How To Incorporate The Bebop Scale In Modern Jazz SolosThe bebop scale is great for inside playing. But the bebop scale is limitless and fits amazingly into the sound of ...
Looking at the common major scale 4 out of 7 chords are minor. Learn how the Minor II-V-I really works.We really need to know everything about minor – this is how. ...
All the jazz greats are absolute masters when playing the major scale. They need to be because the major scale is the absolute most important scale when playing the functional ...
The magic backdoor dominant in the group of minor subdominants are probably the most beautiful dominant in jazz. Understanding the origin and why this dominant is that beautiful is not only ...
Coltrane’s chromatic wisdom is something we all need to learn from. The simplicity and at the same time intelligent and super direct way of using chromatic passing tones is a ...
Short video overview and pdf download list.Full access on tier 5 on Patreon Why Playing Maj7 on Min7 Works https://www.patreon.com/posts/88587678 https://youtube.com/shorts/13_MjTx_csM Why I Train These 4 Technical Exercises https://www.patreon.com/posts/88020376 https://youtube.com/shorts/5YEUxwMYpUw ...
The diminished scale is this crazy interesting scale.I really want to learn from the best so I choose Michael Brecker to learn from.What mr. Brecker can tell us about this ...
Some basic standard progressions are just more difficult to get a great sound out of. Choosing between different dominants when going to minor is a challenge you need to be up ...
Looking for a modern sound when playing jazz try unlocking the altered scale. There are a few shortcuts in the process.Use the knowledge and combine this with your skills and ...
The iconic recording of Tenor Madness is for me one of the recordings I keep getting back to. This track is ever inspiring and provides me with such knowledge of ...
Consider joining me on Tier 20 on Patreon. You will get access to almost unlimited amounts of material. This includes of course the weekly video lesson transcriptions and the 50+ ...
When playing jazz you encounter lots of standard progressions you would need to master. The chain of dominants is one of the top most essential progressions.Walking you through the progression, ...
Michael Brecker is a star example on how to get everything out of dominant chords. Looking at three concepts to dig deeper into playing dominant alterations and resolving to minor ...
The essence of playing music must be to play musical lines.Knowing and being able to hear what sounds great and put this in a melodic context.Using a few guidelines like ...
Using triads gives you an amazing modern jazz sound.Super hip sounding triad pairs can be used both playing inside and outside the key.The simplicity of the triad pair and the ...
John Coltrane can teach us how to play great 16th notes lines. Get inspired on how to play double time. How to keep inventing new jazz lines on the same chords. ...
A major jazz hack is to use simple pentatonic scales to play very hip sounds. Get inspired and play 3 different altered dominants with these pentatonic scale jazz hack’s. LINK TO ...
Michael Brecker was and is still one of the best saxophonists in the world, no doubt.Get an inside look in his amazing world of patterns and lines. LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD ...
By playing simple chord extensions your playing can lift to a whole new level. Showing you these dominant chord extensions and easily play and voice lead these into beautiful jazz ...
Mastering all 12 keys is like a super power in music. This will open up your playing, your creativity and your inspiration. All your playing will immediately get easier, because of ...
From light alterations to full blown outside playing.What tricks, scale patterns and arpeggios sound amazing when you want to play outside the key.Working through a few standard progressions playing outside ...
From inside playing to outside sounding dominant chords. These dominant chords will unlock the sound from the giant of jazz – John Coltrane.Check out the voice leading, backdoor and tritone substituted ...
There are no avoid notes. The focus should be on the timing where you put the notes.In jazz music the avoid notes are often mentioned. The notes you are not ...
Music theory added to your playing, together with your ear training is the fastest way to get better at improvising jazz.Adding understanding and systematics to your playing can give you ...
Chromatic Enclosures are a huge part of the jazz language. Barry Harris teaches us bebop chromatic enclosures.Chris Cheek is going all in on chromatic enclosures.Learn the technical exercises behind enclosures ...
How a simple Cmaj7 chord is linked to so many more functions than being a tonic function. Learn to use your known standard major7 licks in new ways. Apply the licks ...
Sonny Rollins is an iconic player and saxophone hero.We can learn everything about sound, articulation, phrasing, rhythm and amazing jazz lines when listening to Sonny Rollins.Check these three solos is ...
There are so many uses of the pentatonic scale. From really simple modal playing to superimposing chords on changes.Beginning simple – taking you in a modal mode like Miles Davis ...
The rhythmic concept in how Chris Potter plays arpeggios is really worth checking out.How the rhythm of the arpeggios adds so much value to the lines Chris Potter plays.Realizing that ...
Modern Jazz and bebop is linked together – there is no doubt about this.All the great players of today have all studied bebop relentlessly. The step to take you closer to ...
The use of triads is an amazing way to access both inside and outside playing.The easy shape of the triad, with only three notes, is a super great way to ...
4 note jazz licks are probably one of the most important tools for your jazz solos.The 4-note jazz licks fit perfectly into the most common 4/4 bar.In this video I ...
Working on double time playing is nothing different than playing “normal” 8th notes, you just need to do it. In this video I give easy and clear practice examples taken out ...
Coltrane and the blues is an amazing cocktail. I analyze and explain how Coltrane plays such clear and beautiful lines when playing the blues. We dig into different embellishments on ...
Learning by listening and transcribing is probably the best way to learn jazz. But how do you do it?Going into the great solo of Hank Mobley on Dig Dis, using ...
Why playing outside is not complicated. Boiling the idea of playing outside down to adding one minor chord. And why Coltrane, Brecker and Potter sound amazing when they play outside. ...
Transposing music into different keys is such a big part of music. The keys are like different colours and give each a completely different impression.Learn to transpose the easy way. ...
JAZZ IMPROVISATION 7 STEPS TO LEARN FASTER When practicing music there are definitely no shortcuts, only ways to practice better. In this video I go through the best and fastest ...
SCALE FUNCTIONS – PRACTICE LIKE THIS IS MORE EFFECTIVEHow to connect your technique to your playingGetting inspired by my technique, yes it is fun to be able to execute. I ...
OVERTONES – DO THIS AND GET THE BEST SOUNDPractice overtones and get a much richer sound and better tone controlOvertones make your sound richer. You want to have a rich ...
GET THE SOUND OF THE TRITONE SUBSTITUTION Getting new sounds into your vocabulary is sometimes difficult. What should you play and how should you get on with it. One of ...
6 easy ways to apply alterations to dominant chordsAlterations is a great part of jazz music. Learning to play outside and play the hip notes is a “must” when you ...
These 5 Tips Will Save You Years of PracticeIn this video I will go over 5 practice shortcuts I did not have when I started out as a jazz saxophone ...
The Best Thing About The Blues Scale And How To Use ItThe blues scale is a super great and flexible tool you can apply in any key and almost anywhere. ...
RHYTHM CHANGE – HOW TO EXPAND THE CHORD SCHEME Add the 6th dominant chord to a simple rhythm change scheme Rhythm change is a great chord scheme to play. All ...
In this video I give some exercises and examples in how to improvise over a minor II-V-I using the diatonic 7th chords. I will focus on the minor II-V-I of ...
In this video I get around the minor II-V-I in minor and explains how you can use the diatonic triads when you improvise. Eø7 – A7(b9) – Dm6. I call ...
This video lesson explains the basic scales and chords used over a minor II-V-I – Am. The minor II-V-I consists of three different scales, one on each chord of the ...
In this video lesson I talk about the different 7th chords on a II-V-I in Dmajor. I start with the scale of Dmajor, the scale has two sharps with the ...
In this video I talk about how to use diatonic triads in Gmajor. Further i present the triads in the Gmajor scale and a II-V-I in G. Diatonic triads is ...
This lesson describes a way to get diatonic approach notes into your playing by guiding you through certain exercises and progressions. It also gives you some prefabricated licks you can ...
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