+James Ball Thanks James! I wish someone had explained it to ME like this when I first played a tune with Rhythm Changes (It was Apple Honey by Woody Herman.) It took me years to put it in context! Good luck w/ your jazz playing :)
Good luck with your jazz playing, Jack! Rhythm Changes are a very important part of the jazz tradition and I'm glad this video is helping you gain an overview of them.
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 Yes it helped me because you told me to be glad of what jazz I can play and just try to evolve bit by bit.I can play the standards as written but now adding small extra bits of my own.stay safe thanx
I'm glad this helps, Franky. Rhythm Changes can be a little difficult to understand at first, so the historical and musical relationships can be useful. Good luck!
Yep! As other folks have mentioned, this is just a great explanation and presentation. Thank you! Also, I really dig hearing you play. It's clear you are having fun!
Thanks, Frederic, I'm glad you liked this lesson! It's really more based on improvising around the chords than just using scales. Each chord will suggest melodic possibilities in a very fluid way.
I hoped you could reveal the secret simple formula to become a jazz ninja in 3 minutes, but I guess I will have to work a little to find it by myself. ;-)
That's the best thing I've heard anyone say all week, Frederic! OK - here's the secret: Play much simpler than you think you should, but do it with rhythmic variety. Learn to do that, and you'll sound 10x as good!!!
Hi Rachel. Rhythm Changes aren't blues, since it's a different chord progression. And they're only in major keys. Check out the song I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin to hear the original.
+troy low Thanks, Troy! It took me a long time to learn how to play like that :) I practiced Rhythm Changes at very slow tempos a lot, and in all 12 keys!
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This is very useful and you explained rhythm changes very well! needed it for my jazz studies - thank you
I'm glad this helped, Janelle! Good luck with your jazz playing :)
Terrific, what a great teacher you are. Thank you
+James Ball Thanks James! I wish someone had explained it to ME like this when I first played a tune with Rhythm Changes (It was Apple Honey by Woody Herman.) It took me years to put it in context! Good luck w/ your jazz playing :)
Thanx, Ron.
Great video, thank you very much
I'm glad you found this helpful!
Thats. the teaching I need,want to jazz up what jazz I can play.Licks and fills and approaches
Good luck with your jazz playing, Jack! Rhythm Changes are a very important part of the jazz tradition and I'm glad this video is helping you gain an overview of them.
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 Yes it helped me because you told me to be glad of what jazz I can play and just try to evolve bit by bit.I can play the standards as written but now adding small extra bits of my own.stay safe thanx
I'm glad this resonated with you, Jack - what you've said is the key element in learning to play jazz.
Most excellent Ron. Inspirational. Motivational. Educational. Thank you.
Thanks, Allen! Glad you found it helpful & good luck with your playing :)
What a lesson, really great. 1625, really nice progression to solo on
Yes -tons of songs use that chord progression. I Got Rhythm, Blue Moon, etc.
Thank you,this is helpful.
I'm glad this helps, Franky. Rhythm Changes can be a little difficult to understand at first, so the historical and musical relationships can be useful. Good luck!
Yep! As other folks have mentioned, this is just a great explanation and presentation. Thank you! Also, I really dig hearing you play. It's clear you are having fun!
Thanks so much!
That was fun and informative and instructive. I totally enjoyed your video and got some good ideas. Thanks.
Thanks Ron (great name, btw!!!). Glad you got some ideas for you own playing. Good luck :)
thank you so much
Glad this helps, Maxwell! It took me years to figure all this out.
300th like! Thank You for the explanation 😊
Thanks!!!
You are great my man. I learned a ton from this.
Thanks Jamey. If you learned something, then "mission accomplished!"
Great video, lots to study here, thanks!
Glad you found the video helpful, David. Have fun playing the various styles of Rhythm Changes!
Gosh, that´s great, Ron!
Thanks, Doc - I'm glad this is helping!
Great lesson, thanks!
Glad this helps, Randy. It took for years to understand this so I'm glad I can share it like this via video.
I learnt so much thank you
I'm glad to help, Gary. Try playing Rhythm Changes in those various styles. You'll learn a lot by doing so!
great stuff, thanks. and brilliant playing :)
Hi Gordon, and thanks for the kind words. It took me years to become comfortable w/ Rhythm Changes. Ironic, since they're not really that difficult!
Awesome lesson
Thanks Samuel, that means a lot to me!
Great lesson thank you very much. On which scale are you improvising on "I got rhythm" ?
Thanks, Frederic, I'm glad you liked this lesson! It's really more based on improvising around the chords than just using scales. Each chord will suggest melodic possibilities in a very fluid way.
I hoped you could reveal the secret simple formula to become a jazz ninja in 3 minutes, but I guess I will have to work a little to find it by myself. ;-)
That's the best thing I've heard anyone say all week, Frederic! OK - here's the secret: Play much simpler than you think you should, but do it with rhythmic variety. Learn to do that, and you'll sound 10x as good!!!
Thank you. This idea sounds very good, I will try it.
Good luck!
Very cool . Good presentation
Thanks Glen, I appreciate it!
Thank you so much. This video clarified allot for me
Excellent! Glad it helped and good luck with your playing :)
😂😂 please make more tutorial about jazz bebop piano...thanks 😅😅
Brilliant lesson!
+Mark Marxon (BASS CHANNEL) Thanks Mark!!!
Could you give an example of rhythm changes which is neither Bebop nor blues, at a moderate tempo and minor ? From a more recent style than swing.
Hi Rachel. Rhythm Changes aren't blues, since it's a different chord progression. And they're only in major keys. Check out the song I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin to hear the original.
@@rondrotoskeyboardimprov9453 thanks for answering. I meant not using blues scale. So there are no recent creations. Just traditional. Good video.
😅😅😅 love you much
Thanks!!!
this is very good
+davey ewart Thanks Davey! Glad you liked it :)
The sound of your piano leaves something to be desired but nevertheless, great content. Thanks for sharing your experience 😊
man would love to learn every single lick you played. This is awesome but wayy to fast!
+troy low Thanks, Troy! It took me a long time to learn how to play like that :) I practiced Rhythm Changes at very slow tempos a lot, and in all 12 keys!