How I Play by Ear While Soloing - The SSP Method

[@JoshWalshMusic]

Great exercise Jeff. One thing I hear in my students is that they always start and end phrases on the same comfortable notes. This is a great way to practice starting phrases all over the scale. Cheers!

[@chasvox2]

Great tip....and not just for jazz...years ago I produced a session and was listening back in my car...and it occurred to me that a cello line might be nice in a particular section so I hummed along and when I got back to my place and notated it and went back into the studio with (hired session player) the cellist...we concluded that it might be really interesting on electric cello...and it was.....

[@CatrinaDaimonLee]

the perfect method for wind and brass players and also for singers :D

[@The8BitPianist]

5:09 example 2 sounds really good!

[@Jamminn555]

So good, Jeff! THANK you for this!!!! And great licks man!!

[@Mike-rw2nh]

Thanks for this upload. I wish more musicians placed more focus upon developing/maintaining greedy ear holes. Stellar content, good sir.

[@FoilFroth6284]

Nice one Jeff…thank you 🙏🤘

[@cookicha]

I thought being a "button pusher" was actually the right way. Like when one sings, they don't need to think numbers, right? And voice is just an instrument like others, so why use this extra step on piano but not voice? Isn't it possible to git good at guessing the right notes? I'm getting quite ok at it, am I developing a bad habit? 🤔 Thoughts?

[@sahilbatra396]

Such a good idea

[@Shiveyful]

This is really helpful, thank you. Also top 10 standards you recommend learning first?

[@patrickangusfoley]

Question - when you sing numbers for the notes, do you share the same number for altered notes? So if I'm singing a #5, do I just say "5" ? Great video ... thanks!

[@hanchanghee]

4:14 The Minor Bebop Lick

[@The8BitPianist]

My teacher always told me to sing with the piano. Eventually I realized he meant it quite literally. This advice is great!