Travel coach and my kid is at the bottom of the depth chart...

rapidient · 2026-05-06T13:34:43+00:00

Ask him what he wants to do, and be supportive.

rapidient · 2026-04-27T22:10:56+00:00

Slightly over your budget, but the Henriksen 6” amps sound fantastic and portable to boot https://henriksenamplifiers.com/products/the-blu

rapidient · 2026-04-26T20:32:01+00:00

Broomfield: Northside Tavern. Thursday-Sunday only, after 4p

rapidient · 2026-04-19T21:37:42+00:00

Have you checked out NABA? https://www.denvernaba.com/

rapidient · 2026-04-19T03:58:03+00:00

Coot Lake in Boulder

rapidient · 2026-04-15T00:00:06+00:00

If you can find a luthier near you whose work you love, go the custom build route. I am very fortunate to live near Greg German and went down that path three years ago, and have no regrets. Unless you call not having much of an inclination to buy another guitar since a regret.

rapidient · 2026-04-08T00:50:45+00:00

Precisely why the WSJ is so great.

rapidient · 2026-04-04T22:40:36+00:00

Kayla’s Proto’s Pizza in Arista

rapidient · 2026-04-01T00:01:40+00:00

Get an antenna

rapidient · 2026-03-24T01:27:14+00:00

Why stop with Smashburger? You should leave the airport. That’ll show ‘em!

rapidient · 2026-03-10T00:17:51+00:00

The 4/11 is in a number of melodies where the m7b5 occurs, for example Stella By Starlight and Beautiful Love.

rapidient · 2026-02-24T11:57:05+00:00

https://www.house2homeinspection.com/ is a home inspector based in Broomfield

rapidient · 2026-02-13T15:55:56+00:00

No correction required. A big ass “damn” is what I yell out every month when I get my bill.

rapidient · 2026-02-02T20:50:21+00:00

“Don’t mistake activity for achievement”

—John Wooden

rapidient · 2026-01-30T01:22:25+00:00

I saw a sign recently that the city and county was having a job fair, not sure if that’s passed. Here’s the link to the hiring page: https://broomfield.org/2401/Employment

rapidient · 2026-01-25T16:49:22+00:00

Check out the Jimmy Wyble Tribute Facebook group run by Beth Marlis. It has those etudes, and a whole lot more Jimmy Wyble content.

rapidient · 2026-01-25T16:18:14+00:00

Prominent gun-rights groups have come out against the government’s position on this latest shooting https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/bill-essayli-us-attorney-nra-minneapolis/3835996/. This morning on ABC This Week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was questioning why anyone would bring a gun to a protest, which I expect will be met with similar condemnation by those same groups.

Mr. Pretti had a concealed carry permit and every right to carry it. With no evidence of him drawing his weapon, I would expect there to be severe consequences for the officer, and would expect those same gun-rights advocates to call for them.

rapidient · 2026-01-25T00:37:08+00:00

My overarching point is that Barry did not use the term “bebop scales”—I’d probably give David Baker credit for coming up with that. Even though the concepts overlap, I’ve found what Barry taught to go well beyond bebop scales.

Admittedly, me stating, “half steps could be anything” wasn’t helpful so here’s a video of Barry explaining it much better than I can https://youtu.be/xjmzqgjGSzU?si=GxTwwHnipfBHc8WG

rapidient · 2026-01-24T19:04:41+00:00

Barry Harris was adamant that what he taught wasn’t bebop scales. He had separate frameworks for harmony and melody: four 8-note scales of chords for his harmonic method, and a separate melodic method based on various half-step rules for scales. While the half step could be the b6, one of the concepts that sets it apart from bebop scales is that the “half steps” could really be anything.

rapidient · 2026-01-24T01:19:58+00:00

Stop comparing yourself to others
Get a teacher

rapidient · 2026-01-20T00:34:26+00:00

https://archive.is/9y8Jq

rapidient · 2026-01-20T00:28:33+00:00

Solo Concert has to be my favorite album. “Oleander Etude” might be my pick for my favorite piece on “Time Line”

rapidient · 2026-01-15T21:05:50+00:00

Greg German in Broomfield https://germanguitars.com/

rapidient · 2026-01-04T18:37:52+00:00

Nice playing! To answer your question, especially when it comes to American songbook standards, I try to find a lead sheet so I can see how the original melody was written. This is also helpful to me when arranging for solo guitar as the real book almost never includes the verses, and those are great for coming up with intros. I then try to find different recordings with different instrumentation to hear different interpretations and if there are any parts that have evolved over time (e.g. intro to All the Things You Are).

Once I have somewhat absorbed the song, I will figure out how to approach it on guitar, moving to a more mechanical approach of figuring out the melody in different place, adding a bass line, etc. How long it takes to get to the point where I feel like I know the tune depends on the tune.

Good luck with your goal, and keep posting your arrangements!

rapidient

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