Assignment
With
Chris HaighPractice the major7, minor7 and 7th arpeggios and scales in different keys
What's in the course
28 lessons (1h 46m) · 1 free
01. Diminished chords
6:10
02. Assignment: diminished
0:17
03. Augmented chords
3:48
04. Assignment: augmented chords
0:19
05. Minor 7b5/7b9
2:24
06. Assignment m7b5/7b9
1:15
07. Slash and sus chords
6:18
08. Assignment: slash and sus chords
0:18
09. Substitutions and playing outside
7:21
10. Assignment: playing outside
0:29
Lesson transcript
Music Lesson Assignment: Chord Sequences and Arpeggios
Your assignment for this lesson is to practice the following:
- Major Seven Arpeggios and Scales
- Minor Seven Arpeggios and Scales
- Seventh Arpeggios and Scales
Finding Standard Chord Sequences
You need to find some standard chord sequences for jazz standards. You can obtain these from:
- Band in a Box
- Ireal Pro
- The Real Book (a comprehensive compilation of jazz standards)
Practice Recommendations
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Select Well-Known Tunes:
- Focus on tunes that are familiar and widely recognized.
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Work Through the Tunes:
- As you practice, try to work out the arpeggios for each chord in the sequence.
Tips
- Take your time to explore different keys.
- Make sure to thoroughly understand the arpeggios as they relate to the chords.
Happy practicing!
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
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.
