Well my solo starts off completely uninspired and then I just lose the form completely and when I come back in I'm already frustrated so I can't seem to do anything right. I have no pointers for myself except practice it more and don't get frustrated because it will just make my playing worse.
As far as the actual song as a whole I thought it was well done, but for the drums, your doing great keeping the time but something with the ride cymbal bugs me. It's not the time, it's just the feel I think. Please don't take offense to this, but for lack of a better term it gets annoying after a while. It's very steady and robotic. There's much more nuance in the articulation to be desired in order to achieve the intended feel of the song.
Also, at 7:08, practice that little line of the melody because its a little off.
I felt that my solo was alright. I know the changes (I have them written in on my music). I think I just need to practice connecting each chord throughout the solo. I had some lines that worked pretty well, and if I had a long one I heard space afterward. It's just that I occasionally didn't know where I was going with a line and created a fragment.
As for the melody of the song, it's sounding a lot better since the when we first played it, I just need to keep practicing 51 to the end.
Dom, you nailed it about the feel of the tune- which to me is the most important thing. This is the version of Misty that inspired "Mist and Grits". Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28f-HWkUX70&feature=related
You all mentioned that you were somewhat uncomfortable with your solos, and need to practice to get more familiar with the changes. You're right. there is no one lesson that I can give you that is a substitute for quality time on your instrument.
I think I need to fix my tone alot on this, it's more of a standup bass song than an electric bass one, and I need to try at least a little to match it. Good job on the solos?
I thought the over all feel was iffy at best. There's a nice grove, however there's no emotion to it. I thought my solo was decent, I got alot of my ideas out, but I use alot of the same phrasing. I think we all need to sit down for a few hours by ourselves and go over it. Eb is a very comfortable key on the trombone, but my over all tone is very poor when I'm soloing because rather than focus on getting a good sound I'm to parinoid about playing something right. Over all it's not terrible, but the more effort we put into it, the more poppin it'll sound.
Yeah I know I've got to work on the feel I was just trying to make sure I didn't over do it or anything. Good job on the solos though. At the end there was some rough spots.
I felt like there were points in the song where people really didn't know where they were headed and it made it seem like we weren't too familiar with the song. I think perhaps being a bit more assertive would only benefit us in the long run. this is a laid back song but that doesn't mean we have to lose focus and play it like one.
Well my solo starts off completely uninspired and then I just lose the form completely and when I come back in I'm already frustrated so I can't seem to do anything right. I have no pointers for myself except practice it more and don't get frustrated because it will just make my playing worse.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the actual song as a whole I thought it was well done, but for the drums, your doing great keeping the time but something with the ride cymbal bugs me. It's not the time, it's just the feel I think. Please don't take offense to this, but for lack of a better term it gets annoying after a while. It's very steady and robotic. There's much more nuance in the articulation to be desired in order to achieve the intended feel of the song.
Also, at 7:08, practice that little line of the melody because its a little off.
By the way, Bell at 4:37!
I felt that my solo was alright. I know the changes (I have them written in on my music). I think I just need to practice connecting each chord throughout the solo. I had some lines that worked pretty well, and if I had a long one I heard space afterward. It's just that I occasionally didn't know where I was going with a line and created a fragment.
ReplyDeleteAs for the melody of the song, it's sounding a lot better since the when we first played it, I just need to keep practicing 51 to the end.
Dom, you nailed it about the feel of the tune- which to me is the most important thing. This is the version of Misty that inspired "Mist and Grits". Check it out:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28f-HWkUX70&feature=related
You all mentioned that you were somewhat uncomfortable with your solos, and need to practice to get more familiar with the changes. You're right. there is no one lesson that I can give you that is a substitute for quality time on your instrument.
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ReplyDeleteI think I need to fix my tone alot on this, it's more of a standup bass song than an electric bass one, and I need to try at least a little to match it. Good job on the solos?
ReplyDeleteI thought the over all feel was iffy at best. There's a nice grove, however there's no emotion to it. I thought my solo was decent, I got alot of my ideas out, but I use alot of the same phrasing. I think we all need to sit down for a few hours by ourselves and go over it. Eb is a very comfortable key on the trombone, but my over all tone is very poor when I'm soloing because rather than focus on getting a good sound I'm to parinoid about playing something right. Over all it's not terrible, but the more effort we put into it, the more poppin it'll sound.
ReplyDeleteYeah I know I've got to work on the feel I was just trying to make sure I didn't over do it or anything. Good job on the solos though. At the end there was some rough spots.
ReplyDeleteI felt like there were points in the song where people really didn't know where they were headed and it made it seem like we weren't too familiar with the song. I think perhaps being a bit more assertive would only benefit us in the long run. this is a laid back song but that doesn't mean we have to lose focus and play it like one.
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