slow practice for jazz improvisation

Another Look at Slow Practice for Jazz Improvisation

By

Eric

Chords, How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Advice and Tips, Jazz Language, Transcribing

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, from classical players to lead …

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playing transcribed solos backward

Playing Transcribed Solos Backward

By

Forrest

Transcribing

Lately I’ve realized that to get to specific parts of a solo that I’ve transcribed to memory, I’m quite dependent on the material that comes before them. In other words, I’ve learned the solo from start to finish, the way it was originally played, and therefore, have difficulty jumping around to different sections at will… …

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the stages of jazz language

The Stages of Jazz Language

By

Forrest

Jazz Language

We talk about jazz language a lot: what it is, what it isn’t, how to get it, and what to do with it. We constantly strive to better communicate these aspects of learning language because of the vital role that language plays in successful improvisation. It’s essentially all the raw melodic material you draw from …

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