jazz education doesnt fit the mold

Why Jazz Education Doesn’t Fit the Mold

By

Eric

Perspectives

One thing we’re all accustomed to in this day and age is results with a limited amount of work. From daily tasks to larger life goals, this mentality has been ingrained into our collective mindset. Put in a set amount of effort and time and you’ll reach your goal, getting the exact results you’ve envisioned. …

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looking for nuance

The Lost Art of Looking for Nuance

By

Eric

Perspectives, Transcribing

Let’s face it. As improvising musicians, we’ve become obsessed with notes. Obsessed with harmony, chords, and scales. Which scales to use over which chord progressions, which diminished scales to play over dominant chords, how to play “outside,” how to play “inside,” which chords can be substituted for others…We even reduce entire sounds, full of infinite …

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learning to be your own teacher

Learning to Be Your Own Teacher

By

Forrest

Inspiration, Perspectives

The difference between many subjects and jazz improvisation is that the latter has no single correct and well-defined path. Every person takes a different route depending how they learn, how they hear, what they want to sound like, and countless other factors. Because we all are shooting for different musical goals and have different ways …

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jazz education blunders

Jazz Education Blunders

By

Forrest

Jazz Advice and Tips, Perspectives

Jazz education has steadily become increasingly popular and for good reason: playing jazz is fun! In an attempt to make jazz improvisation accessible to everyone, much of the learning material has been reduced and packaged in a manner to get people playing at a mediocre level more quickly. The problem is that these methods get …

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