Cool practice regime. If you play a chordal instrument like guitar or piano I would add in "record yourself comping the changes of the tune Then playback this recording to practice playing the tune". That way you have covered all the bases. --- Just realized how old this video is...well just in case anyone is listening :)
Out of curiosity, is there anybody who can attest to this over a long period of time? I feel like I've watched so many of these videos at different points when I'm feeling fired up and ready to "get into it" again. These sorts of things are easy to start, but so hard to maintain. Anyone out there stuck to this and made great progress? I'm not doubting the efficacy of the regime, I'm more just curious about how people tend to engage with these videos.
The best advice is to practice what you don't know already, so stick with these until you feel you have mastered the routine and can't get any further. Playing an instrument is not like going to the gym, you are not going to loose any "gains" for not doing something already mastered
My routine look like this one but I do more links between the different points every day. For example I take the pattern and I do it on backing tracks in one key (more like a lick) or I take the lick and I do it with the standard. I can take a bit of the theme of my standard in the repertoire point and make a pattern for my technique part or a lick. It 's important for me because if I don't do this in the practice room I won't think and use what I worked in the real life.
My great weeks of good practice usually like similar to this. The only difference is I may have two standards I'm learning like one for the week like It Could Happen to You then more difficult one for two weeks or month like a bebop head
Thank you very much. I`m loving this. But I need some help over something. This is one of the steps in the practice routine : "Find a jazz lick you like from a recording over a particular chord or chord progression, learn it from the recording by ear, and transpose it into concert C and F. You will be learning it in all 12 keys." sounds good. But when im learning something by ear from a record, how do I know in what key it is to start with? thank you.
Hey, thanks for watching! Great question. It is definitely important to know the chord changes of the song you are learning and the key center(s). So if you're learning a Sonny Rollins lick over "Tenor Madness," you need to know it's a 12 bar blues in Concert Bb, and what those changes are. That way you'll be able to not only identify what the key is and the chord progression, you'll understand the context in which that lick is being played. Hope that helps!
Yes it does help, thank you very much. Im afraid that all of this is too advanced for me, I am mainly self tought and probably getting too old to learn new things. unfortunally I dont have a clue about in what key are the records I like (thousands probably), so first I should learn a way to understand in what key is a given tune?
Hey David, learning solos by ear is something we do in my 30 Steps to Better Jazz Playing course, I mention at the end of this video. That's also a great one to fit under the jazz language category!
Star_Eyes that makes sense as I have a similar process for learning a new lick. To be more precise, my problem is more of having the lick become part of my lexicon. Every time I try to take a solo, if I’m truly improvising I’ll almost never play a lick that I’ve transcribed. If I’m going for cool lines I can get the lick in the right spot but the flow seems completely interrupted as if I’ve purposefully added something I’m not normally inclined to play (which in reality I am). I suppose I just need to completely overhaul my style to be able to play longer better sounding lines. I’ll keep working at it. I appreciate your tips though, thanks man
I learn licks and stuff in 12 keys and it never shows up in my playing. It's about learning the language. Charlie Parker once said "master your instrument, master your music, then forget everything when you play."
Hey Cole, my advice would be to not purposefully try to integrate licks and lines you are working on into your improv. If they do come out naturally great, but the more you learn jazz language the more you will pick up on elements of the phrases you are learning.
Agreed on not doing it on purpose when you perform (probably a really bad idea!). But as an exercise in the practice room I believe it's a great thing to do.
If a lick is 6 to 8 bars long, I would try to take just one or two bars from it, and see how I can use it when playing over a ii-V-I. For example, the part I take from the lick might work for the ii to V chord change. Create a backing track, and find the different places where the one or two bars of the original lick can be inserted.
Hi Matthias, thanks for watching! Full disclosure, I'm not a piano player. But from all of my piano playing colleagues, and from piano courses I've taken, it seems important to be able to have flexibility in each hand. So I would suggest, 'yes', but I'd invite other piano players to chime in!
Hey Matthias, I would recommend you to look for the Aloys Schmitt (Op.16) Preparatory Excercises for the piano. They were designed for a more "classical" player, but they are pretty good for a start.
I'm trying to learn jazz on piano and guitar, but how can I improve on both instruments at the same time? Can I improve at piano when I'm practicing guitar?
Absolutely! If you are learning jazz language on one instrument you are essentially learning it in general, and all that is left is to translate it to the other instrument.
What does playing the head mean? Is it the main melody, or just playing things that you think of in your head (improvising)? Sorry if it's a silly question and also thank you for such great videos!
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Cool practice regime. If you play a chordal instrument like guitar or piano I would add in "record yourself comping the changes of the tune Then playback this recording to practice playing the tune". That way you have covered all the bases. --- Just realized how old this video is...well just in case anyone is listening :)
Finally, a great way to practice. This will change everything
Thank you for your advices
No problem Olivier, thanks for watching!
Out of curiosity, is there anybody who can attest to this over a long period of time? I feel like I've watched so many of these videos at different points when I'm feeling fired up and ready to "get into it" again. These sorts of things are easy to start, but so hard to maintain. Anyone out there stuck to this and made great progress? I'm not doubting the efficacy of the regime, I'm more just curious about how people tend to engage with these videos.
The best advice is to practice what you don't know already, so stick with these until you feel you have mastered the routine and can't get any further. Playing an instrument is not like going to the gym, you are not going to loose any "gains" for not doing something already mastered
This is awesome
My routine look like this one but I do more links between the different points every day. For example I take the pattern and I do it on backing tracks in one key (more like a lick) or I take the lick and I do it with the standard. I can take a bit of the theme of my standard in the repertoire point and make a pattern for my technique part or a lick. It 's important for me because if I don't do this in the practice room I won't think and use what I worked in the real life.
Awesome aliiiceceism!
My great weeks of good practice usually like similar to this. The only difference is I may have two standards I'm learning like one for the week like It Could Happen to You then more difficult one for two weeks or month like a bebop head
Sounds good Aidan!
Same with me. But I'm going to implement what you said about having two standards.
Awesome video! For clarification, should we be practicing those patterns in every key?
thank you!!
My pleasure!
Thank you very much. I`m loving this. But I need some help over something. This is one of the steps in the practice routine :
"Find a jazz lick you like from a recording over a particular chord or chord progression, learn it from the recording by ear, and transpose it into concert C and F. You will be learning it in all 12 keys."
sounds good. But when im learning something by ear from a record, how do I know in what key it is to start with? thank you.
Hey, thanks for watching! Great question. It is definitely important to know the chord changes of the song you are learning and the key center(s). So if you're learning a Sonny Rollins lick over "Tenor Madness," you need to know it's a 12 bar blues in Concert Bb, and what those changes are. That way you'll be able to not only identify what the key is and the chord progression, you'll understand the context in which that lick is being played. Hope that helps!
Yes it does help, thank you very much. Im afraid that all of this is too advanced for me, I am mainly self tought and probably getting too old to learn new things.
unfortunally I dont have a clue about in what key are the records I like (thousands probably), so first I should learn a way to understand in what key is a given tune?
@@Skeu74 unless you have perfect pitch, you should either look it up (I dont recommend) or use your ear to find the tonic and then find it on a piano
All great ideas here, but what about transcribing?
Hey David, learning solos by ear is something we do in my 30 Steps to Better Jazz Playing course, I mention at the end of this video. That's also a great one to fit under the jazz language category!
Call it the Blue 7
One of the things I have Trouble with is integrating licks I’ve been working on into my soloing without making it sound contrived and forced.
Star_Eyes that makes sense as I have a similar process for learning a new lick. To be more precise, my problem is more of having the lick become part of my lexicon. Every time I try to take a solo, if I’m truly improvising I’ll almost never play a lick that I’ve transcribed. If I’m going for cool lines I can get the lick in the right spot but the flow seems completely interrupted as if I’ve purposefully added something I’m not normally inclined to play (which in reality I am). I suppose I just need to completely overhaul my style to be able to play longer better sounding lines. I’ll keep working at it. I appreciate your tips though, thanks man
I learn licks and stuff in 12 keys and it never shows up in my playing. It's about learning the language. Charlie Parker once said "master your instrument, master your music, then forget everything when you play."
Hey Cole, my advice would be to not purposefully try to integrate licks and lines you are working on into your improv. If they do come out naturally great, but the more you learn jazz language the more you will pick up on elements of the phrases you are learning.
Agreed on not doing it on purpose when you perform (probably a really bad idea!). But as an exercise in the practice room I believe it's a great thing to do.
If a lick is 6 to 8 bars long, I would try to take just one or two bars from it, and see how I can use it when playing over a ii-V-I. For example, the part I take from the lick might work for the ii to V chord change. Create a backing track, and find the different places where the one or two bars of the original lick can be inserted.
Hey Brent, would you recommend practicing the major scales in both hands when playing piano?
Hi Matthias, thanks for watching! Full disclosure, I'm not a piano player. But from all of my piano playing colleagues, and from piano courses I've taken, it seems important to be able to have flexibility in each hand. So I would suggest, 'yes', but I'd invite other piano players to chime in!
Hey Matthias, I would recommend you to look for the Aloys Schmitt (Op.16) Preparatory Excercises for the piano. They were designed for a more "classical" player, but they are pretty good for a start.
I'm trying to learn jazz on piano and guitar, but how can I improve on both instruments at the same time? Can I improve at piano when I'm practicing guitar?
Absolutely! If you are learning jazz language on one instrument you are essentially learning it in general, and all that is left is to translate it to the other instrument.
Idk how to read your tabs for the 6 patterns, please help!!!
For the following week, I assume you suggest six new patterns to practice for technique, right?
Im confused with the terms playing the head, can anyone explain it for me?
Hey Yosua! Great question. That just means the melody of the song
@@Learnjazzstandards Thanks for the response Brent!
What does playing the head mean? Is it the main melody, or just playing things that you think of in your head (improvising)? Sorry if it's a silly question and also thank you for such great videos!
antónio Boavida it means the main melody shown in the lead sheet as opposed to improvisation
Marcus Singleton Thank you very much for the help!
Feel like I've stumbled on gold, 600 likes???
I have practiced really hard for two years and I still only get basic skills.
Bruh.
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