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Time and again, we’ve stressed on this site that scales are not the secret to jazz improvisation. However, scales can be beneficial if you practice and apply them in the right way. Once you aurally understand and ingrain the vital aspects of the jazz language (i.e. phrasing, melodic construction, expression, harmonic application, time, articulation, etc.) …

The 6 Steps To Build Your Repertoire and Change How You Learn Tunes

Eric

Jazz Advice and Tips, Tunes

Let’s face it, as musicians we’re all striving to know more tunes that we can improvise over with ease…because at the end of the day, this is how you get your musical message across to the listener. Whether it’s playing with our fellow musicians, walking into jam sessions, performing concerts or gigs, taking lessons, or …

Becoming a Musical Character

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Advice and Tips, Jazz Musicians, Perspectives, Transcribing

Have you ever seen a movie where a certain character stuck with you long after the film was over? Or what about a piece of artwork that kept popping up in your mind’s eye? Maybe you’ve witnessed a speech that had the same lasting effect or attended a concert where the performer played their instrument …

10 more exercises for jazz improvisation

10 Exercises to Practice When You’ve Run Out of Ideas (Premium)

Eric

Ear Training, How to Practice Jazz, Inspiration, Jazz Advice and Tips, Jazz Standards, Premium Only, Rhythm, Scales, Transcribing

We often get a ton of great questions from our readers about what to practice. These inquiries range from players that are stuck in a daily musical rut to aspiring improvisers that simply don’t know the next step to take in the practice room. The truth is, every musician encounters frustrating days on their instrument …

An Outlook On Practice: Reviewing and Moving Forward Simultaneously

Forrest

How to Practice Jazz, Perspectives

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 sense that you have to …

How to Hear Chord Changes

Eric

Chords, Composition, Ear Training, Jazz Advice and Tips

A reader recently wrote: “I was reading your “6 mistakes” article and was intrigued by the first rule. I would be more than happy to toss my lousy sixth edition real book, but have some questions about learning tunes by ear. When I’m blowing through changes or learning licks, it all comes down to the …

What Most Players Are Missing When They Transcribe Solos…

Eric

Jazz Advice and Tips, Transcribing

The typical jazz transcription process usually goes something like this…you start with a solo, you listen to the recording a few times, maybe even slowing it down a bit, then you figure out the notes and carefully write them down, practicing each line until you’ve got it memorized. After a few hours or maybe a …

Piano Basics: Necessary Skills for the Non-Pianist

Eric

Composition, Jazz Standards, Tunes

At some point in your musical journey, regardless of what instrument you play, you’ll find yourself in front of that 88-keyed beast we call a piano. This can be a daunting task for many musicians. Often times, one of the biggest fears or stumbling blocks for non-pianists is that of comping chord changes. This simply …

Why Your Search for the Perfect Equipment is Not Making You a Better Musician

Eric

Inspiration, Jazz Advice and Tips, Myths, Perspectives

You’re searching for the perfect sound. You want to play long improvised lines with ease. You want to have effortless high range, to play swinging phrases with a stellar tone, and to sound great on any jazz standard. And to get there you just need that perfect instrument. That vintage Martin Committee trumpet, that mint condition …

5 Kenny Garrett Concepts on Night & Day

Eric

Jazz Musicians, Tunes

Learning a jazz standard or solo transcription can be a tricky process for any musician. But what many players forget is that you don’t have to tackle the entire piece of music at once… The truth is, taking one small section of a tune and studying how your favorite players approach it in a solo …

5 Steps to Becoming A Lyrical Master With Altered Dominants: A Lesson With Stan Getz (Premium)

Forrest

Chords, Jazz Musicians, Playing Techniques, Premium Only

Alterations are at the heart of jazz. In no other genre of music can you freely alter chords in a such a fluid and flexible manner. As chords whiz by, the soloist has the freedom to add all sorts of chord alterations to their melodic lines. But it requires a sense of how these altered …

The Talent Myth: Why Exceptional Musical Ability Is Within Your Reach

Eric

Inspiration, Jazz Musicians

Talent. It’s a word that’s thrown around in all professions and all parts of life. From sports and academics to art and music. And nowhere is it more prevalent than in jazz improvisation. We listen to the musical masters of the past century, we look at our teachers, the musicians at jam sessions and the …

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Using Permutation to Create Unlimited Musical Ideas…and Killer Technique

The 6 Steps To Build Your Repertoire and Change How You Learn Tunes

Becoming a Musical Character

10 Exercises to Practice When You’ve Run Out of Ideas (Premium)

An Outlook On Practice: Reviewing and Moving Forward Simultaneously

How to Hear Chord Changes

What Most Players Are Missing When They Transcribe Solos…

Piano Basics: Necessary Skills for the Non-Pianist

Why Your Search for the Perfect Equipment is Not Making You a Better Musician

5 Kenny Garrett Concepts on Night & Day

5 Steps to Becoming A Lyrical Master With Altered Dominants: A Lesson With Stan Getz (Premium)

The Talent Myth: Why Exceptional Musical Ability Is Within Your Reach

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