...well, I stated that I don't think that they are two different scenes;
but are, in fact, opposite points on what is, in fact, a continuuum. That
is why people can find so many different 'points on the graph'.
>
>I guess I have tried both methods in the past and to me they are both quiet
>valid because they focus on different things.
>
>When I first started playing guitar I used a version of Richards method. I
>repeatedly listened to and played along with solos of artists I liked such
>as Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, until I could duplicate
>what they where doing. But I can't remember ever trying to right it out.
...see, this is a 'version', as you said, a point on the graph, but not the
pure thing. without a teacher who is really into the scene, it is difficult
for a person to really focus on it in a pure way or to allow the time it
may take to happen...
>
>Now I more often follow something similar to Reeds method as well. Working
>through note by note is a much more effective way of seeing and
>understanding the musical idea. It is far easier to look at where notes are
>placed in relation to their suroundings. Where they are in the bar, where
>they fit harmonicly, their context in the melody etc.
...First, this was Tristano's innovation; not mine. Secondly, it's
impossible to know what it is like without ginving it a chance in its real,
pure way.
>
>To me Reeds method focuses on understanding a musical idea. Richards method
>focuses on understanding the interpretation of a musical idea by a musician.
>Both are important.
I would say it like this: The note-to-note transcrip method focuses on a
brain-analytical approach. The solo does not become a part of you in the
way the LT's scene allows the solo to become a part of the artist, and
allows the artist to really get past the notes, to the feeling there...
Looking at a menu or analyzing water will not quench your thirst, so to speak...
Best wishes for a happy life in a peaceful world.
Sincerely,
Richard Tabnik, Jazz Alto Saxophonist
e-mail: <rctabnik@inch.com>
WWW Page: <http://www.inch.com/~rctabnik>
"The jazz musician's function is to feel." -Lennie Tristano