Learn Jazz Improvisation -9 Ways On How To Practice Chord Transitions

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Hi! I hope these tips help you. It's important to have patience with this process because it does take time but it also works!

[@jonathandalesandro2146]

What if you have to sight read and improv off of the side read for a audition?

[@kabalofthebloodyspoon]

Approaching notes are how I cover up mistakes jamming lol. Your explanation was really helpful

[@Yelbomsirhc1]

That was really great. I'm a guitar player, but the fundamentals are the same. You've given me a whole boat load of stuff to work on!

[@zThisPlay]

2:53 as a guitar main i always do this when learning a new song... but i never realized i could use this when learning a new song on something else... thanks dude

[@cameronpfiffner3415]

Hi, Chris! I’m enjoying your lessons. I’m a saxophone player, pro for 30 years. I’m self-taught, and I’ve always played by ear rather than analysis, but obviously there are some tunes that are a little difficult to do that with. Take the one I’m shedding now: Tomorrow’s Destiny. There’s no way I could find my way through that by ear, so I’m doing the arpeggio thing, although I have a hard time with the discipline required to play similar formulations on every chord. This lesson reminded me that it doesn’t have to be hard unless you make it hard. Thanks.

[@richardhoran6491]

Thank you, Chris. Terrific lesson, particularly the ideas that incorporate arpeggios from the chord starting at the top and moving to the bottom. What is also really helpful is the musical notation as a play-along at the bottom of the screen. You got it all covered--the improv ideas, the musical notations, and your playing. So, one way or another, you're going to find your way to the skill...

[@louisthompson1020]

Great video my man, you nailed the education of improv on this one .......I wish that i'd learned this many years ago! Thxs and be well Chris!

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Thank you, Louis!

[@charlespryormedia]

Excellent Chris!!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@retro_sounds]

So lucky to find this video. I'm learning to improvise on Autumn Leaves, and this was so useful. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@rob-shell]

Thank you for the great lesson, Chris.

[@MrTooVaLoo]

Really helpful, thanks so much!

[@neilripsch6624]

Another 30+ year tenor sax player that finds this approach doable and something I really need to do. Ear approach only good for so long.

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

I'm glad you are finding this approach useful! Keep moving forward.

[@crigs71]

I’m a bassist and this is great! Thanks

[@kennymcquinkiss8292]

Great video. I'm a bass player and I know all these things you're talking about but it's so refreshing to get it reinforced again. Thank you

[@steve17]

Great video! I'm primarily a saxophone and guitar player, but you gave me some very good ideas to think about! Thank you for this Chris!

[@AndreaPozzaJazz]

Very nice and useful lesson! Thanks Chris! I'll make my students watch your video, I'm sure it'll be very useful for them !

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

Excellent lesson. Excellent ❤️‍🔥

[@JeffWhiteMedia]

Great channel, thank you Chris! Big fan!

[@ed-gl3pr]

love your tone man - good video ive been wanting to start properly practicing jazz again

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

You can do it!

[@carlosdiazborbon]

Thanks you very much Chis for sharing your knowlege. This is a great strategy to study improvisation.

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

You're welcome, Carlos! It's my pleasure to serve.

[@JeannieSargent]

That opening phrase was killer!

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Thanks you, Jeannie! ☺️

[@chaseryder]

you the man Chris! Thank you good sir!

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Sure thing. Have fun!

[@alto1955]

Thanks Chris I play Alto Sax but I learnt so much from you I feel more comfortable to improvise. Keep the good work.

[@kodjokyei]

Thanks so much for the tutorials✊🎶🇬🇭

[@johnchappell1261]

Very good lesson. So helpful with my changes reading. Thank you

[@danielpuntoriero7238]

Excelente Chris!!! Muchas gracias amigo!!! 🎺🎺🎺

[@lucassmith1024]

this video saved me 🙏🙏

[@michaelgottlieb9083]

Great informative stuff bro… I’m a guitar/bass player not a trumpet player but plan use these lessons in my own playing. Thanks

[@zThisPlay]

4:51 interesting... what is your reasoning behind mixolydian relevance for trumpet?

[@solomann940]

Thanks for the lesson

[@pavlemihailovic7851]

Great video man keep goin'

[@benjaminlanier7916]

Great lesson

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Thanks Ben! People were asking me for more jazz lessons.

[@andreapatron7485]

Agreed it's important to listen to and sing along the chosen standard, furthermore I would add that another way to learn the harmonic movement is just to concentrate to the bass line and try to sing it, in this way you internalize the structure and the tonic of the chords. It can be an easier approach for beginners that are not confident with the piano or guitar comping.

[@OscarRurzagasti]

excelente...! Thanks!

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

You're welcome, Oscar! It's my pleasure to help.

[@PriceWay50]

Great video, Always sounding great

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Thank you very much!

[@adamb4610]

Thanks for the video Chris! Do you have any recommendations for jazz improv tonguing? I have a bad habit of just tonguing every note or slurring every other note I play

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Transcribe some Louis Armstrong, Clifford Brown, and other greats.

[@martinfendt1305]

Thanks Chris. In jazz, can one flesh-out chords also with the respective pentatonic scales for a given chord? ie. In addition to cycling the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th, could one also use the 2nd and 6th from the current scale?

[@diz7595]

Great tips! Can you recommend a few songs?

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Sure! I don't know how long you've been playing or where you are in your development but I'll list these: Autumn Leaves Confirmation All The Things You Are Alone Together Blues Standard Changes and with "Bird Changes"

[@diz7595]

@@ChrisDavisTrumpet Thank you. I have been playing for 10 months and taking weekly lessons.

[@louisthompson1020]

@@diz7595 , Try Freedie Freeloader

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Start with the blues.

[@diz7595]

@@ChrisDavisTrumpet thank you will do.

[@jeremykelsey9285]

Hey Chris- what MP do u use with the X-13? Thanks

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Lotus. Best match I have found for the horn.

[@-solidsnake-]

I really want to learn jazz but i have a problem listening to jazz and I can’t really remember any of the Melodie’s or the names of the players. I listen to and perform a lot of Taylor swift type music but I want to do jazz for money here and there. Any advice yall??? Thanks for the upload sir

[@pebblebeach8517]

Resonant sounding trumpet 🎺 ( give props the the player tho)

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Thank you very much!

[@zThisPlay]

6:58 AKA finessing a wrong note into a right note 😉

[@johnrobertfox7775]

ALSO REMEMBER THE COMMON TONES ( NOTES ) BETWEEN THE CHORDS , SCALES ! AND THE MELODY ETC .

[@zThisPlay]

0:00 but yo why do you start with the pinky in the no no spot then u remove it... but then you slot it right back in there lol

[@Benjamin--]

This is a lifetime of practicing in 10 minutes

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

Yes, it is!

[@rob-shell]

Fantastic lesson, Thank you, Chris.