What are Etudes?
I have heard this term tossed around, but I never really knew what they were. As simple as the explanation is, I am embarrassed to only know this after watching this video today.
https://t.co/x96DMPPU4x
I have used my ears for a very long time. Now I am reading music slowly, but reading. But it was learning my chords, scales, and modes that made it so much easier to learn new music and allow me the freedom to play what I feel.
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Glenn Hughes: "I’ve had all the five-string, six-string and eight-string basses; I’ve done the active bass thing; I’ve done all that. Now I’ve gone back to the passive four-strings." https://t.co/7N75Kvz9GC
Sad news to report this morning: Cleveland Eaton, who played with jazz greats from Ella Fitzgerald to Count Basie, has passed away after a months-long illness. He was 80 years old. https://t.co/fGpYMFcSqG
Today is the birthday for one of our biggest heroes, Mr. Stanley Clarke! We’re kicking off the celebration with this clip of him performing “Lopsy Lu” in 1976, along with Jean-Luc Ponty, Chick Corea, and Billy Cobham. https://t.co/FjtbYfYiob