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Comping & Self Comping While Soloing: John Stowell & Steve Herberman

Steve Herberman·
5.0 (1 review)·ADVANCED·Comping·1 lesson
$9.95
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John Stowell and Steve Herberman are back together again giving you an in-depth look at comping and self-comping techniques over the Cole Porter classic tune Love For Sale. The class features two recorded play-along for you to solo and comp over. You’ll have the opportunity to solo over their comping and then you can comp over their single note choruses. The class begins with solo performances and then quickly dives into these important universal concepts to be used over any song:
  • Awareness of the top note (soprano voice) while comping
  • Walkdowns and walkups as comping between solo lines
  • Chromatic approaches with chords
  • Implying V7 substitutions over the current chord
  • Comping in a duo or larger group
  • Referencing bass lines in a solo guitar context
  • Using tonic diminished harmony as a chord sub
  • One of Jimmy Wyble’s favorite concepts of breaking up a chord into double stops that often overlap.
  • Being an active listener while reviewing recordings
  • Making sure your comping has good melodic content and flow
  • Holding a soprano voice and steering around inner lines or bass line
  • Call and response techniques
  • Using both long and short lines and fitting in comping around them
  • The balance between legato and staccato chords in comping and chord soloing
  • Divided (spread) voicings with essential tones as its lowest foundation
  • Self-assessment (recording yourself)
  • Metronome practice techniques to develop stronger time
  • Approaches to learning new chord voicings
  • Playing what you hear, quoting other tunes, and more
Running time: 73 minutes Included are PDFs of a Love For Sale lead sheet and alternate changes used by John and Steve.

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james seaberry
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12/2/2021

"comping and self-comping"

A totally awesome class!!! The discussions were very helpful and the chance to comp for John and Steve, and solo while they comped for me was priceless.

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Steve Herberman →
Steve Herberman is an exceptional guitarist…known for his deft counterpoint" –Downbeat Magazine. "The clarity and balance Steve gets with his right hand is amazing". – Jim Hall. "Steve’s improvising is uniquely fresh with melodic ideas that twist and turn and perk your interest with occasional elements of humor as well. There is a constant groove in his solo lines. He shows prowess harmonically and linearly with an abundance of chops and with an exceptional clarity to it all." – Gene Bertoncini Steve Herberman taught jazz guitar on the faculty of Towson University near Baltimore MD for 14 years and is presently teaching guitar at Sidwell Friends School, Washington Conservatory and is an ensemble coach for the Jazz Band Masterclass. He has presented guitar masterclasses in Italy and the U.K. and at many universities across the U.S. Steve has written instructional material for Downbeat magazine, Mel Bay’s Guitar Sessions, Just Jazz Guitar, Fingerstyle Guitar Journal and Fingerstyle 360 webzines. Steve Herberman is a graduate of Berklee College Of Music and has performed with renowned musicians such as Keter Betts, Buster Williams, Gary Bartz, Drew Gress, Chuck Berghofer, Harvie S, Mark Ferber, Jim Snidero, Ali Ryerson, Steve Williams, Steve LaSpina, Jeff Hirshfield, John Pisano and many more. Steve Herberman has recorded three CDs as a leader; Thoughtlines (2001) Action:Reaction (2006) and Ideals (2008.) In 2014 Steve recorded a live duo album with fellow guitarist Steve Abshire titled "Between Friends.” In 2017 Steve recorded a duo CD with award-winning vocalist Lena Seikaly, set for a Feb. 2018 release.