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I will certainly revisit theBoogie over a 12-bar progression soon - thanks! -
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Thank You!! I will do another chromatic song in the future, yes!
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Dennis
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Third Is The Word Performance and Introduction To Series
Real nice! Geat work, and the phrasing was more fluid for sure....good job!
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klaus
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Third Is The Word Performance and Introduction To Series
Next one:
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Dennis
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Boogie on the I Breakdown of 2nd Verse
What you say is very true...so many players develop bad habits on their own or from an "instructor" who deos now know any better and then you get years of bad habits and it becomes...
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Bill
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Boogie on the I Breakdown of 2nd Verse
Thanks Dennis and Larry,
I'm literally feeling my way forward with this idea. Sometimes you experiment with something that seems to work only to find out later that you're...
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Larry
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Boogie on the I Breakdown of 2nd Verse
Dennis is one of the few teachers that understands the concept of moving your internal tongue placement curved towards roof of mouth target spot just a little bit forward as you...
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Dennis
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Boogie on the I Breakdown of 2nd Verse
You're welcome. The higher the note you are bending the shorter the reed, and also the closer to the front of your mouth that you need to use to bend it.
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Bill
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Boogie on the I Breakdown of 2nd Verse
I think I see what you mean. Thanks.
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Dennis
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Boogie on the I Breakdown of 2nd Verse
They need a different type of touch, not neccessarily lighter, but different. Higher pitched bends are done closer to the front of your embouchure, not back towards your throat.
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