5 Simple Things You Can Do Today To Play Better Solos

By

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Inspiration, Jazz Advice and Tips

You’re constantly practicing, listening, and striving to improve your ability to improvise…yet for some strange reason, the next level of playing somehow seems to elude you. Etudes aren’t doing the trick. Scale patterns have become boring and predictable. And memorized lines simply won’t translate into amazing musical phrases. Despite all of your time and effort, …

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How to reach your musical goals

Hitting the Target: How to Accomplish Your Goals in Music and Anything Else

By

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Inspiration, Jazz Advice and Tips, Jazz Education, Playing Techniques

On this site, we often talk about the specifics of learning improvisation: ear training, transcribing, chord progressions, language… But what about the big picture? How do you accomplish what you want to as a musician? How do you get from the player you are today to the player that you want to become down the …

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master your intervals in ear training

Master Your Intervals in 28 Days

By

Forrest

Ear Training, Playing Techniques

Being able to quickly hear, sing, and accurately identify intervals is essential to developing your improvisational ear. In this article, we’ve put together a plan for you to master your intervals in 28 days… For beginners, this will give you a much needed foundation. And for more advanced players, it will give you a chance …

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