I prefer to listen to people doing imrpov this way. It keeps a connection to the melody instead of taking off on some "random" set of licks or ideas that don't feel or sound like the original melody.
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Aaron, thanks for watching!
@bwade87865 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. It appeases the (Bb) popcorn eater, the non musician audience.
@martincomesana68242 жыл бұрын
@@bwade8786 yeap almost all of us. And that's great. Imagine doing music just for musicians
@charlesporsbjer24165 жыл бұрын
Gonna practice this on All Star right away!
@erie97266 жыл бұрын
there will never be another you! thank you for tips!
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Good choice! My pleasure, thanks for watching.
@dariam31064 жыл бұрын
erie that’s the name of the song I’m trying to make a solo for lol
@varsentz74764 жыл бұрын
Hi! Just thought id update you about my audition. I tried this for my jazz audition during my solo part. I made first chair! Thank you so much for this video!
@kale81336 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try doing this over lullaby of birdland. Definetly one of my favorites
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Great choice Cal!
@chocolatte6296 жыл бұрын
I think I will try it over Blue Bossa. You chose a great tune with a simple tag to come back to. This an excercise I should been working on before. I'm excited to give a try.
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@FyoungK6 жыл бұрын
Useful tip. Next one will be like "how to stop referencing melody"! )))
@NicolleMosquera6 жыл бұрын
True thing :'''D
@varsentz74764 жыл бұрын
Going to do this on Solar - Miles davis for my jazz audition. Thanks for the tutorial!
@Learnjazzstandards4 жыл бұрын
Right on! Happy practicing
@TheDavidmachin6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this was such a clear and accessible way to show how this works. And I liked at the end that you said maybe no need to overdo it. Great teaching!
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Glad to be of help, Dave, and thanks for watching!
@chuckMU96 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great demonstration on incorporating the melody into improvisation. I often use this technique to introduce improvisation to my students in my Jazz Combo class, and I'm going to share your video with them as an illustration. They will be doing this with "Blue Monk" this week.
@mystii48424 жыл бұрын
I think someone who does this very well is the composer of Blue Bossa himself Kenny Dorham. He always does a great job embellishing and building on the head. Listen to his solo with Joe Henderson on "Page One".
@Learnjazzstandards4 жыл бұрын
Definitely, you're right!
@mbuso_cele_ Жыл бұрын
Will use Miles Davis Four as an exercise. Great lesson
@nickkepics6379 Жыл бұрын
I currently have a house gig for my trio (guitar/bass/sax) every Thursday night. I think I’ll try this on “September in the Rain”, “The Good Life” and “Tenderly”.
@michaelbautz91894 жыл бұрын
Another great approach to improvising on a tune!
@PIANOSTYLE1004 жыл бұрын
Years ago my jazz guitar 🎸 teacher taught me Fly me to the Moon. I basically do something akin to this both on piano and guitar. Usually I start with a little chord melody..Then I may do some melodic playing around the 8th fret.Lots of chromatics etc. Quick note here...I had played.guiar on and off for 40+ years and had an aha moment. I had shown the Diatonic 7ths many timed..Cmaj7 Dmin7...Bmin7b5.. I played it in f3 fret..working off A string ..till I finished at Cmaj7 on E string 8th fret. Then on day I played from the 8th fret.and stayed totally with frets 7-10..Amazing difference.
@michaeldilillo99025 жыл бұрын
I will be working on this with Summertime,
@Learnjazzstandards5 жыл бұрын
Awesome Michael!
@johnharvey28502 жыл бұрын
After just passing grade 2 classical clarinet, I've had my very first jazz lesson . My first thing to learn is Jumpin at the Woodside. Trying to get my head around soloing!! This video has shed some light on things.. thanks, man 👍🏻
@Learnjazzstandards2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help!
@marianelston90755 жыл бұрын
Hi, I am practising like this the " Wednesday Blues", to day. Thanks for the explanations, great.
@paragontim Жыл бұрын
Great lesson and tips! I’m new to jazz guitar. I’ve been playing rock since the 80s. I’m going to use these tips on “All the Things You Are” and “How High the Moon.”
@omgilovedischannel6 жыл бұрын
This is great! And absolutely amazing playing as well. Someday my prince will come. Thanks!
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Johan, and great choice!
@georgehiggins13209 ай бұрын
One thing I've just started thinking about a couple days ago is that a lot of tunes have Melodies that could be written as a lot of quarter notes. When that's the case, you can throw out beats 2 and 4, and just connect beats 1 and 3 with enclosures/scales/bebop language. I think it makes it sound like pre-bop or kind of swing era improvisation.
@miguelmartins47033 жыл бұрын
I'm going to try this on "Misty". Thanks for help!
@kilbozjan88716 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, thanks for watching!
@BrentDArnold6 жыл бұрын
I"m gonna apply this to Have You Met Miss Jones, which is the current song that I'm on in the Playbook course. :-) Love the KZbin content and really enjoy your online courses.
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Brent! Happy to have you as a student and always glad to help!
@davidfarlinger4088 Жыл бұрын
I'll try doing this with "I Love You" this week.
@ukemaniak6 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks!
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Aline!
@oscarmeyer56524 жыл бұрын
I'll be trying this out on "There is no greater love"
@Learnjazzstandards4 жыл бұрын
That's a great choice!
@Skeu746 жыл бұрын
very very nice. thank you!
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
@curtpiazza1688 Жыл бұрын
Great STUFF! I'm a jazz beginner....but I improvise pop songs on piano....but I'm working on "Fly Me to the Moon" progression..thanx!
@Learnjazzstandards Жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@bwade87865 жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@Learnjazzstandards5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@phretbord6 жыл бұрын
Great solo, I can see why most of my solos sound so weak. I appreciate the insight! ~Cheers!
@jdromero356 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson. I prefer to hear the melody referenced in a solo, it's harder to do than playing over chord changes. "I'll see you in my dreams" for my first song. Best wishes
@zurckoni2 жыл бұрын
good lesson. nice playing. thanks.
@mirjamjanietz41794 жыл бұрын
Night and day! :) thanks for structuring :)
@dazzid5 жыл бұрын
this is a very enjoyable solo with a warm sound, well done! I want to hear now the full album
@alehcicilio25944 жыл бұрын
I am going to try it in Bye Bye Black Bird ☺️
@russellbride7 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Learnjazzstandards7 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@twominuteguitarlessons2 жыл бұрын
honestly ive been doing this without knowing its a thing , i thought its cheating 😅 i always do it with blues bossa since as u said its very clear straight forward melody , i am less successful with autumn leaves and least suscceful with misty and blue room , but i guess thats alot of work to do , thanks for the great advice 🙏😊
@StarDarkAshes Жыл бұрын
It was very clear that the first time was just the melody but when I’m having trouble distinguishing is between the second and third times, and what was the difference between those. Because to me, it both sounded like embellishments so it would be awesome if there was a video, that would clarify really the difference between the second and third time it was played. I’m sure if I Google it I can find someone kind of explaining the difference between an embellishment and an outlining.
@tony33132 жыл бұрын
Perdido. Great ideas, thanks.
@japhney4 жыл бұрын
Tackling Solar this week.
@SushiGabo5 жыл бұрын
thanks man! really useful
@joaopedrogoncalves65055 жыл бұрын
I’m trying this on either have you met miss jones or la vie en rose
@Learnjazzstandards5 жыл бұрын
Great tunes to try this on!
@alanblakeguitarist5 жыл бұрын
Nice playing man!
@wilsonliberal5195 Жыл бұрын
Great.
@michaeldyrda82413 жыл бұрын
Afternoon in Paris
@titasrutkauskas50936 жыл бұрын
I think im going to try improvizing on Armstrongs la vie en rose...that should be interesting especialy playing on guitar
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good challenge Titas!
@wicksp3354 жыл бұрын
Here goes, trying it on Girl Talk, lotsa changes but it helps keep in the spirit rather than rather random lines. Great advice, thanks!
@wicksp3354 жыл бұрын
And it's working, thanks..!
@gailford27436 жыл бұрын
I'm going to try this with Coltrane's "Too Young To Go Steady" (well, Jimmy McHugh's song, but I heard it covered by the great Mr C, so it's his as far as I'm concerned!).
@NicolleMosquera6 жыл бұрын
I'm defenetley trying this with All of me and It's alright with me.
@user-cp7zt8wx8s10 ай бұрын
How do you embellish? What scale(s) are you using?
@oleschmoldt12292 жыл бұрын
There will never be another you
@JSDJerry5 жыл бұрын
How many minutes or hours of video are in the jazzstandardsplaybook.com when you purchase the whole set? I tend to learn better visually.
@Learnjazzstandards5 жыл бұрын
Hi Jerry I can’t give you an exact count, but each video is roughly 15-20 min long, goes over the chords analysis and the “homework” assignment. The companion course is definitely a supplement to the book, not a replacement
@Yoshinori766 жыл бұрын
Summertime.
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Nice choice!
@paulmullen26203 жыл бұрын
My solos always sound so stiff and disjointed. It's like you can hear me thinking of the chord progression as I go through the tune. Also my lines rarely have a jazzy sound to them. They come off very plain and sound more like exercises than music. Wish I could fix that.
@eduardopuccini5 жыл бұрын
I'll try it with In A Sentimental Mood, but I have a doubt: when you say that I should change more and more the melody "after each chorus" you mean also "after the whole form"(if it is a long song)? I ask because the one I chose is relatively long.
@Learnjazzstandards5 жыл бұрын
Awesome Eduardo!
@eduardopuccini5 жыл бұрын
@@Learnjazzstandards Thanks, but could you answer my question, please?
@Learnjazzstandards5 жыл бұрын
Hi Eduardo, yes, when I say a chorus that means the entire form. Regardless of how long the form is, the concept is still the same. Or you can try it out on a song with a shorter form for starters
@eduardopuccini5 жыл бұрын
@@Learnjazzstandards Great, thanks a lot for your videos, this one has been a game changer for me.
@PatAutrey Жыл бұрын
First time I've ever attempted this I'm going to do it on the song by Dionne Warwick what do you get when you fall in love
@Vitsenko012 жыл бұрын
I will do "Wave" by Jobim
@Giddoni156 жыл бұрын
Black Orpheus!
@17stevedrew6 жыл бұрын
Sweet Georgia Brown
@rafaellopessax6 жыл бұрын
Hey man, nice video, was working and researching on melody development, was this something you carefully practiced are wrote down throughout different stages of development for a while or you just came up with this solo? Did the Lee Konitz method helped you?
@jeroengradener45056 жыл бұрын
Blue Monk and Summertime
@richardhecht28813 жыл бұрын
All Of Me, and IT Could Happen to You
@JSDJerry4 жыл бұрын
Currently, I'm working on "out of nowhere." Other than 'hunt and peck' re referencing, I look from the Strong tones of the original melody and make sure to hit them at the right, time. At this point, I am only 'surrounding' them with other notes that fit, often from the scale or some chromatic notes. But this really doesn't help me create a new melody 'on the spot' . As you said, it only references the original melody. Should I learn and practice to compose, i.e., create, a new melody first using the strong notes system?
@AcadianaReptileCo3 жыл бұрын
All of me
@AllenBethea6 жыл бұрын
Song for My Father
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Great choice Allen!
@AntarblueGarneau6 жыл бұрын
You don't say what you are actually doing in terms of notes, rhythms etc. when you "embellish," "reference," the melody. I wanna be able to take a melody and put it thru a reliable process that will be a solo practice. You are only naming what you are doing "Embellishing," "referencing", etc. That is of no help That is characteristic of your lessons. That's why I don't follow you. eg why have a podcast on secondary dominants? Why do I need to know this if I can just solo thru secondary dominants like any other chord? It doesn't help me at all! Is it an analysis lesson? I wanna know a technique that I can use that will make kit easier, smoother to solo thru secondary dominants.
@brycebuda42835 жыл бұрын
malaguena arranged by michael sweeney
@Stefantseng6 жыл бұрын
I'll try "Fly me to the moon"
@isaacblake55334 жыл бұрын
Gonna use this for it could happen to you, might get a solo in our Jazz 1's first concert☠
@Learnjazzstandards4 жыл бұрын
Nice! Great standard to work this on.
@Dobrovinskiy6 жыл бұрын
Lady Bird
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Great choice!
@janymikeptz11566 жыл бұрын
FYI, your jazzstandardsplaybook.com link isn't working.
@dennisburton94466 жыл бұрын
Fly Me to the Moon here
@Learnjazzstandards6 жыл бұрын
Great choice Dennis!
@GeNeRJaSoN4 жыл бұрын
Desafinado
@Dannytyrellstudios7 ай бұрын
Mambo.
@kylekotula72665 жыл бұрын
All the Things You Are :)
@mayafaulhaber63884 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna try it on Sleigh Ride for Christmas carols