Get started with jazz improvisation PROPERLY

[@sethchrisman1645]

It’s as if the key to musical creativity and freedom is the ability to deconstruct music in a certain manner much more than it is to simply create. It’s like music is the perfect machine that’s working all the time in infinite rhythms and we’re just identifying little parts of that entire event, rather than “creating” anything at all.

[@Génesis-h4i]

that's deep man

[@TaylorJohnHardin]

Spontaneous Composition

[@ashaymathieu884]

I am a singer, I want to work on my scatting and I am learning how to play jazz piano. This is very user friendly for a beginner improviser. I can apply deliberate practice to my practice time. Great Video. Thanks

[@marianlevy9232]

Wow! Fantastic advice- I’m classically trained but a huge jazz fan- in that boat of arranging but not really able to improvise- going to start implementing these great tips right away - thanks so much

[@JazzSkills]

That's great! I with you well with it Marian.

[@marianlevy9232]

@@JazzSkills Thanks so much! When you are used to reading only what’s on the score , it’s kind of a leap of faith to move into improvising- it really is ‘spontaneous composition’ but I can definitely see how starting with small phrases can be helpful

[@johnstephen7610]

Thank you for posting this. I am going to start working on this method, and I hope it will start to get me into an understanding of how to improvise. I have tried several times over the years to learn improvisation and it has proven to be very difficult for me, so I hope this may start to give me some skills in this area.

[@JazzSkills]

You can do it! I wish you well with your playing.

[@judahroused1168]

Great teaching how phrases are composed in small steps love it. Also how to get music out the scale rather than running up and down it. Thanks we can benefit from this insight you were blessed to learn with Barry Harris hands on

[@tangopaparomeo338]

Shan, excellent little video. Great insight into the thinking behind improv and on developing my own lines. Thank you!

[@larrylewicki4053]

Very nice… some great ideas.

[@JazzSkills]

Thank you! 😊

[@ugajin7348]

@9:40 I believe you altered the phrase from E4 | F4 G4 A4 D5 C5 to this: E4 | F4 G4 A4 C5 B4 so you could land on G7.

[@partitayu]

Great lesson with fantastic ideas! Thanks so much ! Very helpful to my practice ! ❤

[@andrewkratz226]

Love your channel, thank you!

[@robinsarchiz]

Thank you Sean. I went through a year of an intro jazz school course without getting taught these basic fundamentals. Until JazzSkills I’d been working on step 2-100 instead of step 1-2.

[@JazzSkills]

You are very welcome Robin. This isn't unusual at all, sadly. Exploring these simple principles is still part of my work.

[@LA-cy1zj]

cant wait to watch this

[@JazzSkills]

Hope you enjoy this one :)

[@coloaten6682]

Light bulb moment! Thanks Shan. I'm going to sign up to Jazzskills tomorrow and really get my improv moving forwards! :)

[@JazzSkills]

Glad you had an aha moment! I'll be looking out for you on Jazz Skills. Let's get you to the next level.

[@alecaird2966]

Thanks Shan! Great lesson! Working on it!

[@JazzSkills]

You can do it Alec!

[@alecaird2966]

@@JazzSkills I’m assuming the same process can be utilized with half whole scale etc, when playing flat and or sharp 5/9 chords?

[@JazzSkills]

@@alecaird2966 Any chord my friend :)

[@Piano.Musikk]

Amazing! thanks for sharing this video

[@БудниСаныча]

Thank you

[@Handle2point0]

Very easy to follow and it all makes sense. New subscriber!

[@JazzSkills]

Welcome aboard MC!

[@ericmitchell9331]

Hi Shan, great video. Very useful in my case, your description of what 'most' beginners are doing fits me to a tee. I'm not improvising, I'm varying the melody a bit, which I like doing, but I really would like to develop skills for improvisation. Thanks!

[@JazzSkills]

Hi Eric, as you can gather, you are not alone 🙂. The good news is that if you work in the right way, you will improve. Keep going!

[@theophilusayittah4996]

You are the best.

[@rickhood]

Just what I was looking for! I am making progress on jazz chord progressions, but no clue on improv yet.

[@JazzSkills]

Great that this one reached you at the right time Richard! I wish you the best on your improv journey.

[@danharrow7458]

Thanks for this Shan. Very interesting and informative. I can vary/ embellish a melody on guitar and to some extent piano. I guess this falls into what is known as playing the changes? Am I right? Enjoyed the lesson.

[@JazzSkills]

Thanks for your kind comment. Playing the changes (to me) means playing over chord changes or perhaps outlining them in the solo. This is simply phrase building.

[@jedwardschoralcomposer]

Phenomenal

[@Bigpoppaabe8]

Anybody know what a percussionist can do to get started on learning piano? I am most interested in understanding harmony and also improvisation.

[@DoubleCheeseBurgerss]

your shelves are about to give up.... and i love your stuff

[@DenisZapidou]

Hi ! I wish you had broken down that awesome introduction for us all the way through ! Do you intend to do so ?

[@nmgnfh]

im in a music school but i never understood the music theory what should i do

[@wonky524]

😳😭