[b]I NEED HELP WITH mY RUNS!!!!!!!!!!![/b]

[Drummerboy05]

Can someone help me out with my runs? give me som pointers on where to start. My runs are horrible and need much work!!!!!!!!!   HELP!!!!!!

[Long Fingers]

Can someone help me out with my runs? give me som pointers on where to start. My runs are horrible and need much work!!!!!!!!!   HELP!!!!!!

Have you tried practiing your scales (major, chromatic, blues ect.) everyday? Once you can practice those with ease, the runs won't be as hard for you.

[ddw4e]

I think the only way I can get my basslines right was to listen to quartet music...Canton Spirituals, Eternal Life, Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson. These have medium tempo so you can get the basslines easily from them.  That may help to develop your ear better as well.

Hope this helps  

TO HELP WITRH RUNS:
PUT 1 FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER,SLIGHTLY BEND KNEES AND SWING OPPOSITE ARM AJACENT TO THE FOOT STICKING OUT, AND MOVE FASTER. TAKES A LITTLE GETTING USED TO, BUT KEEP AT IT, THE MORE YO DO, THE FASTER YOU'LL BECOME... :wink:

[Drummerboy05]

Ya i practice my scales every now and then but i've heard piano players/organist do some crazy runs. Like one run i attempt to do is a Eb run it goes as followed.

RH:
(goin down)                up down
 High F, Eb, Db, C, Bb, C, Bb, Ab, F, Eb, Db
you can see the pattern.

LH i chord wit:
E, Ab, Bb, C, Eb

[Drummerboy05]

ANyone have anything else to add to the run list?

[T-Block]

Try this run in Eb. It's similar to the one u typed above:

Eb, Db, Bb, A, Ab, Gb, Eb, Db, Bb, A, Ab, Gb, Eb, Db, ...... (notes)
 4    3    2   1   3    2    1    3    2    1   3    2    1    3   (fingering)

When u start the run, start high with the 4th finger, then the rest is just 3, then 2, then 1, then 3, then 2, u get the idea?

[Drummerboy05]

THanx!!!!!! anything else anybody!

[emusiq]

check out the thread I started "more about runs".  I posted three runs I know.
emusiq