Originally Posted By: AudioTrack
An interesting and informative presentation. Backing tracks will always have their benefits and associated risks. In a live band, when the lead singer misses the middle 8, the band can cover instantly. Ask me how I know crazy

... and, of course, when the bandleader nods to you a bar before a new chorus.

There were some useful ideas in that that I may well use, if only for practice/rehearsal alone. Perhaps dumbly, it had never occurred to me to put vocal cues or words/melody reminders into such a track, but now that seems so obvious I feel almost embarrassed by it.


Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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