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After recently discovering that I've been practicing too long on all the wrong things, I've decided I should begin applying a structure to my practices. Due to my deficiency in the ability to read a chord structure, I've taken upon myself the task of learning how to read the ever-coveted ii-V7-I chords.
But, well... that's easy now. I can find ii-V7-I chords effortlessly and can hear them in the music I'm listening to. However, I simply don't know how to approach learning them myself. What's the most efficient way? Should I arpeggiate each chord in each key? Lean some of the licks from Aebersold's books and transcribe those for each key? Should I simply listen to some favorite recordings of mine, learn the licks I hear, and then transcribe those?
Or, as I expect more than one member is apt to suggest, a combination of the three?
In any case, I understand that learning these licks in each key is vitally important. I've never had formal instruction with my instrument, however, so the learning curve seems to be monumentally slow. Time, therefore, is a limited commodity, so I'd like to find the most efficient method to tackle this hurdle.
Any contructive comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Note the boldness of the word constructive. That's intentional.
But, well... that's easy now. I can find ii-V7-I chords effortlessly and can hear them in the music I'm listening to. However, I simply don't know how to approach learning them myself. What's the most efficient way? Should I arpeggiate each chord in each key? Lean some of the licks from Aebersold's books and transcribe those for each key? Should I simply listen to some favorite recordings of mine, learn the licks I hear, and then transcribe those?
Or, as I expect more than one member is apt to suggest, a combination of the three?
In any case, I understand that learning these licks in each key is vitally important. I've never had formal instruction with my instrument, however, so the learning curve seems to be monumentally slow. Time, therefore, is a limited commodity, so I'd like to find the most efficient method to tackle this hurdle.
Any contructive comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Note the boldness of the word constructive. That's intentional.