Teaching Documents by Michael Butkus-Bomier
Five Finger Positions for Jazz Musicians , 2020
the first five, and often the last five, notes of the scales used by jazz musicians can be played... more the first five, and often the last five, notes of the scales used by jazz musicians can be played, studied, practised and applied in five-note groups that the pianist, especially, is trained to see and feel. Players of all other instruments, and vocalists, can benefit from this same material and its study. All the relevant possibilites are shown here, on all 12 roots.
Thesaurus of Pianistic Jazz Phrases, 2015
This is an exceprt from a larger and more general work on the topography of jazz at the piano key... more This is an exceprt from a larger and more general work on the topography of jazz at the piano keyboard. Tatum is the only true master of this art in practice, and his sort of playing is given here.
Drafts by Michael Butkus-Bomier
5 choruses of jazz blues playing, transcribed and analyzed. Blues, bop, riffs, permutations, and ... more 5 choruses of jazz blues playing, transcribed and analyzed. Blues, bop, riffs, permutations, and pianistic phrases abound. The solo is presented one measure at a time, in-depth. Key of G blues. BE was not know for his blues, but he sure could have been had he kept to this track.
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