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Picking Every Note Improv

1) Mike Stern is interviewed about his approach to improvisation and standard tuning. 2) Stern discusses focusing on each individual note and exploring all its musical possibilities rather than relying on scales or licks. 3) He emphasizes really hearing and feeling each note to develop a unique personal voice on the instrument.
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Picking Every Note Improv

1) Mike Stern is interviewed about his approach to improvisation and standard tuning. 2) Stern discusses focusing on each individual note and exploring all its musical possibilities rather than relying on scales or licks. 3) He emphasizes really hearing and feeling each note to develop a unique personal voice on the instrument.
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Picking Every Note Improv

Mike Stern
Masters in Mechanics: Mike Stern Interview
Standard tuning
= 120
1 2
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7 11 7 8 10 11 8 10 8 9 8 7 11 9 7 6
8 11 9 10 9 8 7 6 8
8 10 9 11 9 8 11

3 4

3 6 7 4 8 5 5 8 9 6 10 7 11 8
4 3 6 3 4 7 5 8 6 5 6 9 7 10 8 11 9

5 6

8 11 12 9 13 10 10 13 15 11 13 11 10
8 9 12 10 13 11 10 11 13 10 11 12 10 11 9 8
10 8 7

7 8

2 3 4 5
3 6 3 4 6
10 7 8 7 6 8 5 4 3 3 3
6 5 5 4 3 5 1

9 10

6 3 5 3 4 2 1 X X 5 2 4 2 1
4 2 4 1 2
2 1 2 2 4
4 3 2 1 1
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11 12

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
3 6 3 4 6 8 7 7
8 8 8
8 7 7

13 14

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
8 8 11 12 12 11 11
10 10 12 11 11
8 8 10 10 10

15 16 17

13 11 (11) 9 7 6 3 3 6
11 13 11 9 (9) 7 9 7 5 X 6 7 6 4
10 12 10 8 6 8 6 4 6 4
12 10 8 6 8 6 4
10 8 6 4

18 19

X 7 4 3 4 7 9
6 5 3 3 5 7 7 10 7 8 10
6 9 6 6 8 10 9 10
X 9

20 21

7 8 X 11 8
10 10 11 8
11 8 11 8
10 9 10
11 10
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