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John Coltrane Bundle

This Bundle contains the 6 meticulously prepared resources that dive deeply inside the music and spirit of the great master John Coltrane.

1) THE JOHN COLTRANE PENTATONIC

 In this resource we take 5 notes John Coltrane played on his stunningly lyrical solo on  'Wise One ' from his Classic 'Crescent' album and use them to construct  an abundance of fresh, inspiring challenging practice material.

This 'new' 5 note Pentatonic is unique as it features the optimistic Natural 6th and the emotional 9th of the minor (unlike the traditional minor Pentatonic), making it perhaps more exotic and unusual.

The unexpected melodic shapes the Coltrane Pentatonic note yield provide a wealth of challenging material for the player who hungry for new sounds.

The most amazing thing about the John Coltrane pentatonic though is the number of chords over which it can be played! 

 This  Digital download is suitable for C, Bb and Eb instruments 

 The instant digital download contains a  48 page PDF and 16 Mp3 files + Midi files of the video examples.

Features :

  • 11 meticulously written brand new  Pentatonic shape exercises in all 12 keys  (suitable for all instrument ranges except bass)
  • All the musical examples  seen in the video notated for C, Bb and Eb (Bb and Eb in separate PDF) + Bass Clef
  • Theoretical explanations  in concert of  a) Eternal Chord progression  b) Minor Turnaround, c) A7 to D- example and chord substitutions d) Wise one Solo
  • Mp 4 Video Tutorial
  • 12 Minor drones for deep immersion practice
  • 6 video examples ( Eternal Scale, Impressions/So what (slow and fast), Minor Turnaround, A7 to D- + chord substitution version and Wise One solo chords.

2) PENTATONIC STUDIES ON GIANT STEPS + REVERSE GIANT STEPS DOWNLOAD

Do you want to unleash THE  huge POTENTIAL of superimposing pentatonics on top of different chord types? 

Look no further!

The new Pentatonic studies on Giant steps ebook features  44 specially designed  exercises that  will  closely acquaint you with the amazing  and  almost  limitless   sounds possibilities  the pentatonic scale produces  when superimposed artfully  on the chords of giant steps.

Learn and harness the technique the great modal players like Coltrane and Mccoy Tyner  used too  to imbue their improvisations with such depth and beauty whilst expanding your harmonic prowess and strengthening your technique.

The download features the following:

  • NEW REVERSED GIANT STEPS EXERCISE PDF + Mp Play alongs
  • 54 page PDF of original meticulously prepared Pentatonic exercises in 4/4, 3/4, 5/4, 7/4 time that range in diversity from guide tones, to rapid 'fluid' versions + famous tunes being superimposed.
  • 5 versions of the PDF (Concert, Bb, Eb, Guitar tabs and Bass
  • Each exercise is accompanied by guidance practice notes/anecdotes/ wisdom+ tips
  • Multiple  midi Mp3 play alongs in different tempos, grooves and sounds.
  • Deluxe specially recorded 'real life'  play alongs
  • Mp3 demonstrations of ALL examples played by Jazzduets 
  • 14 minute Theory Mp4 video (not available on youtube) that fully explains the theory of what pentatonic to play over each different Chord change 
  • Exercises and play alongs on a Special 20 bar Eternal Version of the giant steps chords in 8th's, 16th's, triplets, 16th note triplets and + the 32nd note shred version.
  • PDF Includes mind-blowing harmonic secret inside giant steps you can use as a hack to play on these challenging chord changes.

3) COLTRANE MEDITATION

The exercise proposed in this digital download is arguably THE most important  any serious musician can ever practice.

There are 2 reasons for this:

  • It immerses the ear and body in the sound of how each note feels against a root chord.
  • It trains us to be able to play a tune in any key, as once we know the number/melody relationship of a tune we can translate this to any key, (provided we know the numbers of each note of the scale in all the 12 keys of music)

Included in the download

  • A carefully prepared PDF which includes a meticulous bar by bar analysis of the 'Resolution' melody + with the melody/numbers written for Concert, Bb, Eb and Bass instruments.
  • 12 minor drones for you to practice/experience the exercises in 12 keys 
  • Pdf of 'Resolution' in 12 keys (treble and bass clef versions)
  •  Mp4  tutorial Video

4) COLTRANE TRIAD PAIR TUTORIAL

The Triad Pair system is an incredibly powerful tool for the improviser to master. 

 John Coltrane's agonizingly beautiful tune 'Wise One ' from his Classic 'Crescent' album provides the inspiration for this tutorial.

We take some of Pianist McCoy Tyner stunning harmonic ideas and use them to construct triad pairs which we then interpolate on a static minor chord evoking different sound emotions.

The instant digital download contains the following files zipped and individually:

  • Mp3 Fender Rhodes play along of the tune
  • The Melody of Wise on for Bb, Eb , C + Bass Instruments instruments
  • The E minor drone Mp3
  • The B7 #9 altered drone Mp3
  • The 5 notated  interpolated triad pair patterns shown in the video for C, Bb, Eb Bass instruments. 

5) COLTRANE CALMING EXERCISE

This resource has been created to promote calmness via focus on the present moment!

The exercises come from the soon to be available 'Superimposing Pentatonics' on Giant Steps  digital download.

In this download:

  • PDF in Bb, Eb, Concert and Bass clef of 2 exercises. (the one in the youtube video and an alternate variation with displacement of the notes)
  • Mp3  practice playalongs in 2 speeds; slow and very slow!

6) COLTRANE TWINKLE TWINKLE REHARMONIZATION

This Jazz Duets instant download contains lovingly made reharmonisations of Twinkle  Twinkle Little Star in 3 formats:  a) Lead sheet,  b) Piano 2  staff chord voicings and c) Analysis

 

The regular price for all these products is US$111

Buy Bundle for  US$69 saving US$42

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