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Jason Lyon's Jazz Site. Articles, Lessons, Transcriptions, Thoughts and Rants…. Books on Pentatonics and Piano Voicings. Links – Best of Jazz on the Web. View all posts by Jason. Rachmaninov Had Big Hands. October 30, 2016. Here Igudesman and Joo show how to tackle Rachmaninov’s famous C# minor Prelude if you’re a little digitally ungifted by nature. Rachmaninov was a big guy. He also had Marfan Syndrome, aka hypermobility. He could span an incredible 13th and make …. Read more ›. Tagged with: Big Hands.
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Beethoven’s Dynamic Duo | Jason Lyon's Jazz Site
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Jason Lyon's Jazz Site. Articles, Lessons, Transcriptions, Thoughts and Rants…. Books on Pentatonics and Piano Voicings. Links – Best of Jazz on the Web. E) Rants and Ramblings. Beethoven’s Dynamic Duo. Beethoven’s Dynamic Duo. July 13, 2015. I was talking to a jazz pianist the other day about technique, in particular dynamic and tonal control. He asked for some exercises and I thought about it for a bit, then suggested he work on the Beethoven E minor Sonata (opus 90). Great pieces like this teach you a...
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Listen | Jason Lyon's Jazz Site
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Jason Lyon's Jazz Site. Articles, Lessons, Transcriptions, Thoughts and Rants…. Books on Pentatonics and Piano Voicings. Links – Best of Jazz on the Web. This three-movement suite, inspired by Coltrane, was written by alto saxophonist Dee Byrne. Who is going places. For me, this trilogy really tells a story. Part I got some airplay on Jazz FM. Four Londoners get their New York thing on…. Dee Byrne (as), Jason Lyon (p), Alan Gibson (b), Sophie Alloway (d). Jo Harrop (v), Jason Lyon (p). Kat Sandell (v), I...
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Fame – What You Like is in the Limo | Jason Lyon's Jazz Site
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Jason Lyon's Jazz Site. Articles, Lessons, Transcriptions, Thoughts and Rants…. Books on Pentatonics and Piano Voicings. Links – Best of Jazz on the Web. Fame – What You Like is in the Limo. Fame – What You Like is in the Limo. July 20, 2015. I wish you every success in living forever, but I suggest you master walking before you learn how to fly… Otherwise, I certainly will remember your name…. There’s the little matter of. Of course there are some that get it, and I do appreciate that we all have to lea...
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The Amazing Disappearing Jazz Student | Jason Lyon's Jazz Site
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Jason Lyon's Jazz Site. Articles, Lessons, Transcriptions, Thoughts and Rants…. Books on Pentatonics and Piano Voicings. Links – Best of Jazz on the Web. A) Soloing Scales and Modes. The Amazing Disappearing Jazz Student. The Amazing Disappearing Jazz Student. August 3, 2015. Some metal guy in Amsterdam who practises this way. A Suggestion for Practice. IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT. Spending some time doing this is real power practising you’re actually absorbing loads of different things at once. You̵...