In this lesson, you’ll discover a practical jazz improvisation technique that helps you use the same phrases over different types of chords. We’ll break down a versatile jazz phrase that can be adapted to various musical contexts, giving you greater freedom in your playing. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, this trick will help with you find new ideas and ways to use your phrases when you improvise. By the end of the practice session, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how to apply this idea creatively, boosting your musical horizon.
Useful Roll Technique
Metronome Workout
Half Diminished Arpeggio Tip
Versatile Dominant Chord Shapes
Soloing over Half Diminished Chords
Spicy voice leading in a ii V I
Learn this great "Merle Travis Technique", and how to practice it!
Let's REALLY learn how to use the Tritone Substitution...
Check out these incredibly beautiful and useful voicings a la Lenny Breau!
In this lesson, we're learning a wonderful technique that is used by bass players! Let's Jazz it up!
In this music theory practice session, we're learning about the modes in the major scale!
This Jazz phrasing exercise is a perfect little practice tool that will help you to "level up" your swing feel and phrasing!
In this lesson we're learning how to harmonize the major scale, and how to build 7th chords. How does it all work, and how can I use this information? Let's get to work!
"The Spider" is one of the best exercises to build coordination between left and right hand. Working on this daily will develope your over all technique and bring your playing to new levels!
Here's a practice tip that will help you to feel more "free" when you improvise.
How do we build triads, and what triads are the most common? This is what we focus on in this practice session!
Do this relative pitch exercise for a few minutes everyday, and it'll open up your ear! Let's get to work!
In this session we focus on great ways to practice with a metronome!
In this practice session, we're working on a great technique exercise that is created to help you develop the fluidity in your single line playing.
Try out this incredibly useful concept where we use major 7th arpeggios over minor chords!