Christmas Time Is Here – mDecks Music
Published: 2022-12-02
jazz standards
piano voicings
upper structures
Piano Arrangement
type:arrangement
type:sheet_music
Step‑by‑step breakdown of a Real Book arrangement of "Christmas Time Is Here," focusing on voicings, tensions, and rhythmic interpretation.
A practical arrangement tutorial that explains how Ariel & Adam interpret the Real Book lead sheet for "Christmas Time Is Here." Covers left‑hand open and rootless voicings, guide‑tones, upper‑structure triads, tension choices (9, 13, #11, b9/♯9), and melodic harmonization. Also demonstrates rhythmic variations (even vs. swung eighths, shuffles, late eighths), embellishments, dynamics, and simple ending arpeggios to shape a ballad performance. Includes listening references to specific measures and suggestions for applying these techniques to your own playing.
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