8 Steps To Learn Any Jazz Standard | Autumn Leaves

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Are you ready to dive into the world of jazz standards? Look no further! In this video, Cecil will break down the legendary jazz tune, 'Autumn Leaves', and take you through the 8 crucial steps for mastering any jazz standard on the guitar.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced jazz musician, this video is a must-watch for anyone looking to improve their jazz guitar skills. Grab your guitar and let's play some standards!
Cecil Alexander is a master guitarist and composer who studied jazz composition at Berklee. Highly regarded in the world of guitar, Cecil won the Lee Ritenour Six String Theory Competition and was a finalist in the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition.
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00:00 Intro
00:27 Step 1
02:54 Step 2
05:27 Step 3
07:01 Step 4
08:57 Step 5
10:27 Step 6
12:25 Step 7
12:59 Step 8

[@Jonpoo1]

Love this guy. So chill, so knowledgable and a great player.

[@Pickupjazz]

Couldn't agree more, Cecil is a top-class educator and performer!

[@theodoregordon2187]

Thank you.

[@TheSouthbreeze]

Wow. Nice.

[@eduardoprieto5267]

Love jazz but, it's all to advanced for my dumb little brain. Thanks for the freebie.

[@Pickupjazz]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@slicepapi]

thank u goat🙏

[@reginald6699]

Thank you

[@Pickupjazz]

Welcome!

[@marktahu2932]

I have much to learn - and so little time - I should have started earlier.

[@Pickupjazz]

It's never too late, Mark! And you'd be surprised how much you can learn quickly when you really put your mind to something. If you want to give Pickup a try then we have 14-day free trial available, you can learn a lot in two weeks!

[@mikeal2933]

I feel the same way!

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Hopefully pickup music will make a app soon.

[@Pickupjazz]

no app at the moment, but for now, our site should adapt smoothly to a mobile web browser!

[@tomdraperguitarist]

What are some versions of Autumn Leaves which a beginner should listen to for reference? Video mentioned there'd be some listed in the description...

[@Pickupjazz]

Here's a few to check out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoKUopdop5mjg7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/qF69aX6rrK5qfcU kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfboKaKpMeroqs

[@quincytennyson6020]

Is it right to think about this process as an iterative one, where you can work through the steps many times to achieve a more complete understanding, or should someone focus entirely on one step before attending to the next?

[@Pickupjazz]

Possibly both, it depends on the step itself. The earlier steps have more definitive answers, eg. finding the bass notes or learning the melody, there is less room for flexibility here in most cases. However, when going through the harmony step, there can be many more possibilities here depending on your style, using techniques like passing chords, substitutions, reharmonization etc. You can see these 8 steps as a framework to build off and find what works best for you. For example, you could go through all the steps once, get familiar with the track, and then do them again to try out different ideas, or develop your existing ones. You might experiment with walking bass, different harmony, or embellishing the melody line.

[@MrTelmoM]

Cecil say "as you will see tomorrow when we learn Blue Bossa", Is this video part of a course in Pickup Music? Thank you

[@Pickupjazz]

Yes this is part of our Jazz Learning Pathway! We have a 14-day free trial if you want to try it out

[@timeWaster76]

OK so let us hear your version of Autumn leaves

[@Pickupjazz]

Check out the fuller version in our Jazz Learning Pathway!

[@robertniklek348]

Very good lesson but Please i don't have any account ooo how can i stll get the free trial ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pickupjazz]

Just head to www.pickupmusic.com - instructions are all there for the free trial!

[@lostinthesupermarket]

I don't know if Im looking way too much into it but I can translate it as: first pattern: I second: VI third : V each pattern has a II-V-I-IV measurement that repeats in each one. There is the exact same distance between II-V-I-IV and VI-II-V-I , although I still dont understand why VII-III7-VI-VI7 finishes in VI7 instead of II.

[@Cr4shdufe]

cause VI7 is the dominant of the ii that is coming next

[@MicahLowther]

Which course is this from?

[@Pickupjazz]

This video lesson is from our Jazz Pathway course with Cecil