Why These 8 Jazz Standards Should Be Your New Practice Etudes
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How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Standards
Every musician has spent time in the practice room working on etudes. Diligently running through exercises that cover various techniques like articulation, the altissimo range, or diminished arpeggios. This is a good start for most players, but where does the jazz musician turn to develop the techniques that are essential for improvisation? After all jazz …