Cueca Guitar Strumming Pattern

About the Educator

Gabriel Montt is a guitar professor at the Projazz Instituto Profesional in Instrumental Interpretation.

After recieving a degree in Popular Music Creation at the University of the Americas, Gabriel continued his studies in jazz and fusion styles from masters of the national scene, such as Jorge Vidal, Moncho Romero, Miguel Ángel Pérez among others.

Between the years 2008-2009 he completed a postgraduate degree at the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain, where he perfected himself in "Jazz and Modern Music" with musicians from Europe, such as Jordi Bonell, Pedro Javier González, Iñaki Sandoval and Román Gottwald.

Since 2006 he has been working on a project associated with jazz manouche with the Gypsy Trio group, as well as his participation in the projects "Homenaje a Django Reinhardt" and "Gypsy Trio Gira 2011". He currently works as a teacher in Jazz Guitar at the Projazz Professional Institute, at the Maule Regional Theater and at the Jazz Club Academy in Talca, in addition to composing arrangements for the TRM Classical Orchestra in the works of Jesus Christ Superstar and The Novice Rebel.

Have you ever worried about playing the "right" notes that you couldn't enjoy playing your solo? The C Dorian Alternative Rock Groove featured in this lesson consists of a chord progression over which you'll improvise using the C Dorian scale. You'll find that as long as you're playing in C Dorian, you don't need to worry about switching up your notes over the chord changes, because the notes in the correct mode will sound good over all the chords. Instead you can focus on melodic ideas, articulation, technique, emotion/feel, dynamics, rhythm, tone, phrasing, space/rest, and listening.

Students will explore the socio-political factors that gave rise to the blues and discuss technology's influence on shaping musical genres. Demonstrations within PULSE include how to use assets from Take Me To The River and the Study Room to create an interdisciplinary blues lesson. 

This next set of PULSE BANDED lesson strategies begins by featuring the band Zili Misik. The foundation of their music-making is based on respect and collaboration, and their music is influenced by roots music of the African diaspora. Using their music and spirited performance as a jumping off point, these lessons will provide some historical context and engage students in listening to and playing a variety of rhythmic grooves inspired by music of the African diaspora.

Henry Roeland Bryd, better know as Professor Longhair, is a legendary blues pianist and singer who played a big part in the history of New Orleans music. His iconic combination of the rumba with blues, boogie-woogie, and "second line" parade rhythms influenced New Orleans' greatest piano players including Fats Domino, Eddie Bo, James Booker, and Dr. John. This lesson will introduce students to the basics of "second line" rhythmic patterns from New Orleans and their ties to Afro-Cuban traditions.  

This holistic lesson will test your ear training, composition, and performance skills. By transcribing the original refrain from the spiritual "Wade In The Water" you will then be asked to transpose the melody to a different key using chromatic transposition techniques. Once transposed, you will have the opportunity to play the melody over an original PULSE groove of "Wade In The Water"!