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St Louis Blues – Challenge 3

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Instructor
John Proulx
Challenge
Advanced
01:16:42

This course will help you master St. Louis Blues at the advanced level.

First we’ll learn the right hand melody and discuss the articulation, phrasing, and rhythm. Next we’ll add a Latin groove with a walking bass, embellish the melody with chord pops and learn a pre-written solo. Finally, we’ll put the hands together and play a beautiful final arrangement!

Course Objectives
  • Memorize the lead sheet melody
  • Discuss the articulation, phrasing & rhythm
  • Practice a walking bass in the left hand
  • Embellish and harmonize the melody
  • Learn a pre-written solo
  • Combine all these techniques for a final arrangement
Learning Focus
  • Songs
Featured Reviews

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Excellent as always
John is an excellent teacher showing technique at both slow and playing speed, discusses the song structure, melodic and harmonic structures, and provides insight into how to improv/build a solo within the song structure. The backing tracks are great as well. Great site for learning and great course on a classic swing jazz-blues tune.
Time to practice my chops !
Definitely pushing the envelope now...but good times!
Tasteful arrangement
This course offers so many great insights into what is being played and why! I especially appreciate the emphasis on chord degree numbers and where ideas come from that John uses. I am so glad I participated and will review this course again!
EXCELLENT!!
Loved everything about this course! All aspects are well explained. I especially appreciate the "sample solo" as it gives me a blueprint for doing my own thing!
Stick with the BASIC tricks
This is another amazing challenge broken down into the standard 4-week parcels. I am learning to appreciate the way that John Proulx leads you along through the lead sheet, left hand, right hand and hands together sections each week. Taking the arrangement 4 bars at a time is a nice approach. I benefit most by using the recorded versions of each challenge, and pausing frequently to work on each 4-bar segment until I (almost) master it at a slower pace. Then I try to pick up the pace a bit with the goal of keeping up with John. A lot of the trills and slides, and ultimately the solos, only come later with a lot of practice. Keep it up John and the entire PwJ crew.

Course Lessons

1
St Louis Blues – Challenge 3 – Lesson 1
14:53

Lead Sheet

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2
St Louis Blues – Challenge 3 – Lesson 2
15:30

Left Hand

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3
St Louis Blues – Challenge 3 – Lesson 3
17:48

Right Hand

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4
St Louis Blues – Challenge 3 – Lesson 4
28:31

Hands Together & Improv Solo

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Excellent as always
John is an excellent teacher showing technique at both slow and playing speed, discusses the song structure, melodic and harmonic structures, and provides insight into how to improv/build a solo within the song structure. The backing tracks are great as well. Great site for learning and great course on a classic swing jazz-blues tune.
Time to practice my chops !
Definitely pushing the envelope now...but good times!
Tasteful arrangement
This course offers so many great insights into what is being played and why! I especially appreciate the emphasis on chord degree numbers and where ideas come from that John uses. I am so glad I participated and will review this course again!
EXCELLENT!!
Loved everything about this course! All aspects are well explained. I especially appreciate the "sample solo" as it gives me a blueprint for doing my own thing!
Stick with the BASIC tricks
This is another amazing challenge broken down into the standard 4-week parcels. I am learning to appreciate the way that John Proulx leads you along through the lead sheet, left hand, right hand and hands together sections each week. Taking the arrangement 4 bars at a time is a nice approach. I benefit most by using the recorded versions of each challenge, and pausing frequently to work on each 4-bar segment until I (almost) master it at a slower pace. Then I try to pick up the pace a bit with the goal of keeping up with John. A lot of the trills and slides, and ultimately the solos, only come later with a lot of practice. Keep it up John and the entire PwJ crew.
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