Putting on the Pressure: How to Motivate Yourself in the Practice Room

Remember those times in school, where you were assigned a huge project and given a deadline to finish it by? You know, the ones where the teacher threw an enormous assignment at you as soon as you walked into the classroom: "Write a 15 page paper on the history of ...Read More

Remember those times in school, where you were assigned a huge project and given a deadline to finish it by? You know, the ones where the teacher threw an enormous ...Read More

I’m Bored With Everything I Play: Keys To Being Excited About What You’re …

As you progress, you feel more confident. You have more language. You can play well over more and more tunes. And you can approach different types of tunes with ease. Still, no matter how much you improve, you will always feel like you're trying to reach the next level. This ...Read More

As you progress, you feel more confident. You have more language. You can play well over more and more tunes. And you can approach different types of tunes with ease. ...Read More

Learning Improvisation the Hard Way

Learning the hard way? You thought you came here to find an easier way to learn improvisation, right? Well to be honest, the easier way is not always the best way and if you're in something for the long run, getting things right from the start can save you a ...Read More

Learning the hard way? You thought you came here to find an easier way to learn improvisation, right? Well to be honest, the easier way is not always the best ...Read More

An Outlook On Practice: Reviewing and Moving Forward Simultaneously

Improving at jazz improvisation is a process. It's an interesting process because it's both static and dynamic. It's dynamic in the sense that it constantly involves bringing new ideas, material, and concepts into your playing, keeping you excited, motivated, and passionate about your own playing. And it's static in the ...Read More

5 Steps to Mastering Sight-Reading

Areader recently asked: At my college, to get into the lab bands you have to be a really great sight-reader. What are some ways to become a great reader besides just saying "read whatever you can." I am decent at sight-reading, but I want to take it to that next ...Read More

Areader recently asked: At my college, to get into the lab bands you have to be a really great sight-reader. What are some ways to become a great reader besides ...Read More

How to Phrase Like a Pro

Amateurs phrase in a way that sounds boring and boxy. In contrast, professionals phrase in a way that gives excitement and forward motion to their playing. In this article I'll explore some tendencies that I've observed in the recordings of my heroes. Of course, your personal observations would result in ...Read More

Amateurs phrase in a way that sounds boring and boxy. In contrast, professionals phrase in a way that gives excitement and forward motion to their playing. In this article I'll ...Read More

Thinking Macro vs. Micro in Practicing Improvisation

Your mental approach to the things you do can have everything to do with your success or failure. In fact, the way that you think about things like setting goals, learning new skills, or creating routines directly affects how successful you'll be – and this is especially true when it ...Read More

Your mental approach to the things you do can have everything to do with your success or failure. In fact, the way that you think about things like setting goals, ...Read More

How to Organize Jazz Licks, Lines, & Concepts – The Jazz Musician’s …

In an instant, musical ideas spring to life. Maybe you're transcribing and stumble upon something you like, or perhaps you suddenly play an idea that seemed to come from nowhere! This probably happens to you all the time. In fact, I'll bet you come up with something you like nearly ...Read More

In an instant, musical ideas spring to life. Maybe you're transcribing and stumble upon something you like, or perhaps you suddenly play an idea that seemed to come from nowhere! ...Read More

The Secret of the Masters

What exactly is it that makes the musicians that we call "masters" great? What sets them apart from everyone else? Is it their technique, their sound, their originality, the way they can play over chord progressions? Well...these are all pieces of their mastery, but what is the reason for their ...Read More

What exactly is it that makes the musicians that we call "masters" great? What sets them apart from everyone else? Is it their technique, their sound, their originality, the way ...Read More

Going Against The Grain

In learning most anything, there's an accepted and standard way of approaching the material. There exists a typical method that emerged over the course of many years. In many disciplines, this method came about through trial and error, meticulously analyzing what techniques have worked best to allow an individual to ...Read More

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