Category Archives: Tunes


How to Learn Tunes, Step 1 - Listen!!!

March 28, 2008 – 11:34 am

This is the second in a series of posts about How to Learn Tunes. To view the introductory post, click here.
The first and by far the most important step in learning any tune is listening to it, ALOT! The first step is not to look at your real book and play […]

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How to Learn Tunes

March 23, 2008 – 5:02 pm

This is the first in a series of posts about How to Learn Tunes.
So how well do you really know the tunes you say you know?
Can you play the melody?
Can you improvise through the tune?
If you are a chordal player (like me) can you play through the chords?
Can you play the chords […]

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