Assignment
Lesson time: (0min 58sec)
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This lesson is part of the course Exploring Jazz Violin part 1
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Lesson transcript:
Blues Lesson Assignment
Your assignment for this blues lesson includes the following tasks:
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Practice the Major and Minor Blues Scales
- Work on both first and third positions.
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Understand Scale Application
- Determine which scale is applicable for which purpose.
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Learn Blues Licks
- Familiarize yourself with the blues licks we've covered.
- Pick out some licks from the solo I've just performed.
- Explore other recordings to find additional blues licks you can incorporate.
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Memorization
- Ensure you can play these licks without having to think about them.
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Extend Your Blues Playing
- Practice extending your blues playing into different keys beyond just G.
About the instructor
Chris Haigh has been a professional fiddle player for 25 years, with experience covering many different genres. He has played on over 75 albums, working with artists including Alison Moyet, Bob Geldof, All About Eve, Michael Ball, David Soul, Oumou Sangare, The Quireboys, Riverdance, Morcheeba, James Galway and Steps. He has played swing jazz with The Kimbara Brothers, Diz Disley, Le Jazz, The Hot Club of London, and the Quecumbar Allstars, and leads a 7-piece Soviet swing band, The Kremlinaires. Chris gives lessons and workshops on jazz violin technique and has taught jazz violin at Middlesex, Brunel and Newcastle universities and Truro College. His writing credits include nine fiddle books, among them The Fiddle Handbook. He also runs Fiddling Around (fiddlingaround.co.uk), probably the most comprehensive and widely visited source of fiddle information on the web. read more