5 Simple Things You Can Do Today To Play Better Solos

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Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Inspiration, Jazz Advice and Tips

You’re constantly practicing, listening, and striving to improve your ability to improvise…yet for some strange reason, the next level of playing somehow seems to elude you. Etudes aren’t doing the trick. Scale patterns have become boring and predictable. And memorized lines simply won’t translate into amazing musical phrases. Despite all of your time and effort, …

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Are you learning Jazz Improvisation backwards?

Are You Trying To Learn Jazz Improvisation in Reverse??

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Eric

Composition, How to Practice Jazz, Perspectives

You learn scales. You faithfully practice triads and arpeggios in every key. You memorize chord progressions & learn tunes. And then you improvise… Sound familiar? This is the standard approach to jazz improvisation that you find in classrooms, private lessons, masterclasses, and practice rooms everywhere. It’s what we’ve come to accept as “the way” to …

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