Trying scat singing to tunes. The real process is getting what is in
your head onto the keyboard or instrument. Bebop is really more of a
"feel" than anything else. There is a trick to leaving the end of a
phrase on the offbeat which helps inspire the improviser for the next
phrase.
If you played the drums, you should be able to play bebop music well. From
what I understand, one is supposed to play the chord tones on the downbeat, and
the non-chord or passing tones on the upbeat. Rick Beato at You Tube has an
excellent tutorial for playing bebop. style during solos.
Haven't played "Connecticut Half Time" since my high school days.
What's wrong with their performance? They did okay. They're playing it
at a more traditional slower tempo while if you watch the West Point
Hellcats version they play it faster. The back end of that piece though
gets really
I wonder, how much does ones native language affect ones drumming?
Two supposedly Finnish (might well be Swedish speaking, tho) guys trying to
play Connecticut Half Time.
It sucks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvMvBd7cvwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvMvBd7cvwM
