Happy New Year! 8 Musical Resolutions That Will Change Your Playing

Anew year is the perfect time to look back at what you've accomplished in the practice room and to look forward to what you still wish to achieve as a musician. It's also a great time to make a fresh start, to realign yourself musically, and to set some new ...Read More

Anew year is the perfect time to look back at what you've accomplished in the practice room and to look forward to what you still wish to achieve as a ...Read More

Hitting the Target: How to Accomplish Your Goals in Music and Anything Else

On this site, we often talk about the specifics of learning improvisation: ear training, transcribing, chord progressions, language... But what about the big picture? How do you accomplish what you want to as a musician? How do you get from the player you are today to the player that you ...Read More

What to do when You Crash and Burn on a Tune

Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar:You walk into a jam session ready to play a tune that you've been sounding great on. As the band finishes up a set you gather up your courage, walk up to the stage, and call this tune you’ve been working on memorizing all ...Read More

Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar:You walk into a jam session ready to play a tune that you've been sounding great on. As the band finishes up a set ...Read More

Overcoming Mental Limitations in Music

Ican’t. We’ve all said these fateful words at one point or another. Fill in the blank for your own situation. “I can’t (____)”...draw, run long distances, wake up early, stop eating cheesecake. Every day there are literally dozens of things that we convince ourselves that we simply cannot do, and ...Read More

Ican’t. We’ve all said these fateful words at one point or another. Fill in the blank for your own situation. “I can’t (____)”...draw, run long distances, wake up early, stop ...Read More

Write Jazz Tunes Like a Pop Star

Ilove John Mayer. There, I said it. My secret is out. I'd totally go to one of his concerts if I could stomach being one of many in a herd of screaming fourteen year old girls. I'm not about to be a part of Bye Bye Birdie, so sorry John, ...Read More

Ilove John Mayer. There, I said it. My secret is out. I'd totally go to one of his concerts if I could stomach being one of many in a herd ...Read More

The Philosophy of Learning Jazz Improvisation: Thinking like a Composer

Composition is selective improvisation - Igor Stravinsky. In 15 seconds the difference between composition and improvisation is that in composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, while in improvisation you have 15 seconds - Steve Lacy. Learning to improvise is a ...Read More

10 Exercises to Practice When You’ve Run Out of Ideas

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We often get a ton of great questions from our readers about what to practice. These inquiries range from players that are stuck in a daily musical rut to aspiring improvisers that simply don’t know the next step to take in the practice room. The truth is, every musician encounters ...Read More

We often get a ton of great questions from our readers about what to practice. These inquiries range from players that are stuck in a daily musical rut to aspiring ...Read More

Jazzadvice Needs You!

To our beautiful readers - Jazzadvice has been around for several years now. During that time we've made it a point to provide you with the best possible content in a mostly ad-free environment, completely free of charge. The response has been overwhelming. We receive daily emails filled with praise ...Read More

To our beautiful readers - Jazzadvice has been around for several years now. During that time we've made it a point to provide you with the best possible content in ...Read More

How to Use Pop Tunes to Improve Your Ear

Admit it. You listen to pop tunes. You probably even like them. But hold on a second, aren’t you’re supposed to be a serious musician? It’s OK, everyone listens to pop tunes. Just because you turn on the radio and check out the top 40 every now and then it ...Read More

Admit it. You listen to pop tunes. You probably even like them. But hold on a second, aren’t you’re supposed to be a serious musician? It’s OK, everyone listens to ...Read More

The Anatomy of a Sound: Overcoming the Barrier of Music Theory

From the moment we are born, the world tends to have a container already built for us to fit inside: A social security number, a gender, a race, a profession, an I.Q. I ponder if we are more defined by the container we are in, than what we are inside. ...Read More

From the moment we are born, the world tends to have a container already built for us to fit inside: A social security number, a gender, a race, a profession, ...Read More

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