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Influence Finding Yo ur O w n Styl Style e Mike discusses the process of listening and transcribing your your favorite players in order to ultimately create your unique style and nurture a music scene of your own own

 

 

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Mike has spent countless hours learning the music music of his biggest influences. T To o eventually develop your own unique approach Mike believ believes es in closely studying the m music usic of historic players like Miles Da Davis vis Herbie Hancock and Thelonious Monk. Mike encourages students to drop the real book or any sheet music and analyze these player’s approa pproach to composition and harmony using their seminal recordings. Mike also believes that it is more beneficial to focus on studying one artist at a time rather than trying to learn multiple compositions simultaneously from several different differe nt players. For example take JJoe oe Henderson and learn ten or fifteen tunes by him. Spend a month listening to o Henderson and understanding understanding his style. styl By the end of the year if you ha have ve repeated this process with m multiple ultiple composers month after month you will amass a large repertoire of over 100 tunes b byy the end of the year year.. Mike encourages his students to call other like-minded musicians to play the music you’re influenced by. Eventually you will create your own scene. Conti ontinue to learn new music and take in new influences. Repeating this process will help you learn new music quickly which is an advantages skill for a professional musicians. Don’tt simply practice the same music. The most successful Don’ musician according to Mike is one that can come to the rehearsal look at new mus music ic once and be ready to play it on a gig that night.

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Influence Finding Your Own Style STUDY ON E

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• Dedicate a m month onth to learn and pla playy in o one ne player’ player’ss style  

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• Analyze their unique approach to composition and   improvisation in the records 5:00) • At the end o off the year year,, yyou ou wi will ll ha have ve amassed a repertoire   of o over ver 100 new tunes 5:28)

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Study One Artist at a Tim Tim e

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Study One Artist at a Tim Tim e

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Study One Artist at a Tim Tim e

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Study One Artist at a Tim Tim e

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Study One Artist at a Tim Tim e

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     • Choose o one ne artist to study for an entire mon month, th, mak makee   a list of 10-15 of his or her compositions you’ you’d d like to learn. • Focus on each tune for 1-3 days. Analyze the recording.   How do they ssound, ound, what is their their concept, how how is the band interacting? Take notes. • The goal is add 1010-15 15 tunes to you yourr repertoire per month month.. Call these tunes at jam sessions or perform perfor m them at gigs. Continue reviewing and refining those that you feel a special bond with. Don’t obsess with the others. They will be in your subconscious regardless.

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• Manifest your own scene by networking with like-minded musicians 6:09) • Improv Improvee the speed at which you llearn earn new tunes b byy   always striving to exapand your repertoire 6:30) • Improv Improvee the speed at which your learn new tunes b byy   always striving to expand your repertoire 7:30)

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Play Sessions

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     • Network with m musicians usicians who are interested in the same   music as you. Go to a local jam session or performance and talk to a musician you haven’t met before. • Organize jam sessions with yo your ur friends. friends. Show them the   music you’ve been working on. Ask them what they’ve been listening to. • The goal is to ev eventually entually cr create eate your own ““scene. scene.”” This   scene will serve as your personal source of musicians to   collaborate and perform with in the future.

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Influence Finding Your Own Style KEEP LE

R N IIN NG NEW MUSIC

• By cons constantly tantly exp expanding anding yyour our repertoir, you will become an expert in absorb absorbing ing new music 7:50) • The most successful musicians are tho those se who can listen   or look at a piece of music once and be ready to perform   it that night 7:57) • Learning n new ew music goes bey beyond ond practicing standard    repertoire r 8:23)

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Influence Finding Your Own Style KEEP LE

R N IIN NG NEW MUSIC

     • Plan ahead - keep a list of new and interesting music   you want to w work ork on that that ma mayy be rare in your your scene. • Use the next page to transcri transcribe be the melody and chords   to a piece of music for which there may not be reliable   sheet music.

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Keep Learning New Music

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