We've been putted to the bands and asked to play a Jazz song together, with solo on each instrument .
I didn't been on the day of choosing song , because of the gig from outside band - sorry guys !
Band choose song : ''
1st Practice
To be honest that was wasting a time. We done nothing on this practice, was hard for us to choose the rhythm , every one was trying to play they parts in they style . We didn't had a compromised style and feel. WE didn't had a drummer.
2nd Practice
This time everything gone very smoothly , I was thinking about the rhythm at home and feel of this song , never was trying to copy exactly the original.
I came in with one idea for a groove. Band liked it and add they part. My solo part never was this same i was trying to play it naturally and just do this what i feel on the time.
Performance
I think we played it well , I was a wee bit nervous , because i'm not playing lots of solos on the bass and I probably should. But as a band we done a good job , rhythm was hold even with no drummer .
I was trying to use normal major with pentatonic on different octaves with holding on the root note but more it was playing that what i feel. It's old recording and i feel now i could do this much better than this .
Probably I will not be original saying I'm practising with background music "Cantaloupe Island".
While playing I'm trying use pentatonic and triads to make a Solo on top of it .
Mostly I'm using pentatonic skills - Mixolydian and Dorian . During solo I'm trying play main note every 1st beat bar to hold the tempo and structure.
- Arpeggios - I was working on them last week , I played them last year but with no practice, yeah I forget them.
- Blues and Pentatonic Scales - same as arpeggios , but never had time for practising yet.
- Modes - done just a bit of Mixolydian one.
I need More , more and again more practice.
- Modes
- Scales
- Blues and Pentatonic Scales
- Arpeggios
I set my realistic targets which I want to achieve until end of the year.
My biggest weakness it's that I can write scales on the paper but can't play them technically on the instrument. Maybe some of them, but I need to practice a lot to achieve this what I want.
Strengths:
From last week I can see that I remembering more correct places while quick playing.
Weaknesses:
I was playing solo today in class, and yeah I was struggling and thinking to long what next note to play. And I was to shy ? I need to feel more comfortable to play solo , because I never was doing this.
Targets:
Try play more Solo bits and work more on skills and modes.
Strengths:
Fast fingering, knowing blues skill .
Weaknesses:
Probably everything , modes and skills. While playing fast forgetting correct place of notes. Moves between skills.
My homework?:
Play more on the bass, play more skills, modes. Watch more improvisation videos and try to catch the technique what they are using.
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