CHICK COREA' Corea Workshop Methods of Composition, improvisation, and Practice Acbooklet fo occompany the video I eo by CHICK COREA ‘itn musical rensenptions by Bob Quaranta ‘Acdtiona! text and analyses Dy Jonn Novela, author ot The Contemporary Keyboardist 1d by Glenn Mangel and Erily A Frankewicz I alos by Janet VanHam sa Gop oe aeratcTON FS OKT Noaionorccereatt as I ewvoa vt 100" abemiene BP 138 oF CONTENTS Prefoce 1 ies Suey PRACTICE: Boch “Golcberg Vatiaton #1” ~ Chilean’ Song #16" I as Nimbus” Practice I TECHNIQUE, HARMONY & IMPROVISATION: “Ten Drummers”. “Foxy Tolove” Mood Indigo Bes 20. : 9 COMPOSITION Cheap but Good Advice forPayng Muse ho Group “ J coro: con 02 PREFACE : What fotovs is shity material forse in conjunction “Keyboard Workshop a video which Chick rade for DCL is pray weten by Crick wh some harmonic analyses by John Novello which shouldbe exenely hell io he ‘2avanced playes The vdeo and book hove much infor ‘ion whscn will be understoe by musioans a every level of ‘experience. fthere ore aspecs that ore beyond your ccsp at ‘fs point you ore sure fo understand more as you dvelop os ployer A suggestion fr nsing your ploce onthe aps when you wish 40 go Dock oo partoulorsocron: sa your VOR courte 'ozora ‘tan you begin vewing te video. AS you get o each sacton, make a note ine booklet os ta Fe coresponcing ‘number on ne courte: Ten when you went review c go ‘iouor spat finding wil be cosy Inthe video, Chick is shown composing ond aranging a song etited "Long Fal” (pat of wich is reprinted in is book, in Chicks own handing). X may be o inst nok ot he did no prepare his tune in advance of fe toping— ha is ‘noi he video is Chick actual wing arovess, —The Procucers PHILOSOPHY OF STUDY Gradient gradual approach 1 something, token step by step, lavel by level, each step or level being, of ise eosiy surmountable36 "nat finaly, quite complicated ond ctficult cc ties con be achieved win relate ease. Win; intending o do something and doing ft, oF In- fending not to do something and nof doing it. Learning to give onesatt “wins” by using ond toking on the-correct gradient is important. if he gradient is foo steep losses ond failure result f00 easy, boredom ‘ond no advancement. So— 1) DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT 70 00. 2) ACHIEVE IT. by selecting and using the correct gradient-the one that will produce the win and feeling of success. Ferme use of defitions of "Grint" ond “Win, grttu acknom- Iedgément is made to the L Ron Hubbers Liey fr permission fo use the copyrighted wors cL Ron HuDberd Copgight C1872 2 pone' Corea Workshop Methods of Composition, improvisation, and Practice Acbooklet fo occompany the video I eo by CHICK COREA ‘itn musical rensenptions by Bob Quaranta ‘Acdtiona! text and analyses Dy Jonn Novela, author ot The Contemporary Keyboardist 1d by Glenn Mangel and Erily A Frankewicz I alos by Janet VanHam sa Gop oe aeratcTON FS OKT Noaionorccereatt as I ewvoa vt 100" abemiene BP 138 oF CONTENTS Prefoce 1 ies Suey PRACTICE: Boch “Golcberg Vatiaton #1” ~ Chilean’ Song #16" I as Nimbus” Practice I TECHNIQUE, HARMONY & IMPROVISATION: “Ten Drummers”. “Foxy Tolove” Mood Indigo Bes 20. : 9 COMPOSITION Cheap but Good Advice forPayng Muse ho Group “ J coro: con 02 PREFACE : What fotovs is shity material forse in conjunction “Keyboard Workshop a video which Chick rade for DCL is pray weten by Crick wh some harmonic analyses by John Novello which shouldbe exenely hell io he ‘2avanced playes The vdeo and book hove much infor ‘ion whscn will be understoe by musioans a every level of ‘experience. fthere ore aspecs that ore beyond your ccsp at ‘fs point you ore sure fo understand more as you dvelop os ployer A suggestion fr nsing your ploce onthe aps when you wish 40 go Dock oo partoulorsocron: sa your VOR courte 'ozora ‘tan you begin vewing te video. AS you get o each sacton, make a note ine booklet os ta Fe coresponcing ‘number on ne courte: Ten when you went review c go ‘iouor spat finding wil be cosy Inthe video, Chick is shown composing ond aranging a song etited "Long Fal” (pat of wich is reprinted in is book, in Chicks own handing). X may be o inst nok ot he did no prepare his tune in advance of fe toping— ha is ‘noi he video is Chick actual wing arovess, —The Procucers PHILOSOPHY OF STUDY Gradient gradual approach 1 something, token step by step, lavel by level, each step or level being, of ise eosiy surmountable36 "nat finaly, quite complicated ond ctficult cc ties con be achieved win relate ease. Win; intending o do something and doing ft, oF In- fending not to do something and nof doing it. Learning to give onesatt “wins” by using ond toking on the-correct gradient is important. if he gradient is foo steep losses ond failure result f00 easy, boredom ‘ond no advancement. So— 1) DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT 70 00. 2) ACHIEVE IT. by selecting and using the correct gradient-the one that will produce the win and feeling of success. Ferme use of defitions of "Grint" ond “Win, grttu acknom- Iedgément is made to the L Ron Hubbers Liey fr permission fo use the copyrighted wors cL Ron HuDberd Copgight C1872 2 pone