Posts Tagged ‘jazz improvisation’
Jazz Improvisation Piano – A Comprehensive Guide
Jazz improvisation on piano is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop as a musician. It gives you freedom, confidence, and the ability to express your own musical personality in real time. I have worked with thousands of students who started out thinking improvisation was mysterious or reserved for the “naturally gifted.” What…
Read More4 Piano Improvisation Shapes You Need To Know
Are you struggling with you piano improvisation? Do you find yourself quickly running out of ideas when your soloing? In this free piano improvisation video lesson, I’m going to teach you how to start using a cool improvisation technique called ‘vertical playing’. This chordal based approach to improv will add all kinds of new possibilities into your soloing.…
Read MoreLearn A Miles Davis Jazz Lick
One of the best ways to learn jazz improvisation is to really study and model the jazz licks of master jazz improvisers. So, today I’m going to teach you how to play a Miles Davis II-V-I lick. I love this lick because not only is it simple but it’s got some really nice concepts that…
Read MoreJazz Piano Improvisation: Build Great Licks
Do you wish you were better at jazz piano improvisation? Do you wish you could improvise over major 7th chords better than you do now? Do you find yourself lost when major 7th chords come up in your favorite jazz and rock songs? Well, in today’s lesson we’re going to explore some new licks and…
Read MoreWes Montgomery’s solo on Satin Doll
Here’s a Wes Montgomery solo I transcribed about a year ago on the jazz standard “Satin Doll”. (scroll down for the solo.) There’s all kinds of great jazz licks in this one. I could write a 10 page essay on everything that I like about this solo but I’ll just mention 4 things here: 4 Wes…
Read MoreHow To Solo Over the Jazz Standard All The Things You Are.
Would you like to be able longer jazz licks? Do you feel like your licks sometimes sound like run on sentences? How do you play those beautiful and long flowing lines that a lot of the great jazz masters play? You know the ones that always sound good no matter how long they go? Your Jazz…
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