learning to be your own teacher

Learning to Be Your Own Teacher

By

Forrest

Inspiration, Perspectives

The difference between many subjects and jazz improvisation is that the latter has no single correct and well-defined path. Every person takes a different route depending how they learn, how they hear, what they want to sound like, and countless other factors. Because we all are shooting for different musical goals and have different ways …

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exploring time and space in jazz improvisation

Exploring Space

By

Forrest

Rhythm

Music is the space between the notes – Claude Debussy. The use of space is what defines our lines. Learning how to control our use of space allows us to define our lines precisely how we want to. To gain this control, we must focus our attention on where we rest. Most of our practice …

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visualizing music progress

Visualizing Musical Progress

By

Eric

Visualization

Visualization can be a very powerful tool when it comes to achieving your goals. Everyone from professional athletes to ballet dancers have used this simple, but effective technique throughout training and competition to reach their peak level of performance. The simple task of mentally preparing for challenges and envisioning success can transform and drastically improve …

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