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7 Way To Practice Bebop To See Quick Improvement

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I've never known any jazz piano giant to not have the ability to play through changes in a bebop style. At the heart of all improvisation lies bop. If you think you're going to skip this step and achieve improv freedom...well, unfortunately you're lying to yourself.
Needless to say this is a must! So here are 7 great tips to help you practice and excel quickly with proven and systematic steps.
Enjoy!

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@jasegarner
@jasegarner 4 жыл бұрын
Here are the 7 steps in the order of the video: 1) Practice bebop scales (including major 6 bebop scale) 2) Ensure you land on chord tones on every down beat 3) Approach chord tones from a half step below 4) Approach chord tones from a chord scale above 5) Slow practice to connect lines 6) Bebop lick integration 7) Integrate chord extensions
@jjmohn9204
@jjmohn9204 3 жыл бұрын
Love the "Lego" componentry
@Joshuamedina2005
@Joshuamedina2005 3 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot
@grrlgd3835
@grrlgd3835 3 жыл бұрын
4) I think it's Chord Scale above ...not half step above ? best L
@jasegarner
@jasegarner 3 жыл бұрын
@@grrlgd3835 Thanks for spotting! Now edited
@handyman4everyman
@handyman4everyman 3 ай бұрын
This was probably the best tutorial for solo ing I have watched so far - amazing thank you!
@SamChaneyProductions
@SamChaneyProductions 6 жыл бұрын
Can't believe these videos don't have more views. This is really helping me get breader :)
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that, Sam! Thanks for the comment.
@undeadman7676
@undeadman7676 4 жыл бұрын
Hehe, you said the thing
@stephenbingham9625
@stephenbingham9625 3 жыл бұрын
I like your casual approach to presenting this material. It shows one the experimental learning process.
@CurtisMcLeodMusic
@CurtisMcLeodMusic Жыл бұрын
Thought it was weird that you said breader, until I heard it too!
@stulast
@stulast 4 жыл бұрын
I've been looking for building blocks like this for 3 years. So glad to have found Jazz Piano School. Your podcasts/videos are amazing.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the comment, Stu!
@robbes7rh
@robbes7rh 4 жыл бұрын
Arpeggios and scales are the currency of jazz soloing. John Coltrane practiced all the time. His mastery of scales and arpeggios were the basis upon which his signature ‘sheets of sound’ were built. Practicing scales and arpeggios need not be drudgery; enliven them with your own sense of musicality and let them be fun and interesting. That is, after all, what the musician does: he plays around with notes in a way that is pleasurable to hear.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Love this! Thanks for the comment!
@brunol9786
@brunol9786 6 жыл бұрын
For the first time after years I found a video that helps me to understand that crazy thing that is jazz scales. Thank you very much!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you for the inspiring comment Bruno!
@andrewyerkes4287
@andrewyerkes4287 5 жыл бұрын
Crystal-clear lesson, very helpful for focusing practice. You're a gifted player and teacher -- thank you for sharing.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment, Andrew!
@VictorLee335
@VictorLee335 4 жыл бұрын
This is the single best thing i have come across this year... THANK YOU! Watching it at 1 in the morning but it's making me want to play piano
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for the amazing comment, Victor!
@julianstaniewski5786
@julianstaniewski5786 3 жыл бұрын
1:30 right now and i think i‘m gonna get out my bed again
@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743
@dr.brianjudedelimaphd743 2 ай бұрын
This was well executed compared to most of these “how to” videos on bebop- well done ! That said, I personally take a more historical approach used by the progenitors of this music- lift/ transcribe (I had long conversation at a Barry Harris clinic about 30 years ago and asked his opinion on the best way to learn and assimilate this music and he said “that’s what Parker, Bud Powell, Navarro, Gillespie and he did, so that’s what I’ should do)…
@jeffsims5683
@jeffsims5683 5 жыл бұрын
I've been playing for years, in gospel/jazz, and this video finally gave me a better understanding of the Bebop scale, makes so much sense. I always like to know "WHY?" about most things, and this did it.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that! Thanks for the comment, Jeff!
@pacogerte14
@pacogerte14 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've spent years trying to run before I knew how to walk. This basic stuff helps me so much. Also, your presentation is succinct. You don't ramble. I'm guessing you've been teaching a long time. Bravo, sir.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment, Paco! You make a great point - nailing down the fundamentals is so important with making progress in jazz piano. Glad you found this helpful!
@robertoiafrate6949
@robertoiafrate6949 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Intellettual advance way for life and music. Thank you
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Roberto!
@josetomasmoscosofarias1987
@josetomasmoscosofarias1987 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these great video! It’s amazing to confirm that a lot of these Elements included the bebop scale are present all the time also in chopin music, specially those special moments in waltzes or magic “tasty”progressions in different works of him! Music it’s all connected!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, all music is definitely connected!
@Dudeguy217
@Dudeguy217 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. I've never been able to wrap my mind around bebop, and am eager to start practicing now that I know what to practice!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, @dudeguy21! Glad we could help!
@JeremySeanHector
@JeremySeanHector 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a guitar player and this lesson opened my eyes in ways that actual guitar lessons haven't. Thank you sir..
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Glad this was helpful for you, Jeremy! A lot of our lessons here should be applicable to most instruments - particularly as it relates to theory and approaches to improvisation.
@DonSyndrome
@DonSyndrome 6 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I've seen so far
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Don!
@barrymileso
@barrymileso 6 жыл бұрын
So many keys to unlocking the bebop style. My improvising has improved a lot in just a few days. Thanks!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Thanks for the comment, Barry!
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu 4 жыл бұрын
when it comes to what you say, extensions like the b9, the other as in the beginning FAC doesn't sound that weird when you see it as the anticipation of the F Triad..so that's why the opposite is also true, for the more advanced situations, or players...The C-dorian bebop scale was adviced to stress the 1 3 5 7 but in practice sounds alot like a Ebmaj7 where the Lydian F triad is stressed, for a reason...I liked this lesson, and it reminded me of very important building blocks good from time to time return to the fundaments of Jazz or bebop if you want to refine..
@ellissb8574
@ellissb8574 Жыл бұрын
This is so relatable thank You 😂all the problems you mentioned are literally me😂Thanks
@terrymiller111
@terrymiller111 3 жыл бұрын
"The chord tones are the warp, and the line you create, including approach notes, is the weft. Start weaving some bebop."--Terry "MadTiger" Miller
@riakim7953
@riakim7953 5 жыл бұрын
XD Beethoven scales! Hi I’m a jazz loving classical musician. Love the video I try to learn in both terms the bebop, the Beethoven scale, the Dom of F with passing LT of C, there’s so much that’s so specific, truly well-thought out for sounding good in jazz theory. Love it, uber practical. I do tell my students to mix up scales and chords with passing notes to sound good and they don’t believe how effective scales are! Also I love how you didn’t edit tinie tiny brainfart because it tells people you’re human ;) thx
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the comment, Ria!!
@richardliew2725
@richardliew2725 4 жыл бұрын
Dear sir thank for teaching me how to play the jazz Bebop now I improve my playing the piano 🎹 I am just a pop Pianist great teacher greetings from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Richard, cheers!
@rik-keymusic160
@rik-keymusic160 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks man !This info is GOLD :) I've practiced your material today for 3 hours straight.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Woo, glad to hear that! Thank you for the inspiring comment, Richard!
@stephenrogers2164
@stephenrogers2164 2 жыл бұрын
This is such a great starting point to understanding the beast which is bebop.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Stephen!
@Script_Ed
@Script_Ed 5 жыл бұрын
yeeeeeeeeeeeesssss... thank you... bebop here I come... Absolutely essential video
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment, Lerroy!
@fritzr5819
@fritzr5819 3 жыл бұрын
Great lesson Brent, building the foundation of Bebop.
@arpadternei6991
@arpadternei6991 2 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff!🤟🍷
@helenakallaspiano
@helenakallaspiano 3 жыл бұрын
Great teaching. Everything in one place and well explained, this is how it should go! Basics is the key. And freedom, the best point in the video
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Thanks for the comment, Helena!
@dscofficial6642
@dscofficial6642 2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu 4 жыл бұрын
In Jazz history the extensions tend n to not resolve anymore, so the result is that during improvisation a #11 hasn't to resolve but can stand on its own not diatonically solved but as part of a more polyphonic approach by thirds or even 6ths...
@musicphrase9183
@musicphrase9183 5 ай бұрын
Thank You great tutorial
@javiercuevasandrade4240
@javiercuevasandrade4240 5 жыл бұрын
Man, thank you. Really, thank you a lot.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, @Javier!
@ambotak99
@ambotak99 4 жыл бұрын
Can't believe this is free. Wow thanks!
@tharanganishasthri2812
@tharanganishasthri2812 7 ай бұрын
very informative .thank you sir...
@sarankeys9746
@sarankeys9746 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you... it's very helpful 😊
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, @Saran Keys! Thanks for the comment!
@DarkMorgan
@DarkMorgan 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! :D
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Alejandro!
@KudjoJunior
@KudjoJunior 3 жыл бұрын
Ever watched Boondocks! ME: YEAH! The Outro that's Bebop😋
@salgub
@salgub 4 жыл бұрын
This video is amazing, I´ve been looking for an explanation like this for months on youtube, you are a great teacher, congratulations.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@AllIn1Studio
@AllIn1Studio 3 жыл бұрын
Soooooo helpful. Thank you Brenden for the lego approach. If only I knew this decades ago!!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
I wish I did too! But it’s never too late!
@jaimemaestrew.3974
@jaimemaestrew.3974 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. My best lesson...
@allanhenderson5262
@allanhenderson5262 6 жыл бұрын
Splendid. Very clear. Convincing.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment, Allan!
@HunterBelkiran
@HunterBelkiran 5 жыл бұрын
ugh thank you for these lessons.. my jazz piano has improved so much just in the past couple days
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Julian! Thanks for watching!
@GrumpyStormtrooper
@GrumpyStormtrooper 5 жыл бұрын
are you for real? what did you learn first, just the scales with the passing tone between the 7th and root?
@ohiosoundlab
@ohiosoundlab 4 жыл бұрын
Happy practicing 😎✌️
@larrymesa6592
@larrymesa6592 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot now I understand more about the way to improve my skills for solos
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that, Larry! Thanks for watching!
@willgarrone2980
@willgarrone2980 5 жыл бұрын
great!! many thanks !!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Will!
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu 4 жыл бұрын
if you want to prove that to yourself go start studying the Jazz Tunes, then you'll find that first a m3 was stress on a m7b5 Autumn Leaves, later Tunes use merely the 11th on m7b5 and later the 9 on m7b5 or even the 6, even the maj7 on a m7b5 is played by piano players(Em7b5 is related to the dominant C79 if you change C79 to #9 we understand the D# in a em7b5 situation...(depends on melodie most of the time) will be stressed the 6 on a m7 chord is called an avoid tone maybe that's why it isn't avoided at all but a nice clash is wanted often by jazz composers, also the Cats use aspects of there own development of that moment an put in a composition to be safe and to be able to look at them from a different angle..
@andrewcampbell-bluespianop6741
@andrewcampbell-bluespianop6741 5 жыл бұрын
Great lesson, thx for the tips.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew, glad they were helpful!
@claragary
@claragary 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great lesson
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, @claragary!
@maxsegali5588
@maxsegali5588 3 жыл бұрын
really nice class! many thanks!!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Max!
@pentanach5589
@pentanach5589 3 жыл бұрын
32:51 this really hits home XD
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that :)
@Owenkelleberger
@Owenkelleberger 6 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, Owen!
@georgepapanaoum1144
@georgepapanaoum1144 Жыл бұрын
Point one bebop scales 5m to 7m 30s demonstrates on 2 5s in f sharp min then f min maybe thinking four m davis.
@leahragdoll
@leahragdoll 2 жыл бұрын
you said dorian has a "major 6th sound" arounf 11:30. you probly meant to say minor 6th. which i fully understand. when i teach guitar to students i always mess up numbers and letters. so hard to talk freely without mistake. thank you for the lesson! bebop is so challenging and beautiful.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
yes, minor 6th! Thanks for the catch!
@fishleywashere
@fishleywashere 4 жыл бұрын
I play trom and this is exactly what I needed to know, epic vid
@iandodds693
@iandodds693 4 жыл бұрын
Very useful, thank you for this. I have found that knowing standard American songs, I mean knowing them, no lead sheets, is so important. Spend a week on one song - Stella by Starlight or Autumn Leaves. The melody and changes completely internalised. Short musical links between phrases and at turnarounds start to naturally emerge in your playing in the way that you have expertly described. Must listen also. Monk playing standards, Hank Jones..the list is too long.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome! Totally agree with you!
@sdannye
@sdannye 4 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Danny!
@soulcraftloops
@soulcraftloops 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely cherish this video. Thank you so much for such a thorough lesson! One quick question. Do you recommend focusing on fingering? I’ve heard conflicting opinions but my thumb, pointer and middle seems like a go to. It looks like you use those as well for fast lines. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And thanks again :)
@sheskimusic
@sheskimusic 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great channel. 🙏
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure!
@danieliwuala4093
@danieliwuala4093 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, Daniel!
@Bartnick81
@Bartnick81 5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, @Bartnick81!
@TheUnderscore_
@TheUnderscore_ 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this really helped my improv skills! And for free?????
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@coronapierce2337
@coronapierce2337 4 жыл бұрын
Dope lesson, really helpful
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Corona!
@costasyiannourakos6963
@costasyiannourakos6963 3 жыл бұрын
The fundamental principle on which you are referring to is not even a be bop principle. It's called The principle of describing the chords melodically. The inventor of those principles are based on J S. Bach nothing new as far as it concerns be bop on that respect. What was new, was the swing feel, plus 8 note scales plus alterations to those scales, and in the idiomatic language of the phrase in all. So the phrasing is the most important element of a language after all. With just the words you may easily create a different language from the one you took the words from.
@SoopSoopa
@SoopSoopa 2 жыл бұрын
God i Love bebop
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't?! ;)
@mr.fabian8471
@mr.fabian8471 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!!!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Fabian!
@michaeldumas4907
@michaeldumas4907 6 жыл бұрын
you know what really holds me back in my bebob scales?...the damn fingering...in all the different scales...I guess ya just have to play it with any fingering in the heat of solos?
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael: thanks for the question. The short answer is, yes! Fingering is tough because sometimes the “best” fingering varies based on personal preference or whether you have to pivot up (and thumb cross) or down to play the next phrase. So when you see fingerings, you can use it as a guide or reference but ultimately you should choose a fingering that’s most comfortable for you or best fits your application. As a general rule of thumb for coming up with your own fingering: I try to find the most efficient, economical fingering that would allow for better speed/dexterity and would allow you to connect phrases. the reason major and minor scales are used for learning and practicing fingering is because those will teach you how to deal with finger crossings and more applicable situations, etc. Other scales are not practiced for “fingering purposes" persay, so don’t worry about practicing pentatonic/bebop/hexatonic/modes/those kinds of scales for fingering purposes but moreso for understanding how to use them in an improvisational context. Hope this is helpful!
@michaeldumas4907
@michaeldumas4907 5 жыл бұрын
makes perfect sense....thank you
@cofymagloire1191
@cofymagloire1191 5 жыл бұрын
amazing !!!!!!
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment!
@paxwallacejazz
@paxwallacejazz 4 жыл бұрын
Well Kenny Wheeler one of the most Harmonically adept and sophistcated players/composers RIP freely admitted that he couldn't really play bop. I mean he could play over any set of changes but wasn't gonna sound like Dizzy. If you're playing melodic lines based on some kinda counting game well I've never understood that.To me it's a blank canvas. I'm not against practicing any particular way but each player needs to discover how to see, hear, access harmony in a useful way. it's mind blowing how people who think differently do this..
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! Kenny Wheeler is a great composer too - love his tune Everybody’s Song But Not My Own!
@kentlindsaymusic
@kentlindsaymusic 4 жыл бұрын
Wow these vids are so clear! Thank you! Could you share with me what software you are using to get the two keyboards in the view?
@bradking1536
@bradking1536 7 ай бұрын
🎉 thank you for sharing 🎉 hope you are well God loves you deeply shalom 🤗🐼♥️✝️💐 Philippians 4'8
@PIANOSTYLE100
@PIANOSTYLE100 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I've seen on you tube.. I will be playing this a lot. pianostyle100
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the amazing comment, @PIANOSTYLE100!
@emmetthouse5600
@emmetthouse5600 6 жыл бұрын
You are right Brandon thx you for your lesson I enjoyed the lesson
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that! Thanks Emmett!
@Jazznkim
@Jazznkim Жыл бұрын
20:48
@micahslobcrud5958
@micahslobcrud5958 2 жыл бұрын
Not sure I can add anything except that your fluency is such that you "often enuf" forgot what you had just played, and yet thought so little of correcting it for the final publication because what difference would it make? Except that I was one of those kids who did not see the "lego" (TM) blocks for years.... It has taken me 35 plus years of books and lessons and what all and even complaining to the great JA from Indiana (from whom I got a personal and caring response) until I realized that the building blocks are a CRUCIAL element of whatever we might call "jazzy" lines! For example, I saw, in my Omnibook of Bird solos, notes that were NEAR chord tones and such, but I never figgered out that the chord tones were on the downbeats, and I certainly did not see the enclosure process, WHICH, WHEN YOU THINK OF IT, was just like the kind of idea that could be spread underground among hip jazzers back in the day who had to fight blatant racism and ALSO try to be relevant, so as to make money! Peace be upon those musicians who fought to express themselves in new ways. I honor your gifts! As Christian McBride said in recent years: "Bebop IS modern language."
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Micah! McBride is right - bebop is modern language! Chord tones on downbeats is an essential tool to get started.
@rorymarrero294
@rorymarrero294 5 жыл бұрын
...so let me see if I've got this right, Brandon. As long as I only play songs with no chords, I can solo on any note?
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
Rory: thanks for the question! In fact, even if there are chords you can solo with any note! It's how you use those notes that makes it sound one way or another. Hope this helps!
@emisilver3670
@emisilver3670 6 жыл бұрын
Subtitles in Español will be great..🙂
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, will have to keep this in mind!
@fernandoasuaje2398
@fernandoasuaje2398 5 жыл бұрын
21:21 Sounds like the bridge of Wave
@dako2117
@dako2117 4 жыл бұрын
I honestly liked the non chord tones on the down beats better
@brothercaleb
@brothercaleb 3 жыл бұрын
😂 very funny
@RanBlakePiano
@RanBlakePiano 4 жыл бұрын
Terrific job Would like index of videos Not iPad savvy
@dejanmarkovic690
@dejanmarkovic690 6 жыл бұрын
Thanka a lot:)
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching, Dejan!
@elunico13
@elunico13 5 жыл бұрын
@ 15:02
@armykaah
@armykaah 5 жыл бұрын
The L I C C
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
;)
@sheilamacdougal9948
@sheilamacdougal9948 3 жыл бұрын
Fingering on the bebop scales is somewhat complicated. I wonder if one should work out and practice a set fingering for each, or whether one should get used to improvising the fingering itself, as it were.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Sheila: great question! The reason major and minor scales are used for learning and practicing fingering is because those will teach you how to deal with finger crossings and applicable situations, etc. Other scales are not practiced for “fingering purposes persay”, so don’t worry about practicing bebop/pentatonic/bebop/hexatonic/modes/those kinds of scales for fingering purposes but moreso for understanding how to use them in an improvisational context. Furthermore, there is no standard fingering for the other scales, because they are not meant to be played up and down verbatim. However, as a general rule of thumb for coming up with your own fingering: I try to find the most efficient, economical fingering that would allow for better speed/dexterity and still gets the most out of each hand position. Hope this helps! Bijan
@sheilamacdougal9948
@sheilamacdougal9948 3 жыл бұрын
@@jazzpianoschool I'm very grateful for your reply. I find there are some fairly useful "rules of thumb", some of which are literally rules of thumb use. I find it useful to use the thumb on the last white note before a black note, so there will be enough non-thumb fingers for black notes. When the thumb is not naturally available, the 4th finger on left hand ascending or right hand descending on the white note before blacks will leave two fingers, normally sufficient, to handle two consecutive black notes. The one exception is the F sharp major bebop scale, which has 3 consecutive black notes, as in the F sharp major scale. There you really need the thumb to hit the last white note, so you can have 3 fingers on the black notes. Of course, if you really end up with a thumb or fifth finger on a black note, it shouldn't be the end of the world. Thanks again for your helpful videos and comments.
@edwardonsax9919
@edwardonsax9919 4 жыл бұрын
If I were to describe a bebop scale only after watching 3 minutes of this and reading one webpage about it, I already want to say it my own way. Would it be okay to say that since a major scale from root to root is 8 notes, but only 7 of the notes are differrent because the top is the same as the bottom, that the workaround is to remove that 8th note and simply insert a note a half step below the 7th note ? That way 8th notes can fill the 4/4 measure without an eighth rest causing a hole...and of course this keeps us from reaching the root note again before the start of the next measure.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly, it’s about the harmonic timing as you described. To fill the 4/4 measure, and get the strong notes on the strong beats, weak notes on the weak beats. Hope this helps!
@WyattLite-n-inn
@WyattLite-n-inn 4 жыл бұрын
How good is this guy at explains stuff?👍
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the comment, Charles!
@RanBlakePiano
@RanBlakePiano 4 жыл бұрын
Wonder if your father remembers Mme Fourel or Jason Horowitz
@naimebond8284
@naimebond8284 6 жыл бұрын
Looking for this video for days. Actually respects the beginner and slows it down while he's explaining things - but still good for those more advanced in the scales. Still don't understand when they go arpeggio on a chord and end up on the 9th but they tell us the 9th is not a chord tone but it sounds like a downbeat when he hits D on a C7 chord. And the approach above and below hits two non chord tones so is there any downbeat on either one? That's usually when I crash and burn, even playing slow.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Naime! I'm a little confused by your question, can you clarify your question and hopefully I can help you out! - Bijan
@fernandoasuaje2398
@fernandoasuaje2398 5 жыл бұрын
JazzPianoSchool.com - Learning Freedom (Online Jazz Piano Courses) I'll take the opportunity to own this question since its similar to the one I have. With the approach notes, arent you hitting non chord tones in downbeats? It doesnt clash with exercise 2 where we should play chord tones in downbeats? Its a little confusing... Anyway, your video was great. Im glad I found your channel!
@AlanHearnshaw
@AlanHearnshaw 5 жыл бұрын
Fernando Asuaje Yes. Sometimes-especially on turnarounds-you are hitting non-chord notes on downbeats, and that’s fine. These aren’t hard-and fast rules that can’t be broken. In fact, adding turnarounds that often don’t have chord notes on down beats adds welcome variety. Ultimately, they are often a way to delay the resolution to those chord notes, which adds interesting tension and variety.
@matiquielma
@matiquielma 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are just at the right spot for me, I always get bored because they go all over the pentatonic scale and explain virtually nothing useful, or they go at a speed thats impossible to follow
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the amazing comment, Matias! Glad we could be helpful!
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu
@eternalrainbow-cj3iu 4 жыл бұрын
Now the Joke starts to be complete John Coltrane invented his Coltrane changes to sound different eveybody know that he succeeded, but the ironic thing is that he absolutely didn't want to use or sound like Parker like every saxophonist did in his time or tried even, Now comes the ironic part: for Giant Steps Coltrane made his own lick but beyond his main1235 maj penta, he used as you just at 29:00minutes said: FE Eb G D C and call it totally with right and truely a Parker Lick, Now this particulair Lick Coltrane "invented"(cryptomense we call that, taking somthing that somenelse made befor you, not knowing that...) this idea as plan C or D to approac his changes, so this chromatic, thank you mister Baker lick (see the lesson of Mikko Hiilden) with the same nam ethat lesson "thank you mister Baker"
@gabrielnunes3497
@gabrielnunes3497 3 жыл бұрын
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Gabriel! Cheers!
@Glissaccatura
@Glissaccatura 4 жыл бұрын
Can u teacher chord progressions along with extensions?
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Hi @Gliss, check out past videos for more about extensions.
@nomennescio317
@nomennescio317 4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Let's say you enclose the tonic of a C7 with d b c--is this passing maj7 okay over a dominant? Or what about enclosing the maj7, c bb b. This has a Bb note on it. Is this okay? (To me this is just another reason to use maj6 instead of maj7) Also: I notice these three note enclosures, if done as eighth notes, put the passing tones occasionally on down beats. I can get used to the sound, but is this acceptable?
@abdulalshibly3930
@abdulalshibly3930 4 жыл бұрын
Its chromatic so anything is acceptable if you accept it just make sure to play everything in context don't just play it alone and except it to sound good always everything makes sense in the right context and remember Jazz is free and you can do everything
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the question, Nomen. I would echo much of the reply above here. It depends on the context in which you use everything. In general the rules of harmonic timing apply which is that you want to emphasize chord tones on strong beats and passing tone/chromatic enclosures on weak beats. But there are exceptions to every rule and as Charlie Parker said: you want to learn the rules so then you can break them.
@markbra
@markbra 6 жыл бұрын
What does "bop" mean ? Thank you.
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 6 жыл бұрын
Hi @markbra: thanks for the question! "Bop" is just short for "bebop".
@Glissaccatura
@Glissaccatura 4 жыл бұрын
Did not understand no 5 with ur left hand
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 4 жыл бұрын
Hi @Gliss, check out past videos and our course for more about our voicing building principles.
@paulraucci3936
@paulraucci3936 4 жыл бұрын
why are you playing the b in the c mixolydian
@markesquivelarvizu6942
@markesquivelarvizu6942 4 жыл бұрын
At that point in the video he says adding the b natural makes the mixolydian into the BeBop scale.
@stl0555
@stl0555 5 жыл бұрын
Just watched video but forgot to write tips down in order to recall later. Can you, or someone, list them below in just simple bullet points?
@bernhardtmitdt2586
@bernhardtmitdt2586 5 жыл бұрын
I bet you also would like to have someone else practising that stuff for you ;-)
@hanskrempke3305
@hanskrempke3305 27 күн бұрын
I sleep....
@user-og5wy9dj1y
@user-og5wy9dj1y 5 ай бұрын
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@bumchong1
@bumchong1 5 жыл бұрын
17:40 Lick
@jazzpianoschool
@jazzpianoschool 5 жыл бұрын
You got it! ;)
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