Where's ellll?

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:31 am

No words from John for a while, I hope all is well!

ellll · Post by **ellll** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:41 pm

Hi Stephen and others,

All is well... ...not ALWAYS well..., but fine for the most part. Just some local probs to deal with and some confusion as to what to write for this new month...I do have one....but its the same sound...

TRYING!!!!,...

To get the D--N sound right or I won't post it....

I WILL get in here and listen and comment as soon as I can get myself under better command!!!..Promise,

Your Friend, Johnny...John, Ellll

whatever...

ellll · Post by **ellll** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:44 pm

P.S.

"bout decided just some care is required, in WATCHING the meters/waveforms....

I believe my hearing is enough off on the highs and lower lows, with my getting older, that I can't hear some of the clipping and distortion...

Johnny

DrWho · Post by **DrWho** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:31 am

hi ellll - glad you are still hanging in there! I (and others here) always look forward to your tunes!

={> Art

Dee · Post by **Dee** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:24 am

Hi John

Good to hear you're alive and kicking!

Hope to see you about more often here - it has been rather strange without you and your wise words popping up all over the place.

Like when jazlover mentioned his 'quartal harmonies' I kind of hoped you would arrive with an explanation..... but no sign of ya!!!

Looking forward to your next tune!

Regards from
Dee

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ellll · Post by **ellll** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:22 pm

Now Dee,

Quit kiddin these folks...You seem to have the stuff to define such harmony patterns without any help from me...!!! Matter of fact...you can probably go me one better on harmony...

Great new tune...!

Johnny

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:53 pm

http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=35991

Both of you guys (and gal) are the trained ones. Glad to see you are well my fellow floridian!

ellll · Post by **ellll** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:09 am

Hi Jaz!!

Thanks for the interest...In fact the quatric pattern should be well known...as it relates to the circle of fifths anyway...

The old cheat sheets I used as a teen followed and skipped some points here and there...We used to read by chord with the interval above spelled out...and the chord left at your own choice as to the inversion...or spelling...Lots of fun...but I CAN'T do it well any more...

Too classical I guess, and haven't played jazz for 35-40 years I guess...

Maybe I CAN..get back to it a bit...The chords come back to me often

just while I am improv...

Thanks all for wondering where I was...I will be in more this week....I HOPE...

Johnny/...ellll

Dee · Post by **Dee** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:03 am

Hi Johnny

Good to see you're back here again.

Sure felt like something was missing while you were gone!!!!!!

What do you mean "with the interval above spelled out"??

Regards from
Dee
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ellll · Post by **ellll** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:42 pm

Hi Dee..As a melodic interval...when needed by a specific part...(often in the piano...of course) It was really a way to pin a start and some notation for a melody..and then it would pick up usually with a solo inst, when it was "remembered"...

In other words, chord given..., sometimes as inversion..., and a note name and # for the melodic entry for a phrase..., only in other words, taking a part place for a score, or manuscript...( you just named the note..like Eflat4...)

Then you could kind of ad lib around the more familiar melodies...or take off on your own on something in an improv. situation that was less familiar, until the guy on clarinet picked up the melody, for example....(and trumpet...sax...and the guitar often filled in with passing tones up/dn around a note as well...)

Of course most of us were playing music we knew well, and never had a prob around melodic content...

Confusing, and I doubt many still play music, inc JAZZ this way..these days

Most sheets had just chord numbers or names, usually, as I recall...

Johnny...John...(ellll)

georgeinar · Post by **georgeinar** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:42 am

That's how I always learned songs on the guitar, just chords and lyrics and you just sang over the chords

ellll · Post by **ellll** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:16 pm

Yes, George...and a good way to learn. I did the same long ago...

Now I will mention again to anyone not able...to ALSO learn to read Manuscript/score/piano sheets/....NOTES...!!!!, ~when you have some time. It pays for the rest of your life....

John..(ellll)