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Jazz Standards. Everything you learn leads to playing over tunes. Jazz Language. Acquiring jazz language is fundamental to improvising. Visualization. Training the mental side of 10 KILLER TIPS FOR TRANSCRIBING JAZZ SOLOS • JAZZADVICE 00:00. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. *You can even look at the rhythmic elements of this line ( syncopation, triplets, accents) and shape of the line and apply these concepts into your own solos. Remember a line that you transcribe isn’t just one lick, it’s language.

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Start by focusing on only two keys: F# and Db. Do the triadic and scalar speed drills with a metronome until you have them mastered in those keys. Isolate the high and low ranges. Then practice the whole triadic sequence and the whole scale. Start slow! Set the metronome slow enough to execute everything perfectly. 5 MUST-KNOW BEBOP TACTICS FROM SONNY STITT • JAZZADVICE 00:00. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Start becoming aware of how you’re using tension and resolution in your lines, and thinking in these terms. With every chord, scale, chord-tone, or concept you use, begin to understand how it allows you to better apply tension and release. 5 POWERFUL STORYTELLING TACTICS FOR YOUR NEXT JAZZ SOLO You see, as humans, we’re hardwired to follow a story We latch onto intriguing ideas, we relate with characters, we mirror emotions, we follow the twists and turns of a plot, and we want to know what happens in the end.. This effect is the same whether it’s a scary story told over a campfire, a classic movie, a stand-up comedy set, or an improvised solo flowing out of a speaker. CHORD FUNCTION: MUSIC THEORY FUNDAMENTALS • JAZZADVICE Chord Function: Music Theory Fundamentals You Need To Know. C hord function is a confusing topic that is intricately tied to other just as confusing topics like voice leading, harmonic tension and resolution, intervallic content, chord voicings, chord families and more! Today we’ll unravel the slew of questions that arise from

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4 TIPS FOR USING THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES T he melodic minor scale is a scale that you’ve probably learned early on in your musical development, but it can take on a whole new life when applied to jazz. This scale is a very useful and versatile scale for improvisers to know and not just for soloing over minor chords or tonalities. The melodic minor presents some nice harmonic options when you are looking to get away from just THE POWERFUL RHYTHMIC PRINCIPLES OF CHARLIE PARKER Charlie Parker loves to use ties in a way to extend his phrases over the bar line and connect two musical ideas. Using this rhythmic device in your own playing is simple. All you have to do is tie the last note of one phrase over the bar line, to the first note of the next phrase in the following measure. HOW TO USE THE PENTATONIC SCALE LIKE MCCOY TYNER IN YOUR The Blues is a form that every improviser must learn and master if they want to become a proficient player. You can approach it with blues language, bebop, or even modern and outside approaches – it all comes together in the blues. And today we’re going look at 3 creative ways McCoy Tyner uses the pentatonic scale on the blues. 1) Using the Minor Pentatonic Scale over Dominant HOW TO IMPROVISE ON V7#9 CHORDS: STRATEGIES FOR ALT In order to fully utilize the harmonic possibilities available though, you must first be able to aurally recognize the unique sound of each “altered” note. For starters, go to the piano and play a V7 chord in root position. On top of that voicing play the #9 of the chord. Sing that note, internalize it’s character, and hear how it relates THE REAL JAZZADVICE • JAZZ IMPROVISATION, STANDARDS, TIPSLESSONSPREMIUMCOURSESMELODIC POWERTHE EAR TRAINING METHODTOOLS FOR

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Jazz Standards. Everything you learn leads to playing over tunes. Jazz Language. Acquiring jazz language is fundamental to improvising. Visualization. Training the mental side of 10 KILLER TIPS FOR TRANSCRIBING JAZZ SOLOS • JAZZADVICE 00:00. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. *You can even look at the rhythmic elements of this line ( syncopation, triplets, accents) and shape of the line and apply these concepts into your own solos. Remember a line that you transcribe isn’t just one lick, it’s language.

JAZZ SCALES

Start by focusing on only two keys: F# and Db. Do the triadic and scalar speed drills with a metronome until you have them mastered in those keys. Isolate the high and low ranges. Then practice the whole triadic sequence and the whole scale. Start slow! Set the metronome slow enough to execute everything perfectly. 5 MUST-KNOW BEBOP TACTICS FROM SONNY STITT • JAZZADVICE 00:00. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Start becoming aware of how you’re using tension and resolution in your lines, and thinking in these terms. With every chord, scale, chord-tone, or concept you use, begin to understand how it allows you to better apply tension and release. 5 POWERFUL STORYTELLING TACTICS FOR YOUR NEXT JAZZ SOLO You see, as humans, we’re hardwired to follow a story We latch onto intriguing ideas, we relate with characters, we mirror emotions, we follow the twists and turns of a plot, and we want to know what happens in the end.. This effect is the same whether it’s a scary story told over a campfire, a classic movie, a stand-up comedy set, or an improvised solo flowing out of a speaker. CHORD FUNCTION: MUSIC THEORY FUNDAMENTALS • JAZZADVICE Chord Function: Music Theory Fundamentals You Need To Know. C hord function is a confusing topic that is intricately tied to other just as confusing topics like voice leading, harmonic tension and resolution, intervallic content, chord voicings, chord families and more! Today we’ll unravel the slew of questions that arise from

exploring chord

4 TIPS FOR USING THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE AND ITS MODES T he melodic minor scale is a scale that you’ve probably learned early on in your musical development, but it can take on a whole new life when applied to jazz. This scale is a very useful and versatile scale for improvisers to know and not just for soloing over minor chords or tonalities. The melodic minor presents some nice harmonic options when you are looking to get away from just THE POWERFUL RHYTHMIC PRINCIPLES OF CHARLIE PARKER Charlie Parker loves to use ties in a way to extend his phrases over the bar line and connect two musical ideas. Using this rhythmic device in your own playing is simple. All you have to do is tie the last note of one phrase over the bar line, to the first note of the next phrase in the following measure. HOW TO USE THE PENTATONIC SCALE LIKE MCCOY TYNER IN YOUR The Blues is a form that every improviser must learn and master if they want to become a proficient player. You can approach it with blues language, bebop, or even modern and outside approaches – it all comes together in the blues. And today we’re going look at 3 creative ways McCoy Tyner uses the pentatonic scale on the blues. 1) Using the Minor Pentatonic Scale over Dominant HOW TO IMPROVISE ON V7#9 CHORDS: STRATEGIES FOR ALT In order to fully utilize the harmonic possibilities available though, you must first be able to aurally recognize the unique sound of each “altered” note. For starters, go to the piano and play a V7 chord in root position. On top of that voicing play the #9 of the chord. Sing that note, internalize it’s character, and hear how it relates BEST ARTICLES TO LEARN JAZZ IMPROVISATION, STANDARDS Jazz improvisation advice and articles to become a better jazz musician and improvisor. Learn jazz standards, tunes, scales, transcribing, ear training and how to practice jazz PREMIUM JAZZADVICE • PLAY JAZZ AND LEARN STANDARDS, CHORDS Premium membership allows you to access premium jazz advice articles and lessons, giving you the best resources on how to play jazz. If you're serious about playing jazz and learning how to improvise, join premium to learn tunes and jazz standards faster, improve your ear, and improvise over chord changes with musical freedom. HOW TO PRACTICE JAZZ SCALES, CHORDS, AND PATTERNS IN ALL 4 A significant part of practicing jazz improvisation consists of working on scales, chords, and patterns. Practicing them in a thorough manner will enable you to obtain the most benefit in the shortest amount of time. Unfortunately, we often get caught up in practicing

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THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO JAZZ ARTICULATION: COLTRANE The 3 types of articulation are: Hard articulation – an attack (tonguing for horn players) at the beginning of each sequential note. Slurred articulation – slurring (no tonguing for horn players) a group of notes together. “Jazz” articulation – the commonly taught way of articulating by attacking (tonguing for horns) on the

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10 BRILLIANT JAZZ TRANSCRIPTIONS AND SOLOS TO LEARN FROM 1) Miles Davis, Blues by Five. Watch the video on Youtube. When you begin improvising it’s easy to become obsessed with each and every chord. You want to play the right notes and you want to sound good in front of your fellow musicians. So you start focusing on individual chords, scales and individual notes . 5 POWERFUL STORYTELLING TACTICS FOR YOUR NEXT JAZZ SOLO You see, as humans, we’re hardwired to follow a story We latch onto intriguing ideas, we relate with characters, we mirror emotions, we follow the twists and turns of a plot, and we want to know what happens in the end.. This effect is the same whether it’s a scary story told over a campfire, a classic movie, a stand-up comedy set, or an improvised solo flowing out of a speaker. WHY THIS SIMPLE JAZZ TRANSCRIPTION HACK WILL CHANGE YOUR Why This Simple Jazz Transcription Hack Will Change Your Playing. I t’s just past one in the morning. I’m standing on the sidewalk in lower Manhattan as garbage trucks rumble by and panhandlers hustle for loose change. I’ve just stepped outside of Smalls, the CHARLIE PARKER'S BRILLIANT LICKS & TRICKS ON I REMEMBER Charlie Parker’s Brilliant Licks and Tricks on I Remember You. W ith its unique opening chord changes, the jazz standard I Remember You poses quite the challenge to most jazz improvisers, which is surprising because the chords themselves don’t seem that difficult. But it’s not the individual chords that create the problemIt’s the

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HOW TO PRACTICE POLYRHYTHMS FOR THE MELODIC IMPROVISER A s melodic improvisers, we are naturally focused on the harmonic aspect of what we are playing. After all, there’s nothing worse than playing wrong notes, right? Our minds are so concerned with what key a tune is in, what note choices work well over a specific chord, and how to navigate a difficult progression, that other aspects of musicality

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WHY YOU HATE PRACTICING: 3 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR INSTRUMENT Strive to get into a relaxed, productive and creative space every time you play your instrument. Aim to free your mind from negativity, stress, and the pressure of competition. This is your time to slow down, focus and work on reaching your musical goals. Try spending a few minutes each day meditating before you start your practice

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