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When it comes to learning tunes, expanding your repertoire, and improving the way you improvise over jazz standards, most players are taking the wrong approach… You see, the secret to improving with standards doesn’t lie in making long lists, spending hours memorizing chord progressions, and then trying your best to conjure up melodic lines. …because …

Mastering Essential Chord Progressions: The I to IV Relationship

Eric

Blues, Chords, Composition, Jazz Advice and Tips

When it comes to improving as an improviser, there are only so many tunes you can memorize. Only so many chord symbols and progressions you can force into your brain… After a certain point you actually need to learn how to play over these sounds. …and truth be told, this is something that took me …

Why The Way You’re Thinking About Music Could Be Holding You Back

Eric

Inspiration, Jazz Advice and Tips

Scales, Chords, Progressions, and Tunes… These are the words we all use to define and think about music. It’s how we make sense of the songs we hear, how we talk about the solos we love, and how you tackle the nitty-gritty elements of music in the practice room. The same words are used in …

Expand Your Creativity In Any Solo With These 3 Simple Techniques (Premium)

Eric

Jazz Advice and Tips, Playing Techniques, Premium Only

Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in a routine? Going through the motions day in and day out. Performing the same tasks at the same time, no matter what. You can almost predict it like clockwork… The truth is everyone knows this feeling because we’re creatures of habit. We find the path of least …

9 Jazz Standards That’ll Boost Your Melodic Skills

Eric

Blues, Composition, Jazz Advice and Tips, Jazz Standards, Tunes

You know the routine…You pick out a new tune, read through the melody, and start to work on a solo. You’ve got a few ideas, throw in a couple of your favorite licks, and follow the guide tone lines. And then it happens…you’re stuck playing the same old scales and patterns that you use in every …

Master the Transcription Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning from the Pros (Premium)

Eric

Jazz Advice and Tips, Premium Only, Transcribing

Over the years I’ve attended dozens of masterclasses. Poured through hundreds of interviews with master musicians, and took lessons with the best players I could find. However, after a few years ONE thing kept surprising me – there was a disconnect between what these great players said and what they actually did… In fact, some …

Why Melody is the Secret to Playing Better Jazz Solos

Eric

Composition, Perspectives, Playing Techniques

Ask any musician or teacher what you should practice to develop exceptional jazz improvisation skills, and you usually hear words like “Scales” and “Modes” or “Guide-tone lines.” Sometimes even “Transcribing”… This is all useful information. And it will help you understand the harmonic function and music theory behind all those jazz standards. But it’s missing …

This Jazz Transcription Hack will Change Your Playing

Why This Simple Jazz Transcription Hack Will Change Your Playing

Eric

Jazz Advice and Tips, Transcribing

It’s just past one in the morning. I’m standing on the sidewalk in lower Manhattan as garbage trucks rumble by and panhandlers hustle for loose change. I’ve just stepped outside of Smalls, the last note of the show still ringing in my ears… After a few minutes, a well known trumpet player steps out and …

Your Guide To Learning Jazz In All Keys (Premium)

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Language, Premium Only, Tunes

The ability to play in every key is essential for all musicians. From the complete beginner, to the serious music student, all the way to the seasoned professional… And it’s especially important for musicians that are striving to get to the next level with the nuts and bolts of jazz improvisation. However, attaining freedom in all …

How to beat frustration in the practice room

How To Turn Frustration With Your Practice Into Musical Progress

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Advice and Tips

We all have those days in the practice room…days where you can’t seem to get anything right. Where you’re fighting your instrument and you want to scream… I’m sure you know the feeling of a frustrating day in the practice room. It’s frustrating because you’ve set aside time in your day specifically for practicing and …

How To Master The ii-V-I Progression: 25 Essential Lines You Need To Know (Premium)

Eric

Chords, Jazz Language, Premium Only

There are certain things that you need to do if you want to improve your musical skills…Setting aside time each day to practice. Listening to important recordings. Seeking out teachers to guide you along the way. The same is true if you want to improve your jazz improvisation skills. You need to spend time listening, transcribing solos, building …

How to quickly improve your musical skills

Why The Fastest Way To Build Your Jazz Skills Doesn’t Require Scales or Chords

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Advice and Tips

When you think about the things that’ll make you a better improviser, your mind probably goes right to music theory…The scales, the chords, the diminished patterns & the ii-V licks. If only you knew more of this stuff you’d finally sound great. You’re not alone in thinking this. Take a peek inside any modern jazz method …

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Mastering Essential Chord Progressions: Major to Parallel Minor (Premium)

Mastering Essential Chord Progressions: The I to IV Relationship

Why The Way You’re Thinking About Music Could Be Holding You Back

Expand Your Creativity In Any Solo With These 3 Simple Techniques (Premium)

9 Jazz Standards That’ll Boost Your Melodic Skills

Master the Transcription Process: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning from the Pros (Premium)

Why Melody is the Secret to Playing Better Jazz Solos

Why This Simple Jazz Transcription Hack Will Change Your Playing

Your Guide To Learning Jazz In All Keys (Premium)

How To Turn Frustration With Your Practice Into Musical Progress

How To Master The ii-V-I Progression: 25 Essential Lines You Need To Know (Premium)

Why The Fastest Way To Build Your Jazz Skills Doesn’t Require Scales or Chords

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