Barry harris method
Be prepared to commit.įritz box hack programm. I worked through all of this stuff when I studied with Barry (for about 5 years in the 80s, and then a couple more years to review in the early 90s).Īnd YES, if you're interested in playing authentic bebop phrasing (or really pretty much any jazz style) then understanding this stuff is pretty much the key (and by 'understanding' I mean being able to play it upside-down, inside-out and backwards effortlessly). If you get into it,prepare to to be challenged to 'go deep' ie: serious long term commitment to intense practice and study. Any text that covers any portion of the Barry Harris method will I'm sure be of great value to the serious player. It's application to guitar presents some fingering and adaptation issues but there is much to learn and explore. There is also a harmonic or chordal component to Barry's concept that is much less known. He also inspired those of us who were on the staff at that time.Īlthough the 'Passing tone' scale or 'bebop' scales theory is well known in a ' scratching the surface' way, the ramifications of it's prolonged and intense study and application are not so well known. Harmonic Method For Guitar? Has anyone > worked with/through it? Back in the late 80's or early 90's the jazz faculty at McGill University handed classes over to Barry Harris for one week and the results on the students were amazing. On Oct 10, 3:38 pm, kentburnside wrote: > Any thoughts on the B.H. The Barry Harris method: How are the 7th diminished and 7b5 diminished scales and chords used? There is a LOT of great information about how There is a LOT of great information about how.