The Best Way to Learn Bebop Melodies 

This business of dividing the metronome beat in half, quarters, and eighths (i.e., twice a measure, once, once every two measures, once every four) is one of the most helpful practice tricks I’ve picked up from these sessions, Bob. Thanks!

One interesting exercise based upon this kind of stuff which i came up with is playing the fundamental note of every chord using the rhythm of the melodies. It is really helpful to understand and internalize the relationship between melodies and harmony.

Thanks Bob great lesson as always. I know this tune, so I was hanging around partly to see your fingerings! (Same as mine). But I’m gonna use this for other be-bop heads for sure!! OH. And the metronome work. Pure gold. Thank you!!

Great lesson. I'm going to apply this to piano and drums. Thanks Bob

Great approach.

Great lesson, Bob! Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

Very nice lesson in syncopation (Ted Reed) and how to learn songs. Great example of how to use metronome. More of this is welcome. I am drummer.

Thank's from France for shearing your knowledge! Great teacher, your words are very clear

Never saw this approach before. I’m liking it !

Bob, you are the Ideal type of the concept: teacher.

A lot of thanks, man. This is mind-blowing

Thanks for this man for getting this Rythym down. Cheers

Great. Would love to see one of these on Donna Lee.

Excellent and nice thank you I play sax but it's useful too

Great lesson THX

Cool man

Great lesson! This went really well with Adams course earlier. "The notes dont' matter".

Cool!!!

Hey Bob ...your name swing as well! :) Thanks for the great lesson!

Nice lesson ! Would you recommend using our feet to hit the beat while working on those exercises?

Sax player here. “ of course.”.drummers are the reason metronomes were invented. That’s why they can’t knock on your door in time when they’re dropping off your pizza. Sorry, couldn’t resist. Seriously, your your humility is illustrative. The pocket is strong in you. Although you didn’t get into it, as a bassoon student in college, I was taught that within a beat there are flexibilities within the groove. I think Bird took advantage as well as Trane. Brecker for sure. Getz? Fugget about it. However, the pocket is the reason! You’re an excellent teacher. Thx for all the lessons. I’ll be putting them to use as soon as the wife allows. Haha.

Cool..

Having the metronome hit every 4 bars seems impossible to me at the moment, even just clapping at every second beat. I guess I know what I need to work on :D

darn it, I gotta get better at reading rhythm

i will never not be able to put a metronome on beat 1.

160bpm... Thts not fast... 😅💀😅

nice lesson! speaking of wrong notes, the fourth beat of measure 6 should be an A not Bb