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I PROMISE HERE IS THE CHRIS FARR FILE FROM THE WORKSHOP!!!!!!

Sorry, I keep screwing this up. but here it is!!!

Chris Farr Talks About Playing Over Dominant Chords

Time

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Check out:

Here is the recording from the workshop

here's the link to a story with the pdf attached. sorry about that, i kept messing this up. I think it works now.
http://www.larrysimprovpage.com/?q=story/i-promise-here-chris-farr-file-...

Chris is a monster sax player. Played with Maynard Ferfuson and Jill Scott just to name 2 groups. He's a Philly guy and is probably the best young tenor around here.

He'll talk Wed. about playing over dominant chords and how he approaches them. It's based on the lesson I have up here on Dominant Chords, the lesson is linked under 'Check this out'.

If you're going to come, please leave a comment here so I can get an idea on the numbers.

Diminished Scale Theory - Denis Diblasio

A thorough knowledge of scales is important to improvising. Here's a lesson on diminished scale theory.

Controlled dissonance [*]

This is a great lesson by Marc Adler. Marc's approach is not the norm in many ways, and his writing and playing reflects all that. It's very interesting to play with and accompany him.

The Humble Major Triad - Solo Sample - some uses to create dissonance in improvisation [*]

This short sample illustrates some uses of major triads to create controlled dissonance as a way to enliven your improvisations.

Special Effects - Ezra Laderman's June 29th [*]

American Composer Ezra Laderman’s solo flute work June 29th [his birthdate!] as performed by Sabitino Sheri [not sure of spelling!].

Special Effects - Jethro Tull [Ian Anderson] [*]

Jethro Tull [Ian Anderson] - a lengthy and classic live performance by the original rock flutist in grand form! Classic British rock from the mid-seventies at it’s best!

Special Effects - Flames Must Not Encircle Sides - by Robert Dick [*]

Flames Must Not Encircle Sides - by Robert Dick as performed by Claudio Barile.

Special Effects - Fish are Jumping - by Robert Dick [*]

Fish are Jumping - by Robert Dick as performed by Ethan Jenkins. You can clearly hear similar vocalizations to Ian Anderson’s solo in this blues based composition.