Blending the MAJOR & MINOR Blues Scale

[@robbiep742]

Not an overstatement that NewJazz produces the best jazz piano tutorials on KZbin. And the most amazing part is the smooth and clear narration, coupled with inspiring demonstration of the concepts.

[@cyguy2249]

I like just listening to him play almost as much as I like his lessons for advancing my playing.

[@mashingans7071]

Remember my guys, we were here to witness the creation and the beginning of his ever growing lesson playlist. Oliver, I wait for the day your channel grows to something much greater.

[@JudiceAdems]

I really need to watch more of this guy’s videos. I’m a drummer trying to learn guitar and keys and the theory stuff really helps.

[@IconOfSin]

Drummers learning guitar watching piano videos represent 🤘

[@sammikinsderp]

What a useful way to break out of a single tonality and blend modes. Thank you for everything Oliver!

[@kamelupo]

I m not here to learn, just listen you playing it's a beautiful gift

[@voronOsphere]

Great Lesson! Thank you!!! I just hit the notification bell!!! The slow stuff sounds magnificent, too! Whoah!!! Nine Note Blues amazing, too!

[@lumm71]

Thanks God, 3 fingers sound nice enough playing jazz piano. Thanks for this helpful grip!

[@ishmaelopare1290]

You never cease to amaze me with your skill and effort to make jazz simple and accessible to all.

[@johnbell913]

Excellent video, the best. Thank you from California.

[@Wilsonn456]

I want to say to you something. Thank for teaching people how to play jazz music around the world, there’s no jazz piano teachers in my country, and i love jazz… you helped me with that ! Al respect from kuwait 🖤

[@thebrownfanchannel8277]

Amazing lesson, as always, Oliver! Thank you for what you do!

[@AndreSantos-kj8vt]

I was already missing your lessons dear teacher. thank you!

[@omarreroch]

As always, excellent!!!. Simply excellent. Thank you so much!!!

[@corryspriveri5942]

Thanks Oliver!

[@elements-creactive]

👍 It is like kind of a rebirth - OMG ! thanx a lot !

[@elements-creactive]

❤

[@france.reginachristi6313]

Mr Oliver Prehn, in the spirit of synthesis, you have created a method of great efficiency. Mr Oliver Prehn, dans un esprit de synthèse, vous avez créé une méthode d’une grande efficacité. Knowing how to harmoniously marry theory and practice in a global perspective, you have been able to energize the teaching of jazz piano. A big thank-you Sachant harmonieusement marier théorie et pratique dans une perspective globale, vous avez su dynamiser l'enseignement du piano jazz. Un grand merci

[@futurists7076]

Dear Oliver, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family! The past year has allowed me to get to know you, your art as a teacher and musician. I have spoken a lot about you around me, here in France. The fact that some of your lessons have been translated into French is an excellent thing. I can feel your kindness and love for people, which is a rare quality today. And when this quality is combined with such musical clarity it is wonderful. Greetings from Paris!

[@Lassedavid]

Wuuu! Been waiting for something like this!

[@andrewwatts2695]

Great teaching technique. Amazing and beautiful to listen too. 🎶 🧡

[@kevinmathiasen7334]

Yay, youre back😎👍

[@nicolascloward284]

Also, this is the best lesson to jazz I’ve ever seen.

[@EastwoodRocamoradelosSan-yr2od]

You are the best here in you tube,im a selftaught keyboard player 17yrs ago and played in the band for like 3 yrs and then completely stop till now and in this time of my life doin nothin iv decided to play keyboards again but wanted to try to learn it the right way ,thats why im here ,anyway your lessons are very useful and i find it easier to learn and adapt way better than the rest of other pianist here in youtube,and you as a person is very humble,very clear and simple yet with class ,so thank you very much.....

[@BillORights1]

great lesson, professor

[@YASIR.K]

Thank you, Oliver .🍻😍

[@menteparatodos8897]

I love New Jazz. Each clip is unique, 100% useful. I learn piano and Oliver's the Man.

[@mariojanio4772]

Best teacher ever!! tks so much to share your skills..

[@Piano_Albert]

I really and truely like these lessons and apply them to my playing as a humble, professional pianist.

[@phoenixeyeris]

Whaaa that sustained super chord at the end is gobsmackingly beautiful. Nice choice of notes there maestro. I might have to sample that! Frickin gorgeous cluster. Love your channel by the way! So helpful. Long time subscriber, first time commenter. Cheers!

[@robertcoplin2830]

I wasn't looking for a lesson when I stumbled onto your presentation but I'm glad I did. I've been away from playing any instrument for some time and this is a nice re-into.

[@TheSamat10]

thanks alot my teacher

[@ertansabanclar5132]

Thank you....

[@Alan-zi2rs]

Thanks Oliver great lesson very inspiring 👍🎹🎶🎶

[@angianggia4409]

This is gggreat!!!!

[@eduardofaria6961]

Aways fantastic!

[@sorartificial]

I will always like fresh and good content

[@CreateArtRecords]

I thinkits realy importend to open the Ear. It works mutch better for me when i try to play with my Ears and not to mutch with the Hand. That comes automaticaly. Thanks Oliver, my Ears are growing!

[@TheRmoroni]

Thank You Oliver!

[@davidmesmacque8759]

Toujours aussi passionnant, reposant et excitant, Oliver, tu as un admirateur from France 😛🎹😍

[@Talentocubano]

Well done Master of the Grips

[@pinofortunato7217]

Sempre grande, Oliver!

[@jaimemantilla5365]

Wowwwwwww

[@sgwrtks]

I tried to recognize the three handgrips in one blues scale as '1st Floor, Stairs, 2nd Floor'. It's so useful idea for all instruments! Thank you, Oliver. I'm really looking forward to the next video, may be about V7...

[@NewJazz]

Thanks :) We actually have some V7 in the next lesson ;) Actually we're going to play ii-V-I I think the lesson will be done by the end of this month... Cheers from Oliver

[@josedomingogutierrez3137]

Genial. Bendiciones Every day....👏👏👍👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Superhero0405]

That’s great.

[@celsopereira7352]

Very Good

[@ruralworksmusic8385]

He is amazing, i am learning a lot

[@lefterismatapasmusic]

Perfect! Thank you!!

[@wilfredoblancobembeguaguanco]

Amazing, very Thank

[@giordanogirotto]

Great as usual.

[@АнатолийСиницын-ц7й]

Hey Oliver, thanks and like. And now for left hands, please, please, please... A few fingers -more sounds:)

[@NewJazz]

Hi and thanks :) You may wanna try out this other lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4CmqnSlar-Zf9k Cheers from Oliver

[@capivarudo5005]

Big Monster! thank you for the best channel ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! may i suggest a type of video? I always wanted to see a video about the "flavours" of the sounds using church modes. Like, you improvise a little bit on all the modes and we can feel the sound. it's like a cook choosing the spice of the food. thank you monster!

[@NewJazz]

Thanks a lot :) You may wanna check out this other vid about the Modes, I think that's what you're looking for... Cheers from Oliver kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZqooH2gjNF6g7s

[@capivarudo5005]

@@NewJazz thank you geniusssssssssssssss!

[@nicolascloward284]

I want to learn more about articulation and dynamic techniques. Is that a video we could look forward to?

[@NewJazz]

Well, we learn a little about 'accents' at 'step4' in this other lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJjZcqRnqbmhhJY But we should definitely have more about the subject sometime in the future... Cheers from Oliver

[@user-ph4ld3bp3v]

I just a piano beginner and try to cautch feeling of blues melody when my fingers running on keyboard. But due to little expiriance it difficult to me do it. Any way your clips help me to undestand never stop and go ahead. At this moment for me better play any songs which nice for me using notes. But I hope with your lessons to undestand main principls of improvisation. Thank you.

[@cechichan]

If u had these licks also in notation (or similar) would be sooo great. Im a guitar player starting piano for pure fun and will start from the music I love, found ur lessons and examples insanely good tho the lack of notation makes it very hard for me honestly, not being used to seeing in 3black 2 blacks etc and losing my way on the piano xd

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) In this other lesson we play lots of licks using the 3 finger motor system. And it's with sheet music ;) I think you'll find it useful :) Cheers from Oliver kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYu1eqFpjdKiqqssi=faIepxxWGsx6IVE0

[@errol8505]

Great lesson. When you make the transition from minor to major or vice versa , the transition is seamless to my ears. However, when I do it myself, the first few notes that I play in the transition from major to minor or minor to major doesn't feel right . Are there any passing notes to play when transitioning or it doesn't matter as long as the notes are from the major or minor scale of that key. It could very well be that I am not playing with your confidence when transitioning. I must say this is a great trick to go back and forth, it creates momentum in the music.

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) Do you no this other lesson where we play lots of bluesy jazz phrases by using the "3 finger motor"; kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYu1eqFpjdKiqqs We play over the standard ii-V-I progression, but nevertheless I'm sure you'll get some new specific ideas on how to connect the different positions of the grips. Cheers from Oliver kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYu1eqFpjdKiqqs

[@ChenYiChing]

Hi, Oliver! You beginnt C major acd, d#de, ega, why you don't called it a minor? Why we don't think it C minor & a minor instead of c minor & C major? Can you explain it me? Sorry, my english is not well.

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) Good question. I think it's because the Major blues scale is derived from the Major pentatonic scale; c-d-e-g-a and then we add the extra "eb" note as a "blue note". The minor blues scale is derived from the minor pentatonic scale; c-eb-f-g-bb and then we add the extra "gb" note as a "blue note". Blues is always somewhere in between minor and Major ;) Cheers from Oliver

[@GS-uy4xo]

Do you also recommend 3 finger chords? And is there a video on your channel about it? (I searched but maybe I missed it). Your content is superb 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@NewJazz]

Hi and thank you so much :) No, chords are a different story, I think. The 3 finger motor is mostly for melodic improvisation. But in the next lesson we actually combine the 3 finger motor with some chord arpeggios using finger 4 and 5 as well. Hopefully the lesson will be all done and uploaded next week... Cheers from Oliver

[@CreateArtRecords]

Hi Oliver. (Complement: I didnt watched your "Bluesy Jazz Phrases in slow.." Vid to the End. I should watch this first to the End. So i could answer my Question by my self..?). Anyway First i want to say, that you never should feel obligated to answer my Questions. But if you like, i would have one more boring Question: Do you Try to let the e.g upwards Lines, going strictly upwards and not "falling" downwards inbetween? E.g: Grip Cj-Blues: a, c, d. ; and then change to Grip C-Blues: c, Eb, f, f#, g etc you would rather play (Grip Cj-Blues): a, c, d, ; and then somewhat like (Grip C-Blues): (no c) Eb, f, f#, g etc. to hold the line going upwards, and not falling down and beginning Grip C-Blues on the c? Maybe its both. But do i the right thoughts on that? Very warm regards

[@NewJazz]

You can indeed do both. When I rehearse I sometimes come up with a little simple phrase that I like and then I exercise that phrase - at different positions, up and down, 'playing around' with it. It's quite amazing how much stuff you can do with just one single phrase (when using grips)... Cheers from Oliver

[@gringomolejo]

Hi Oliver, I have a question: How do you think about substituting Fingers 1 - 3 with 3 - 4 for some positions, e.g F minor and Bb minor? I think 3 - 4 adapts the movement of 1 - 3 quite natural as well. What's you experience? Is the benefit of using the same fingers worth practicing the more "awkward" positions or do you thing substituting 3 - 4 for these positions won't harm the benefits of the 3 finger system?

[@NewJazz]

YES YES - you can indeed do that - no problem at all. Especially if you're not going further up the register but just turn around on the bb minor... cheers from Oliver

[@francescoboldrini-boldro2.0]

How can we aplly 3 finger n Motor system to a a jazz standard? For example AUTUMN LEAVES?

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) This channel is mostly about modern modal free jazz - “NewJazz” - and not so much about the old standards. But anyway in this playlist you’ll find a collection of lessons all about a standard chord progression; a sequence of descending fifths taken from the song Autumn Leaves. Each lesson shows different improvisation techniques we can use on the progression.I hope you’ll find it useful ;) kzbin.info/aero/PLd8gNAxPUcJzqwqL21s9NExEKpk14bglb Cheers from Oliver

[@swediauntukanda1736]

Can this lesson be applied to just normal blues? So when I do a blues song I can mix between the two scales?

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) Sometimes yes - it depends on the song, what sound we want and so on. In this playlist I've gathered all my lessons about blues and we also use hand grips to play 12 bar blues chord progressions kzbin.info/aero/PLd8gNAxPUcJw5aJHoXoWvu2g8D9I0g5fe Cheers from Oliver

[@swediauntukanda1736]

@@NewJazz Awesome. Your teaching is the best on youtube. Thank you.

[@TBb____]

So this finger technique replaces the thumb under and cross over technique, correct??

[@NewJazz]

Yes, I cross under with my thumb when going up the register and over with the middle finger when going down the register. I also tend to pivot my hand when doing so... Cheers from Oliver

[@TBb____]

@@NewJazz very interesting, I’ll have to practice this! Love the creativity it lends. Bless you!!!

[@nusstu]

Can someone explain why does the major blues scale have a minor 3rd?

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) I guess because blues is always somewhere in between minor and major - we can name the minor 3rd a 'blue note'. Cheers from Oliver

[@rodneyjones4987]

I’m a beginner and I can’t follow your fingering as you move up and down the keyboard. Moving to fast please slow down and explain your technique for moving around the keyboard

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) I'm so sorry about that. Later on I'll do some vids with phrases in slooow motion and with sheet music and everything. But it'll take a while - I still have some other lessons to do first and I can only make about one new lesson each month, so I surely hope that you have patience with me... Cheers from Oliver

[@katherinesahri1379]

Dommage que ce ne soit pas traduit en français!

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) You can turn on the English subtitles in the video settings and then choose ‘auto translation’ to any language you prefer, for example French ;) But I think the auto translation is only available on PC and not mobiles and pads… Cheers from Oliver

[@alekstopol]

What a Metronome bit? 40?

[@NewJazz]

Hi :) Are you asking about the tempo/pace I use in this lesson? Cheers from Oliver

[@alekstopol]

Hi Oliver! Yes tempo. Unfortunately iam not friendly with music grammar. But after your lessons my performance like a rocket goes up! Hands freely fly over keyboard! In January will be a exact one year I play piano! I think I will be very good soon! But music didn't come yet! Big thanks from Ireland!

[@NewJazz]

@@alekstopol No problem about the music grammar, I just had to be sure (I'm still struggling with my English, I'm from Denmark). And I'm so glad that I can help you on your musical road. Yes, it's 40bpm (beats pr minute) - or actually it's easier with the metronome on 80bpm (double up) with a bass note on every second beat. Cheers from Oliver

[@alekstopol]

@@NewJazz Cannot wait to try it today! Thanks a lot! I may have to record a little bit of progress! Thanking you kindly!