--- In jazz_guitar@..., "Rick_Poll" <richardipollack@y...>
wrote:
you'll remember it better if you figure out how to play it
by ear, not by reading the chart. Also, if you can play it in
different keys.
Those two things come together, actually -when you really play the
melody following your ear, you don't need a familiar key since it
sounds the same in every key!
I think there's usually a lot of work to be done there for anyone just
to catch up with oneself -try to play all the melodies that you know,
be it a nursery rhyme or a pop song that's driving you crazy at the
moment. That might help in developing a bridge between the ear and the
instrument, bringing one that much closer to true improvisation.
Respectfully,
Pete
www.petrikrzywacki.com
