Continuous Scale Exercise to Master Coltrane's "Giant Steps"

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Pianist and author Jeremy Siskind introduces a way to practice difficult tunes like John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" that prepares you to create more linear improvisations with true freedom.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Shameless Promotion
01:20 Demonstration of Improv with Long Phrases
2:29 Demo of the Basics of the "Scale Game"
09:47 Variations of Scale Game
14:40 Practicing with Shapes instead of Scales

[@dragolov]

Deep respect!

[@JeremySiskind]

Many thanks and happy practicing!

[@nogoogleplus]

Another stellar video, many thanks!

[@jcmun]

This is fabulous!🙏🏽

[@JeremySiskind]

Awesome! I’m glad you like it!

[@krisfunn9338]

D mixolydian and A dorian = Gmajor. You can make all the mixolydians and dorians the major scale but start them earlier. Less to think about.

[@JeremySiskind]

Absolutely - you're own the right track, Kris!

[@Ludada101]

“Introduction and shameless promotion” that’s hilarious

[@JeremySiskind]

Hey, you gotta be truthful, right?

[@danielche2349]

1:23

[@PianoWeekends.-.68]

The last two ideas (which are great!❤thank you Jeremy!) require that you play any scale starting from any degree without having to think first. I am able to play the major, minor, and most of other scales starting from the root with just a little pause. It’s just that when there’s a chord change, it takes a while to find a different degree of a scale other than the root. Is there any practice suggestions on that? This is what’s been bugging me and everyone on KZbin seems to suggest that I practice all the scales in the 12 keys. I’ve been doing exactly that, but I’m still stuck playing from the root note. I assume that anyone fluent in jazz piano has gone through that “beginner” period in the past. Can anyone help me find a video that covers it? If there isn’t any, could you please consider posting one, Jeremy? Thank you for this video, Jeremy.

[@JeremySiskind]

Firstly, practice starting from each different note as you play scales so you’re prepared for whatever comes. In terms of this exercise, write out some versions first so that you become accustomed to making the connections and starting scales from different places. There’s nothing to it but to do it!

[@PianoWeekends.-.68]

@@JeremySiskind I just received my copies of Jazz Piano Fundamentals 1 & 2, and Solo Jazz Piano! Super excited! I am going back to basics! Will follow your book faithfully. I realize that is what I need now. No skipping steps! Thank you for your honest teaching.

[@samueldesouzamalaquias]

It looks so easy when you do it 😂

[@JeremySiskind]

You can do it, Samuel! I believe in you!

[@ColleenKitchen]

nice

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks much, Colleen!

[@TruckerDa415]

Great Exercise! Question? are you playing 10ths in your left hand? or are you playing root 7 shells? or rootless shells 3 7? Thank you

[@jeremiecoquillart322]

Could tell me what is the name of the app your using? Thanks

[@JeremySiskind]

I use “ForScore” for music notation

[@tommyiglesias2267]

The problem, I think, is when the song is all kind of in the same key. Like Autumn Leaves or many other classic standards. Then the game starts sounding very "tonal/classical/pop". I would assume that the solution to this problem may be to reharm the chords? Just to get new scales/modes and sound more jazzy/bebop/chromatic?

[@JeremySiskind]

I don't think you need to reharm chords. There are lots of ways to add in notes outside of the tonal center. Neighbor tones, passing tones, and enclosures would be the first to pursue. Then I'd look at using altered dominant scales like the octatonic scale or whalebone scale. Then, you could think about some light reharmonizing.

[@Nexon44444]

@@JeremySiskind whats a whalebone scale?

[@kunzhiLiang]

He might just want to say "wholetone"?@@Nexon44444

[@shanelinkous5875]

@@Nexon44444whole tone

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

Do you give lessons to other instruments

[@JeremySiskind]

Sure! Lesson information is here: app.squarespacescheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=23601353

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

I play guitar,but guitarist ont think like this. The interconnecting scales are the real deal!