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1Jimmys Sketchbook Vol. 1 - written by Jimmy Wyble

Copyright Jimmy Wyble 2008 - All Rights Reserved

Jimmy Wybles Sketchbook Vol. I

Improvisation based on the changes to:

Sweet Georgia Brown

by Jimmy Wyble edited by David Oakes

Editors Note: Welcome to Jimmy Wybles sketchbook Volume I. Jimmy has written out many

solos and improvisations based on the changes to standard tunes. I look at this material not

as chord melody arrangements but as beautiful compositions and studies based on a famous

progression or tune. All the music in these volumes will be either composed and worked out

by Jimmy himself or a transcription that Jimmy has personally approved both the ngering and

notation.

At his seminars at Musicians Institute, Jimmy constantly relays the importance of writing music

as a critical part of every practice session. He means with a pencil and manuscript paper not onthe latest multitrack digital recorder. Jimmy has done this kind of writing so much in his life that

when he sees music on the staff, his hands know instinctively where to go to play those notes in

the most musical way. Music reading skills are greatly enhanced from writing down ideas and

arrangements on paper. You can begin to understand how much Jimmy has written by looking at

the vast amount of music and musical ideas on this website and then add in the four or ve books

that he has also published along the way. I can honestly say that writing music, arranging, as

well as composing have made me a much better guitarist and musician. Some people even think

that I have developed into a pretty decent sight-reader as well. I would like to challenge you

to add writing of music as part of every practice session. In other words, a daily composition

assignment is necessary even if it is one little idea or motif, phrase, arrangement or transcription.Just write it down on paper!

Jimmy said that this arrangement was written as a retrospect of playing with Red Norvo. Red

used to play this tune with Jimmy adding a counter line to Red playing the melody. Jimmy said

that they use to perform Sweet Georgia Brown at a very fast tempo.

There are three different types of motion in two-line music. Parallel motion when both parts are

moving together in the same direction. Oblique motion when one part stays the same and the

other part moves. The third kind of motion is contrary motion when both parts move in opposite

directions. This arrangement uses all three types of motion in this arrangement. Be aware of

how the lines are moving.

One fnal comment: The top line of musical notation is heavily edited with right and left hand

ngerings. Practice that line until you have it down. That will make the rest of this study much

easier.

David Oakes

June 2008

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Improvisation Based On the Changes to:

sweet georgia brownJimmy Wyble