The Real Reason You Should Start Transcribing Jazz Solos

Here’s a thought. What if you could go back in time and take a lesson with John Coltrane? Yes, that John Coltrane. I mean drive up to his home in Dix Hills, knock on the door, politely say hello to his wife, and walk in past the stacks of staff ...Read More

Here’s a thought. What if you could go back in time and take a lesson with John Coltrane? Yes, that John Coltrane. I mean drive up to his home in ...Read More

3 Simple Steps to a Productive Practice Routine

Time in the practice room doesn’t equal improvement. Hey, wait a second...That’s right, you read that correctly. It’s time spent practicing the right things that leads to improvement. And this isn’t always the case with most players’ routines, especially when it comes to jazz improvisation... There’s a well-loved myth out ...Read More

The 5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Five: Ear Training for Jazz Impro …

What exactly is ear training? You’ve heard musicians talk about it. Your teachers have recommended it. And if you’re a regular to Jazzadvice you’ve seen it pop up in more than a few posts...But I'm guessing the thing that's made the biggest impression on you was being in the presence ...Read More

What exactly is ear training? You’ve heard musicians talk about it. Your teachers have recommended it. And if you’re a regular to Jazzadvice you’ve seen it pop up in more ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Four: How to Speak the Jazz Language

Imagine that you've just stepped off a plane in a foreign country. You grab your suitcase and step onto the soil for the first time and suddenly you're filled with a sense of excitement and anticipation. What new sights, new sounds, unusual food, and interesting people await you in this ...Read More

Imagine that you've just stepped off a plane in a foreign country. You grab your suitcase and step onto the soil for the first time and suddenly you're filled with ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Three: The Secret to Great Time

Ever feel like something is missing from your solos? You spend hours learning tunes and transcribing solos from your favorite recordings, you've memorized the chord progressions and diligently practiced the tricky fingerings, but when you listen back something is off. And it's frustrating because you can't quite place your finger ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill Two: How to Turn Music Theory into Mu …

Have you ever thrown your hands up in frustration trying to understand music theory? Have you ever found yourself lost and panicking in a solo as you search for the right scale or chord to play? Many frustrated musicians run into this wall every time they try to take a ...Read More

Have you ever thrown your hands up in frustration trying to understand music theory? Have you ever found yourself lost and panicking in a solo as you search for the ...Read More

5 Skills You Won’t Learn in School, Skill One: How to Connect Your Ear to Your …

You're a trumpet player. You play the piano or the guitar. Maybe you’ve taken up the saxophone. Out of a dozen different instruments, this is the one that you’ve chosen to amplify your musical voice. You identify with it, you wield it with pride, and you strive to follow in ...Read More

You're a trumpet player. You play the piano or the guitar. Maybe you’ve taken up the saxophone. Out of a dozen different instruments, this is the one that you’ve chosen ...Read More

The 5 Key Skills You Won’t Learn in School: A Five Part Series

School is great...but it won’t teach you everything. Private lessons are awesome and downright necessary on your journey to becoming a better musician...yet that hour a week isn’t going to teach you every musical tidbit that you need to know. You see a curious thing happens when you take music ...Read More

Use the Power of Visualization to Improve Faster than Ever. We’ll show you how …

Picture this. You’re backstage before a big performance waiting for your turn to step into the spotlight. A few steps away from the curtain you can hear the murmur of the audience and your pulse starts to race. You take a deep breath and confidently walk onstage. The heat of the ...Read More

Picture this. You’re backstage before a big performance waiting for your turn to step into the spotlight. A few steps away from the curtain you can hear the murmur of the ...Read More

The Secret Behind Every Solo that You Can’t Afford to Miss

There’s a secret hidden in every great solo. You'll find it in those old records of Louis Armstrong and those videos of Bird and Diz that you watch on YouTube. You can even hear it in the players of today like Terence Blanchard, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tom Harrell and dozens of ...Read More

There’s a secret hidden in every great solo. You'll find it in those old records of Louis Armstrong and those videos of Bird and Diz that you watch on YouTube. ...Read More

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