Work, with Miles Okazaki

This is a podcast version of Miles Okazaki's patreon channel. Okazaki is a guitarist and composer based in Brooklyn, NY.

Season 1 (Monk, 65 episodes): How this podcast began: individual guitar studies of every composition by Thelonious Monk. These begin as practice videos without much talking and evolve into episodes on specific topics.

Season 2 (Fall 2024, 48 episodes): A 12-part series on the subject of Symmetry, an 8-part series on Drum rudiments with the pick, and a 5-part series on the "Allegro Assai" from J.S. Bach's C major violin sonata. Other episodes include bebop standards "Donna Lee" and "Wail," a series on the chromatic scale, favorite books, listening sessions and exercises for the ear from my book "Fundamentals of Guitar."

Season 3 (Winter 2024. 63 episodes): An 11-part series on Polyrhythms, a 7-part series on Charlie Christian's "Stompin at the Savoy" solo, a 4-part series on my song "Dog Star," the first "guided practice" episodes, close looks at the standards "Lush Life," "Hot House," and "Danny Boy," Bach on each Sunday, and listener questions. Note: a good number of episodes from this season are on sight reading, and only available as videos on Patreon.

Season 4 (Spring 2024, in progress): A 7-part series on my tune "Kudzu," a 7-part series on the drum exercise "Paradiddle Johnnie," Monday meditations on one of the 351 shapes, Studies of Bach from the Well Tempered Clavier, Art of the Fugue, Musical Offering, and Mass in B minor, listener questions. Note: a good number of episodes from this season are on sight reading, and only available as videos on Patreon.

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Scrambler 03: Random ear training

This is one of the most powerful ways I've used the scrambler idea - creating random sequences of keys to get as quickly as possible by ear. Let me know if it makes sense what I say in this video, as ...

14 Touko 202519min

Scrambler 02: Voice Leading and modulating improv

Here are two more ways that I use the scrambler to create randomized exercises.

14 Touko 202517min

Scrambler 01: Drones and Tones

Here is a video on a musicianship exercise that I like to do. A very simple idea but not necessarily that easy to do. I'll do a series on page 35 from my book, called "The Scrambler." I'd suggest prin...

14 Touko 202512min

My Favorite Books

This video is open to everyone. A few people have asked me for book recommendations, so I go through what's on my studio shelf. It's a long video, starting with biographies and then going more into th...

14 Touko 202548min

Member questions (awkward picking, Bach chorales)

This video is open to free members. I address two member questions from previous posts, one about picking on three adjacent strings, and one on the Bach Chorales. I'll do some series videos on Bach at...

14 Touko 202519min

Bebop Guitar: Bud Powell's "Wail"

Another long video, welcoming new members and getting a little deeper into bebop language on the guitar, in celebration of Bud Powell's 100th Birthday this Friday. I go through the intro and the head,...

14 Touko 202528min

Pick Control 08: Flams

Here we go into one of the classic rudiments: Flams. These are not easy, so don't get discouraged. They're also not that necessary, but in my opinion they give you another cool tool for the kit. I dem...

8 Touko 202515min

Pick Control 07: Ruffs and Drags

Today's picking technique has to do with making a very quick double stroke leading into another string, what drummers call a ruff or drag. I give some examples of how I use it, and have attached a pag...

8 Touko 202511min