You'll learn about the scales and arpeggios associated with each of the chords in the progression. You'll also learn about the timing and feel of the movement of the chords in this video.
Now that you are getting more comfortable with your musical vocabulary and the timing of the chord changes, it's time to start working on soloing and phrasing. I'll give you suggestions and we'll do a series of I Play-You Play passes using the play along track. We'll begin with some simple concep...
I often use the language analogy when talking about jazz improvisation. With this in mind, it makes perfect sense to conclude that a more sophisticated vocabulary can be helpful in telling a more complex story. This is true whether you're telling a story with words, or a musical story in the form...
Why do we transcribe and learn licks? Of course, it's important to satisfy our natural curiosity as to what the greats played and how they played these things- but there's more. In this lesson, we'll use four licks from my "Transcribe This Lick" series as we explore ways to enrich your playing by...