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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The First Rehearsal

A basement rehearsal room near Sokolniki: so you're Dima's American, sit at the keys, hi, I'm Sam, Sam is no name for a musician, from today you're Semych, don't listen to him, he's the drummer, I'm Lyokha to you, not Alexei, got it, what do we play, what we always play, from the start, count us in and don't rush.

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Lesson 1 · The First Rehearsal

Russian · 30 minutes

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A basement rehearsal room near Sokolniki in September; Lyokha's jazz quartet has lost its pianist and Dima has sent Sam. The band and Sam say the friendly you from the first minute.

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Так это ты Димин американец? Садись за клавиши.TAK E-ta TY DEE-min a-mi-ri-KA-nyets? sa-DEES za KLA-vi-shi.So you're Dima's American? Sit at the keys.
Привет. Я Сэм.pri-VYET. YA SEM.Hi. I'm Sam.
Сэм не имя для музыканта. С сегодняшнего дня ты Сэмыч.SEM nye EE-mya dlya mu-zy-KAN-ta. s si-VOD-nyash-ni-va DNYA ty SE-mych.Sam is no name for a musician. From today you're Semych.
Не слушай его. Он барабанщик.nye SLOO-shay yi-VO. ON ba-ra-BAN-shchik.Don't listen to him. He's the drummer.
А я для тебя Лёха, а не Алексей. Мы не в школе.a YA dlya ti-BYA LYO-kha, a nye a-lik-SYEY. MY nye f SHKO-lye.And I'm Lyokha to you, not Alexei. We're not at school.
ЛёхLYOKHLyokh, the called form: the short name with its last sound dropped
Понял, Лёх. Что играем?PO-nyal, LYOKH. SHTO i-GRA-yem?Got it, Lyokh. What do we play?
Кать, ты где?KAT, ty GDYE?Kat, where are you?
То, что всегда. Насть, с начала.TO, shto fsig-DA. NAST, s na-CHA-la.What we always play. Nast, from the start.
не торописьnye ta-ra-PEESdon't rush, the ordinary word
Считай, Толик. И не гони.shchi-TAY, TO-lik. i nye ga-NEE.Count us in, Tolik. And don't rush.