4 steps freedom with jazz language

4 Crucial Steps To Attaining Freedom With Jazz Language

By

Forrest

Jazz Language

Becoming fluent with jazz language is the key to unlocking your musical freedom when you improvise. It’s the missing piece of the puzzle. The lost ship. The thing everyone ignores… And it’s totally counter-intuitive… You copy, to sound original. You practice the same line over and over, to be creative. You use limitation, to find …

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develop strong time for jazz musicians

Develop a Stronger Sense of Time: Using a Metronome on 2 & 4

By

Forrest

Rhythm

The harmonic and melodic aspects of practicing jazz improvisation take up the bulk of our time. Consequently, developing a strong sense of time falls by the wayside. I’m as guilty as anyone else, thinking that somehow, it would just take care of itself. Unfortunately, things don’t work that way… The people who have “great time” …

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freedom in all keys for musicians

3 Steps to Freedom In All 12 Keys

By

Eric

How to Practice Jazz, Scales

The ability to play fluently in all 12 keys is essential for every improviser. Initially, it may seem like you rarely play in certain keys or even that it’s just not necessary to play in every key. So why bother with twelve keys, right? If you look carefully, however, many common standards that are in …

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