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diff --git a/posts/2013-05-24-improvisation.markdown b/posts/2013-05-24-improvisation.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..05846f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2013-05-24-improvisation.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +--- +title: Introduction to jazz improvisation +tags: audio,music,guitar,coursera,learning,jazz +--- + +Since a few weeks I'm learning how to play more interesting jazz solos +from Gary Burton through his [Coursera](http://coursera.org) MOOC +[Introduction to +Improvisation](https://class.coursera.org/improvisation-001/). + +What's great about the course is that it forces me to record solos and +upload them for peer review. I don't normally publish practice +recordings as I'm never quite satisfied with them, but this also means +that many half-decent ideas are never published at all. + +You can find my growing collection of improvisation recordings in +fulfilment of the assignments [on +SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/rekado/sets/gary-burtons-improvisation), +embedded below: + +<iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" +src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F5556211&show_artwork=true"></iframe>
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