I see; but the rest?
Hey Boozetowne! I just went through the video and I didn't see where I played an Eb major chord. Can you give me a timestamp? In order to fully understand everything though, you have to understand the underlying form of the blues. Do you know the underlying chords? The other thing I would say is that I used a lot of rootless voicings here, so looking at the lowest note won't tell you the chord I'm playing because the root is missing. For example, the first chord I played in the left hand was often these notes: Eb-G-A-D. And first thought would be this is some kind of Eb chord. But it's not. It's F9(13), just without the root. Be Blessed and Happy Practicing!
@@SkilledMusician I referenced the Eb, because it's the seventh, and the A is the third. But it seems to be some kind of ninth chord. Anyway, when played alone without the root it doesn't sound right to Me; although when You play the melody it works.
Yes rootless voicing are a completely different kind of voicing that take a little time to get used to hearing...
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Charleston!!! I’m from that great place !!!
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