Interesting video, Marc! Not an easy topic, but important. No lesser jazz master than Herb Ellis suggested that most of the great jazz guitarists he knew sang as they improvised, including Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, and of course George Benson. He strongly advised guitarists to adopt that approach. I find that truly scatting every note is too taxing as you pointed out. But one approach is to "sing" aloud or mentally the first note of each measure, like a short hand target tone thing. Almost like singing the first and last note and allowing your subconscious to "connect the dots".
Falsetto works. For me, if it gets too high, I'll just drop the octave. The contour is what's important for me. I know the range is part of that as well, but the singing aspect doesn't have to sound too perfect.
Scat is more involved and there's actually a lot of study to it. This is a scat-lite version for guitarists ;) The important thing here is that you are hearing/singing what you play.
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Interesting video, Marc! Not an easy topic, but important. No lesser jazz master than Herb Ellis suggested that most of the great jazz guitarists he knew sang as they improvised, including Joe Pass, Barney Kessel, and of course George Benson. He strongly advised guitarists to adopt that approach. I find that truly scatting every note is too taxing as you pointed out. But one approach is to "sing" aloud or mentally the first note of each measure, like a short hand target tone thing. Almost like singing the first and last note and allowing your subconscious to "connect the dots".
Thanks for your input, Jay, and I totally agree. This helps to phrase like a horn player and also helps get you out of playing the same old "shapes"
Nice tip! Thk
Thanks, Marc-Antoine!
Ca c'est bon monsieur. Je t'ecoute.
:-) Merci
Jazz tourettes? It's not contagious is it?
As ever, a nice breezy relaxed mini masterclass. Great insights Marc!
I think it might be contagious! LOL. Thanks, Aidan!
What happens vocally when guitar line exceeds vocal range? Sing falsetto?
Falsetto works. For me, if it gets too high, I'll just drop the octave. The contour is what's important for me. I know the range is part of that as well, but the singing aspect doesn't have to sound too perfect.
Jazz Guitar Lessons Cool, thanks.
like scattin
You're doing "Scat", right?
Scat is more involved and there's actually a lot of study to it. This is a scat-lite version for guitarists ;)
The important thing here is that you are hearing/singing what you play.
Thanks for the precision Marc-André
you're very welcome!