Monthly Archives: March 2016

Serious noodling

Posted on March 15, 2016 by jazzpanflute

The whole point of having an intuitive instrument is to be able to follow the promptings of your Inner Ear without having to stop and think. Which scale is this? What note am I starting from? And much less: which … Continue reading →

Posted in Intuitive Instruments, Scale Practice | Tagged diminished scale, fingering, intervallic improvising, Janko keyboard, known unknown, Lippens keyboard, melodic improvising., noodling, scale practice, short scales, whole-tone scale, wholetone panflute | 1 Comment

The Philosophy of Fingering

Posted on March 1, 2016 by jazzpanflute

Many moons have passed since I was last on speaking terms with film composers, so I was unable to ask John Williams if he was aware that his Imperial March for the latest Star Wars movie uses one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Intuitive Instruments, Musicianship, Scale Practice | Tagged ethiopian music, ethiopiques, exotic scales, Imperial March, Janko keyboard, John Coltrane, Lippens keyboard, Peter Gunn, Pink Panther, scale practice, Simpsons, Star Wars, Thelonious Monk, Trinkle Tinkle | Leave a comment

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