Thinking About Musical Phrasing for Improvisation

Recently I’ve been studying and transcribing a lot of Miles from around 1956-1957. Albums like Cookin', Relaxin', and Workin'. More than the notes or the harmonic devices in his solos, the one thing that sticks out about Miles is his sense of phrasing. This is what sets him apart and ...Read More

Recently I’ve been studying and transcribing a lot of Miles from around 1956-1957. Albums like Cookin', Relaxin', and Workin'. More than the notes or the harmonic devices in his solos, ...Read More

One Brick at a Time: That’s how you build a wall

It's a new year. I guess that means we should be making some resolutions right about now. New beginnings, a fresh start and all that other good stuff. For most people making "resolutions" translates into sitting down and writing out a list of goals. It's not a bad exercise to ...Read More

It's a new year. I guess that means we should be making some resolutions right about now. New beginnings, a fresh start and all that other good stuff. For most ...Read More

The Forgotten Skill

There is one important part of practicing and learning any musical instrument or musical style that many players are unintentionally missing. A necessary skill that's so obvious it often remains hidden in plain sight. It seems to be the same across the board from absolute beginners to college music majors. ...Read More

3 Highly Effective Ear Training Exercises You Can Do All By Yourself

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We've presented tons of exercises on how to practice ear training, but many require that you have someone to train with. So what do you do when you don't have a partner? When you have no one to practice ear training with there's just as many exercises you can do ...Read More

We've presented tons of exercises on how to practice ear training, but many require that you have someone to train with. So what do you do when you don't have ...Read More

6 Reasons You Should Start Composing Today

Ican't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones - John Cage. At some point as an improviser, whether you welcome it with open arms or avoid it like the plague, you're going to be faced with the chance to compose. That's right - ...Read More

Ican't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones - John Cage. At some point as an improviser, whether you welcome it with open ...Read More

Your Assumptions About What To Transcribe

People have been writing in a lot lately asking us what's okay and what's not okay to transcribe. With all the different styles of jazz and genres of music, people are entirely confused as to what's acceptable to transcribe. I have to admit, upon receiving these questions, I was a ...Read More

People have been writing in a lot lately asking us what's okay and what's not okay to transcribe. With all the different styles of jazz and genres of music, people ...Read More

Your Next Musical Milestone: Chromatic ii-V’s

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The process of learning to improvise is a journey. A long and rewarding journey and one that is punctuated by a series of milestones. This can be hard to see from that comfy seat inside of your practice room, but take a step back from your daily routine and look ...Read More

The process of learning to improvise is a journey. A long and rewarding journey and one that is punctuated by a series of milestones. This can be hard to see ...Read More

Overcoming Creative Blocks as an Improviser

Despite what everyone thinks, being creative isn't easy. You don't just suddenly find yourself with talent one day and immediately start creating great works of art. It takes years of hard work to develop artistic skills and once you have these skills, it's no guarantee that your artistic vision will ...Read More

Despite what everyone thinks, being creative isn't easy. You don't just suddenly find yourself with talent one day and immediately start creating great works of art. It takes years of ...Read More

Another Look at Slow Practice for Jazz Improvisation

Play it slow. Feel every beat. Subdvide. Hear every note. Concentrate on every single detail. There are dozens of different ways to describe the process of slow practice, yet it seems that the majority of successful musicians in any genre are saying "practice slowly!" Every teacher that I've ever had, ...Read More

Play it slow. Feel every beat. Subdvide. Hear every note. Concentrate on every single detail. There are dozens of different ways to describe the process of slow practice, yet it ...Read More

Developing Aural Knowledge: How to Turn Music Theory into Music

Jazz is smart people music! I first heard these words from the great pianist Harold Mabern. Walking through the practice rooms at school one day, as was usually the case, a group of eager students was huddled around him as he told a story. An impromptu musical lesson that didn't ...Read More

Jazz is smart people music! I first heard these words from the great pianist Harold Mabern. Walking through the practice rooms at school one day, as was usually the case, ...Read More

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