How To Get Good At Jazz

[@itsahsah]

Wall of text coming. I primarily make electronic music on other social platforms, but play some guitar, and keys. Transcription was the absolute hardest thing to begin practicing, but noodling my way through nursery rhymes / children's songs is teaching me how to better convey what I'm feeling on the instrument more than just taking in more information. Previously I was relying on music theory tricks ala scales, chord progressions, lead sheets, patterns, and modes to convey emotion, but there's a point where everything just starts to sound the same. Absolutely, yes practicing scales and modes has helped make transcribing things a little faster, but I'm finding nothing can replace connecting my instrument to my ear. It's like playing less, but saying more? Anyway, I thank youtube's algorithm for bringing me here, as your advice is exactly what I needed to hear. Why are all you sax players so in tune lol.

[@JonathanArcangel]

Thanks for watching!

[@lfakroll]

Hey i'm also an electronic music guy practicing jazz guitar

[@mjmarinara]

wow awesome this is almost exactly how ive been spending my practice time recently and ive been reaping results, and the timer is key. Thanks for the validation haha!

[@JonathanArcangel]

That's great to hear! Thanks for watching.

[@LukeSky0]

Obrigado!! Isso foi demais!

[@tenbroekjazz]

Great content man, love this!

[@JonathanArcangel]

Thank you bro!

[@lucaslieberman7625]

Awesome, thank you

[@explosivegaming5221]

Very helpful video, thanks very much 🙏

[@JonathanArcangel]

Thanks for watching!

[@explosivegaming5221]

@@JonathanArcangel how do you practice learning transcriptions? Is there an app which can help?

[@JonathanArcangel]

​@@explosivegaming5221 I usually use AudioStretch on my iPad for longer transcriptions. There's not really a wrong way to do it. Just don't slow it down, and maybe don't write it down while you're learning it. Some people will end up playing what's easiest to notate rather than what the musician is actually playing.

[@hollisdonaldson6822]

This an excellent video ! Thanks . This is an excellent system .

[@JonathanArcangel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cheeseman3268]

What is the name of the song you played at the beginning? It was beautiful by the way!

[@JonathanArcangel]

Chega De Saudade arranged by Brian Lawrence!

[@cheeseman3268]

@@JonathanArcangel Thank you very much 🙏

[@tallikimanimusic7127]

Beautiful playing at the start!

[@JonathanArcangel]

Thanks for listening

[@wierdpocket]

Hey brother - so I play the keys and I've never transcribed before. I play and recognize chords super well and can read treble clef, but I'd like to start really learning this instrument. How would you recommend beginning transcription?

[@JonathanArcangel]

Start with something you love! Play along and learn. Don't start with something that's overly complicated. Pick a simple solo that you enjoy and learn it by ear. Then you'll start to adopt some of that material into your playing.

[@ilainmoe1921]

This is gold

[@xalo106]

thank you so much for this. how come the book is so expensive?

[@sgtsapo99]

A big boys gotta eat

[@JonathanArcangel]

It's very valuable! There's a lot of information in there and it really has the same value as many lessons with a private teacher. It's designed to provide readers with a way forward to progress in jazz on their own. Thanks for watching!

[@Gerard_2024]

@@JonathanArcangel Hi. Would like to know how many pages of exercises there are in the book ? Have you made a separate video illustrating some of the exercises ? I'd need to see a few samples of the merchandise first before purchasing. I clicked on the provided link but that only showed one page of exercises.

[@JonathanArcangel]

​@@Gerard_2024 Hey Gerard! A lot of the book actually explains how you can come up with your own exercises. I've seen some jazz resources that have a bunch of licks written out in all keys, but we can gain a lot from transposing language on our own! There are several specific examples of technical exercises in the book, but most of it is geared toward how we can get the most out of our Practice. There's something for everybody, from beginners to advanced players. I have 3 other books on my website that are more focused on language if that's something you're interested in.

[@HUGEFLYINGWHALE]

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