How To Improvise Melodically

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

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[@zainmatthias8623]

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[@Osnosis]

As per usual, Chad's materials are really the best. While on the surface, they appear "easy", they are the absolute elemental-fundamentals necessary for mastery of improvisation. Understand that while leading to fairly immediate improvement, it will take YEARS to incorporate all his materials (I think I am on year 3, and still incorporating all the various ideas). What is so great about CLB is that he is willing to share the thought and work process in a clear and honest way. Believe me when I say the vast majority of music teachers are NOT this way (and I know whereof I speak). It turns out that only the most humble masters are able to do this.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching!!

[@gangofgreenhorns2672]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown The link isn't working (yet at least)

[@insidejazzguitar8112]

Well said and very true.

[@jackphantom]

Absolutely cannot disagree with this. Chad is fantastic.

[@rodrigobertoa5916]

5:57 That list is hilarious

[@imreptar1435]

This video is a gold mine for learning to improvise. If you are just starting, just playing the written stuff you had is fantastic but on top of that the concept at the end of playing bar to bar and picking out the sounds you like and dislike will get someone pretty far not just to playing well, but discovering their own sound/preferences. Thank you for this content really good stuff!

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching and the nice feedback, Andrew! Also very crucial studies for intermediate and advanced players. I’ve given this to Conservatory students as well!

[@chizknowsdabizyeet7609]

I cant believe this advice is for FREE.....WHAAATT. dude, you're a GODSEND

[@AniketChaturvedi]

This Video has solved something i have been struggling with for the past 6-7 months now, I know you mentioned the importance of 1 & 3 in a previous video and 4 going to 1 in some interview but actually showing this in action really helped me and I cannot thank you enough for this.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

My pleasure man thanks for watching!!

[@robsmith5434]

Yes! This is something I do with my students with solos and walking bass lines. With walking lines, I’ll give my students Beats 1 3 4 with great voice leading and have them insert beat 2. Then I’ll give them Beats 1 4 and have them fill in 2 and 3. Finally I’ll just give them either beat 1 or 4 and see if they can write or improvise the rest using the same kind of smooth voice leading.

[@Joshua-gv1ep]

Been practicing this for maybe 3 days now and I can already feel my voice leading getting better every time I practice. So I guess it’s time to just grind through a whole bunch of songs until it gets easy.

[@samuelbrown434]

"Days of Drinks and Flowers?" Great reference, though i would have gone with "Gin and Geraniums"

[@jerrodshack7610]

Days of Tequila and Tulips, Daiquiris and Daffodils, Beer and Begonias, Moonshine and Marigolds, Cognac and Carnations, Vodka and Violets, Rum and Rue

[@sammynelson4583]

😂😂😂 these are great

[@samuelbrown434]

@@sammynelson4583 OH MY how deep the rabbit hole of alcohol and plant genitalia goes...

[@theteetones]

Big Steps lol

[@walterholland1251]

@@sammynelson4583:Some things never change!

[@SWICfilm]

Thank you so much for this! You are so generous sharing your knowledge with all the rest of us! You explain things so clearly too!

[@DARKLYLIT]

I don't think there's a better jazz educator on KZbin. So specific and clear. Thanks Chad! Awesome work. :)

[@JustLocal]

I sent this to my brother, who is doing well on the sax! He is 65 !!

[@michaeliadonisi1616]

I hope you do another workshop. I want to go to the next one!

[@amiema3775]

I feel like I JUST watched this when it first came out a year ago.. time flies!!!

[@OrganicFaithFactory]

I've purchased it ! Thank you for the eye opening clearly explained lesson.

[@PortmanTone]

If the voice leading is tight enough, you can get away with murder. Thanks Chad, keep killin' it

[@insidejazzguitar8112]

Amazingly solid clear concepts, thank you! As an extension of this, I’ve been working on using three and four note transitions to the chord tone of the next bar, and what I’m starting to realize is that some of my best lines are when all 8 notes are being felt as a transition to the target note of the next bar.

[@piggyfly00]

Inside Jazz Guitar reverse engineering bra

[@MrJazzohjazz]

Thank you, Chad

[@johannus777]

My secret is saxophone setup and song selection. This is a skill I’ve been working on since last November. Slow or medium songs, great sounds.

[@antoniomcvay7398]

I'm saving up for that mouthpiece right now🤩

[@billganon3357]

Have taken some time away from Chad LB bc I felt a bit elementary for his master teaching. HOWEVER...shame on me, b/c this lesson was GOLD. Thanks Chad. I'm getting the workbook right the hell now!

[@henryburner]

Just what I need now, great video! 👍

[@KimdohyeonOficiall]

good idea

[@theodorecurtin1975]

I'm gonna transcribe so much chad if i'm not melodic it'll be on him!

[@kenbeattie2584]

I have had the workbook for a while and love working with it so it is great to come across your explanatory video too. There really is nowhere to hide and you have to lock in to the chord changes, and I started to notice improvements right away! Thank you.

[@robertosion2375]

Chad "Chare" generously nice tips to learn to improvise. Because his a great saxophonist and improviser. Congratulations! Thanks a lot. Roberto Sion, Brazil, senior saxophonist.

[@emilianox1357]

Now i know what to practice during the summer vacation. :) Thanks Chad! Love your work.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching!

[@emilianox1357]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown no problem! Always a pleasure to watch you videos.

[@albertob.932]

Fantastic and useful video as always! Thanks!

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thank you!!

[@CliffieVanR]

Great lesson! Thank you very much!

[@mujahidicecelestial978]

Nice stuff bro , really good,

[@jaykay1053]

You explain your thinking really well. Thanks.

[@johannesschoneberger4005]

Great Video! Thank You. Stay healthy

[@rahinhaider]

Can't thank you enough for your lessons!

[@lucawade379]

FANTASTIC THANK YOU

[@ferreirajr72]

thank you teacher!! perfect!

[@jonathanmorrison112]

those song names are amazing!!!!

[@jonathanmorrison112]

also this is just an awesome concept/video Chad nice work!

[@zafarrancho9555]

Great content as always Chad! I'm loving these new frecuent videos, as an intermediate player all of your videos are really helpful for me. Thanks and keep up shedding!

[@hristoangov7111]

Awesome!...Dude...WOW...

[@josefmoveyourself7234]

Fantastic as always... thanks for sharing !🙏🏻

[@floridaguy1955]

I really enjoy your teaching style. I can tell you enjoy doing what you are doing. Melodic improv is the sweetest of the sweetest ways to improvise. Great video. I always enjoy learning new things.

[@ericbathany2881]

Hi Chad, i have the same lamp...i think that's the only thing we have in common

[@robertgreen3702]

Thank you so much. This is a brilliant concept from an awesome musician!!

[@TrueBlueYou]

Good to see you playing the Selmer Ref. 54!!

Thanks Chad, clear and accurate !!

[@lincolnzeras]

Concise, easy to understand and powerful material right here. Congrats and thanks Chad. 👏🏽

[@ernietollar407]

nice playing! good to tell students about going inside first. the notation scrolling made it harder to read. fyi thanks for sharing!

[@marcelloestemiele]

Thank you Chad, very cool

[@simonrostis5580]

Is that Guns, Germs and Steel on the bookshelf? A fantastic text.

[@model-tube3917]

Chad - thanks much appreciated!

[@GutoSantana]

Cool as always. Thanks, Chad! 🎵🎶🎼

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching!

[@jackalimusic]

Hey brow, you sax and you Music is awesome. Lucky and blesses.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thank you!

[@Djangoat68]

Top class lesson!

[@encompasschange4700]

I get lost in the bar all the time too!!

[@lesliethomas954]

outstanding lesson

[@marcoevans2155]

I appreciate what you are conveying here. My problem is that even though the examples did show voice leading and playing inside, the phrases were terse and not-pretty. Like some notes were missing. So my problem i guess is the definition of what qualifies as being melodic.

[@mmmgjl]

Hey Chad, great instructional videos!

[@markfulcher8530]

LOL... "Days Of Drinks n Flowers"... seems I might have heard of that one? :) I think one of the first few KZbins I saw of you was an interview of you with "Better Sax Jay"... and this was the very topic you started on that really caught my attention- impressed me. I've tried to start thinking in those confines. I'm an old sax player (retired and started taking up the sax again) ... play with a few old timer bands around town- including subbing for a band that has my old (back in the day) band director in it. Told him about you... think he's very impressed, too! Anyway, trying to keep it short, keep up the good work- lots of us folks need folks like you!

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thanks for watching!!

[@jonathanzielke2280]

Thank you for your lessons!

[@dariolanga]

All Blues

[@Odegaardfan]

This vid is fire

[@wilsonraucci4293]

Great

[@lucieleister1882]

Thanks for the great content, I have infinite practice ideas to try during this globally imposed extended practice opportunity. You cover a lot of ground very quickly.

[@nickyj_4254]

Amazing tone🔥🔥🔥

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thank you!!

[@biij]

Interesting and useful video - thank you! I notice that in the Blues Chorus on the voice leading you are landing mainly on the 3rd each time, occasionally on the root, and only once I think on 7th and 5th. Is there any thinking behind this, or just how this particular solo happened to flow naturally?

[@RobbieM72]

Thirds are good as it will define the chord quality eg major or minor but you can use any chord tone you want with a half or whole tone connection best.

[@tedrhoads366]

Hi Chad, great helpful stuff here. Bought the Eb pdf, working on that and, well, Thanks ! Helpful !! Thanks too for the Text Lessons. Also very helpful !

[@ra6378]

your playing so smooth here. i usually hear you with those melodic cells (which is awesome) but yeah, very smooth. getting into that 'the nearness of you' feel of yours. nice.

[@krissaxen3082]

Hi Chad, very nice, thanks! Where can I find the pdf ?

[@Анастасия-т5ю9ъ]

Большое спасибо 👍

[@ericsutz8026]

Thank you Chad! Great ideas and tips as always. So the basic take away is to use approach notes or surrounds/enclosures on beat 4 to establish the next harmony. If you are dealing with a harmonic rhythm of two beats per chord you still appear to be targeting the chord tones of either 1-3-5-7 for the first and third beat of the measure to add structure. Does that observation seem right?

[@RobbieM72]

👍

[@abaaba1509]

guys, definetly check out hal galper's book 'forward motion' :)

[@johannus777]

Main question I have is if people payed the monthly fee for your text lessons, how does this new program fit in?

[@emmaswanson2140]

Could you do one of this fill-in-the-blanks for rhythm change piece like Oleo?

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Totally! There’s actually a rhythm changes form in the PDF download at the link in the video description. Happy shedding!

[@theteetones]

THIS is the one I’ve been waiting for. Needed this important missing link in my practicing. Can’t wait to work on it! Thank you Chad!

[@gabrieladedayo9156]

Just can't stop watching your videos. Respect bro. Can you mentor me? I'll like to make you my mentor.

[@asakopako86]

I love your method, but in my case it is a challenge, although this is the way I feel. When I improvise I try to get to these closures but honestly I think you do it in a way that seems so easy. My way of thinking when creating melodies is very poor, because I think of notes that are very close together and those jumps that you make (which are wonderful) and that sound so intuitive are impossible for me, even if I do it slowly, it's hard for me to invent different things and cool. I don't give up. I also try to study rhythm changes but A is a world and it's not as easy to study rhythm changes as it is to study blues. It's easy to play a blues, but to improvise a good jazz blues you need to study a lot. Thank you very much for the knowledge you share. Cheers

[@JulianFernandez]

thx!

[@johannus777]

Look up Sonny Stitt to get melodic technique

[@henshaus]

What are the hours the classes begin and end? Thanks.

[@HamiltonFaria]

I really thought the sound with the reference was beautiful, and thanks for the studies!

[@guadalupeantoniadelafuente3236]

Graciiiaaassss !!

[@RobbieM72]

The last two notes in bar 4 the blues chorus and the previous excerise target and approach notes seem to differ? I am transposing these exercises from concert ? to bass clef.

[@2012tupi]

Great tip, Chad! Btw, your tone is great with the Lupifaro, but DAMN, that Selmer horn has such a fat, dark tone! Another level!

[@alexarguelles4625]

Goodbye Bluebird by Kilometers David on Around Noon

[@jasonvansteenwyk5984]

I used to call this "sticking the landing." :-)

[@player197SD]

whats up with the names of these standards? The yardbArd suite? A night in GENEVA? BIG Steps??

[@Dr_Dimly_Litroom]

Circumventing copyright issues.

[@Antonio-ti2he]

Where is the link with the backing tracks?

[@sergej100qca4]

Your videos are always amazing! I have a question about transposing: Do I have to go through all keys when learning a line at once? How do you work on transposing lines?

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Thank you!! Will try to do a video on this soon!

[@alexts94]

The short answer is generally yes. Taking licks through 12 keys, whether they're short or long ii-V's, minor chords, etc is an essential skill for blowing. It's really difficult at first, but gets easier with consistent practice and ultimately is a great ear training exercise. Don't write them out in 12 keys, learn it by ear/piano.

[@anthonyigl4862]

I this your permanent new sax?

[@hello55125]

Great video Chad, thanks very much for sharing this concept. Just one question. When you talk about the 3rd rule - the using a chord tone as a fail safe - do you mean on the and of 3? Thanks.

[@RobbieM72]

I think he means the third of the chord on beat 1

[@hello55125]

@@RobbieM72 thanks

[@parisdavis8744]

Chad why were u going for blood in the 2020 sax colab 😂

[@bensherman1628]

what is your set up chad?

[@seankuo4519]

Damn Chad new sax?

[@israelolumide6916]

Hi Chad, thanks so much for the lessons. Am interested in this particular one, does it comes with video or just pdf? Regards

Hi again, the link to your workshop doesn't work at this moment. Thanks

[@kylegeee]

reference 54?

[@javierquesada798]

where can I buy the 50 11 V 1 phrases book ??

[@davidolahmusic]

Nice 😎👌

[@emilboesen9981]

new sax ?

[@warrenfrith2612]

Hi Chad, l would like to share Chromatics scales,but think it's got Copy right on it?Best Regards from Warren Frith.

[@snehalverma6478]

What happened to your other sax?