A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz

With William R. Bauer, Diplôme Supérieur

Recorded June 7, 2024

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Miles Davis’s solo on the track “Flamenco Sketches” from Kind of Blue is unsurpassed in its beauty. We will study it through solfège to unlock some of its modal secrets.

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