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The Object of the Exercise

The Object of the Exercise

We discuss an exercise in playing the jazz standard “Stella By Starlight” with a playalong, where the object of the exercise is to play the notes of the scale accompanying each chord, going both up and down the scale and starting it from anywhere.

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Learn Jazz Piano: Advanced and Solo Playing

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