I can't understand why someone would dislike this. Crystal clear explanation and demonstration of a fundamental jazz technique, delivered to you, on a plate, for free, complete with written examples!
I am deeply grateful to you for this series and for your content! The way you transmit your knowledge is so smooth and comforting. Thank you very much sir!
You speak a good English. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the way you teach us: something that seems mathematical becames into beautiful feelings. Regards...from Spain.
Up there amongst the best on-line tutorials I have ever seen! Which half-witted bozos gave it 6 Thumbs Down. What's not to like? Little comment..Bechet opens up the video with the phrase out of Honeysuckle Rose and not High Society (unless he is actually quoting during a solo.) Thanks for a very interesting video. I must look for the remainder.
Great video! I was under the general impression that one typically wants chord tones to fall on the downbeats, but your examples sound great even when that is not the case, and the approach notes are on strong beats. Are approach notes an exception to the rule, because of the way they resolve, or does the rule only really apply in very limited situations?
Quick question: On the approach up, it appears you are using a half-step, while on the approach down you are using a whole step. Is there a theoretical reason for this choice? Thanks very much for this video.
Great lesson. Thank you! One question: in this and your previous lesson, you always seem to approach from below chromatically, but when approaching from above it's diatonic. Why is that? Is it just a convention, or is there a deeper reason?
I really like the Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges extract of "I Got it Bad" but can't trace a precise source for this to obtain whole recording. Can you provide source info? thanks.
Hey, Im playing the guitar for a year now and want to get into soloing. Can you recommend me some very beginner-friendly videos in this channel? My problem is to not focus on the fretboard visually, but to really play the notes I have on my mind. Ive already learned some chord melodies and have a good feeling for many beautiful jazz grips. Keep up the good work! Awesome channel :)
Hey thanks for your work man. If I understand right, youre showing me the pentatonic scale, right? So for playing over a ii-V-I, are you using the pentatonic for orientation? But just playing pentatonic over ii-V-i doesnt work, so theres my problem. Do I have to memorize 3 different scales for that progression?
Wooaah dude wtf?! Thats some massive homework you gave me there. Thank you very very much I will definitvely go through all your tipps the next days and weeks! Sounds like some giant steps for me ;)
guywithanicename My advice is to play melodies, stacks of them, over and over again. Make finding a note or phrase, become instinctive and then you'll be able to play a phrase in you head (on your mind) quite impromptu. You rarely stumble over words in conversation. That's because of years of practice. It's the same principle. Good Luck!.
Inspiring! I just have discovered your Chanel, any tip where do i start? I'ma classical student with no "aproach" to this... If you know what i mean hahaha
Vicente Sanches Do you listen to Jazz? Have you got the 'feel' for it? Have you noticed the massive difference among jazz styles? Are you busting at the seams to play it? Got to be lots of YESes in there. Use your classical training but know the rules well enough to know when and why you can break 'em. Learn to play by ear..1st task... Then play tunes/melodies/Airs whatever you call them.. Play them over and over again ...Learn how to slip in slight changes to the written melody and then to return without wrecking the tempo. Find this guy's first lesson and follow his every word. When your classical friends tell you that you're doing it wrong, pay no heed but exploit your classical training. It's your advantage over others. Lastly...LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN to early and later jazz. Then after that..DO IT AGAIN! We are all influenced by what others play. No Man Is An Island!
I can't understand why someone would dislike this. Crystal clear explanation and demonstration of a fundamental jazz technique, delivered to you, on a plate, for free, complete with written examples!
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there's always space for haters, no matter what, no matter why... unluckily...
dude, that helped me so much. Asked my music teacher twice after that, but he didnt understood
OOOOOOO I came for a refresher but now I am excited about how you harmonized them in that brief example!
Jazz Duets, this is fantastic. Have subscribed !
I am deeply grateful to you for this series and for your content! The way you transmit your knowledge is so smooth and comforting. Thank you very much sir!
I'm Brazilian and this channel is very cool.
Excellent video. Really shows how the approach notes work rather than just the theory.
One of the best tutorial I've ever seen in YT. You rock, dear!! Thanks enormously!
Brilliant, thorough, great feeling, intuition, plus sence of humor!..Now I'm gonna try some of
these ideas around the cycle of fifths..yum!
You speak a good English. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the way you teach us: something that seems mathematical becames into beautiful feelings. Regards...from Spain.
4:52 I can’t agree you more! The melodies of Nocturnes from him, which sometimes also on the left hand, are actually very jazzy. Op. 55, op. 62.
These exercises sound amazing! They inspires me to get my instrument and practice a lot!
Brother, this is made with such great sense of humor but challenging at the same time. Excellent concept and Video editing. Superb work !
Glad you mentioned Chopin. I often come across dim scales etc in his works!
Why do I feel happy when he says “more fun”
My new favorite term
Lugubrious Idea!
Awesome as alway Nick!
This is just what I needed at the moment. Thanks for all the great content, man!
Nice and very inspiring. Jazz is really cool so many different ways to create an interesting tune. Lovely.
Very Nice!!! Perfect balance of free soul feeling and straight theory. PERFECT! / From a happy Salomon Helperin, SWEDEN
Very inspiring and great tone, my friend! Big thanks and cheers from Hamburg!
Gracias una vez más por contar de manera tan motivadora. Bravo!!
Good job and it sounds great, that's a great help, thanks and greetings from belgium
Great as always!!! Creative fun and very well explained very musical!!!Keep it up!!!Cheers from Rio de janeiro
Great video! What was the process in harmonizing the approach notes at 2:35? I do want to investigate further ;-)
The lines are so wonderful
Up there amongst the best on-line tutorials I have ever seen!
Which half-witted bozos gave it 6 Thumbs Down.
What's not to like?
Little comment..Bechet opens up the video with the phrase out of Honeysuckle Rose
and not High Society (unless he is actually quoting during a solo.)
Thanks for a very interesting video. I must look for the remainder.
Thanks so much! Of course you are right about Bechet and Honeysuckle rose-but glad you noticed it.
Thanks so much!
Correction- Bechet plays Honeysuckle Rose at the beginning not High Society!
Superb teaching!
on 2:00 didnt you mean 'cannot encourage you enough'?
Great video! I was under the general impression that one typically wants chord tones to fall on the downbeats, but your examples sound great even when that is not the case, and the approach notes are on strong beats. Are approach notes an exception to the rule, because of the way they resolve, or does the rule only really apply in very limited situations?
Thanks man, this is helpful 👍🥂
Awesome!!! 😍
Amazing, as usual!
Quick question: On the approach up, it appears you are using a half-step, while on the approach down you are using a whole step. Is there a theoretical reason for this choice? Thanks very much for this video.
No, I let my ears chose! cheers
Thanks. Definitely sounds great.
thanks.I am about to record part 3 now so that sets me off in a nice mood!
thank you, love your channel
Very useful stuff, I like your channel
Great lesson. Thank you! One question: in this and your previous lesson, you always seem to approach from below chromatically, but when approaching from above it's diatonic. Why is that? Is it just a convention, or is there a deeper reason?
I really like the Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges extract of "I Got it Bad" but can't trace a precise source for this to obtain whole recording. Can you provide source info? thanks.
Found myself! Ellington Live From 1956 Stratford Festival.
Hey, Im playing the guitar for a year now and want to get into soloing. Can you recommend me some very beginner-friendly videos in this channel?
My problem is to not focus on the fretboard visually, but to really play the notes I have on my mind.
Ive already learned some chord melodies and have a good feeling for many beautiful jazz grips.
Keep up the good work! Awesome channel :)
Hey thanks for your work man. If I understand right, youre showing me the pentatonic scale, right?
So for playing over a ii-V-I, are you using the pentatonic for orientation? But just playing pentatonic over ii-V-i doesnt work, so theres my problem.
Do I have to memorize 3 different scales for that progression?
Wooaah dude wtf?! Thats some massive homework you gave me there.
Thank you very very much I will definitvely go through all your tipps the next days and weeks! Sounds like some giant steps for me ;)
guywithanicename
My advice is to play melodies, stacks of them, over and over again. Make finding a note or phrase, become instinctive and then you'll be able to play a phrase in you head (on your mind) quite impromptu. You rarely stumble over words in conversation. That's because of years of practice. It's the same principle.
Good Luck!.
Brilliant exercise, I guess I’m the first to watch this video.
And to note, Frederic Chopin used a lot of these approach notes also.
beautiful! thanks a lot =)
Mind blown.
Why we use the chromatic approach from bellow, but diatonic from above? Does it have any theoretical explanation?
New goat channel
love it
can I apply the Approach note exercises on your site por piano?
Inspiring! I just have discovered your Chanel, any tip where do i start? I'ma classical student with no "aproach" to this... If you know what i mean hahaha
Vicente Sanches
Do you listen to Jazz? Have you got the 'feel' for it? Have you noticed the massive difference among jazz styles? Are you busting at the seams to play it?
Got to be lots of YESes in there. Use your classical training but know the rules well enough to know when and why you can break 'em.
Learn to play by ear..1st task... Then play tunes/melodies/Airs whatever you call them.. Play them over and over again ...Learn how to slip in slight changes to the written melody and then to return without wrecking the tempo.
Find this guy's first lesson and follow his every word. When your classical friends tell you that you're doing it wrong, pay no heed but exploit your classical training.
It's your advantage over others.
Lastly...LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN to early and later jazz. Then after that..DO IT AGAIN!
We are all influenced by what others play. No Man Is An Island!
You have only PayPal as payment facility for buying the PDF, and I don't have a PayPal account, so unable to buy it, plz suggest some other way
Yes, it sucks. I live in Argentina. But I have a second site that accepts cards: gumroad.com/jazzduets
the written notes are not for alto sax, but is excellent, only need the transposing to make it work as intended.
they are for concert! The pdf's are in the other keys. cheers!
Terrible time getting piano fingerings.any tips would be much appreciated. Anyone?
You are a Máster. Thank you Máster
You are a master too of your life!
Me encanta!!!!!
great~!!!
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Why is the approach from above always diatonic ?
Exceleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttt!,,,! Tank
Cheers
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