Should You Learn Jazz Standards?

[@ryankerwinmusic]

It's awesome to hear your journey on this. Setlists are the best! 🙌

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

I learn tunes because I love learning old standards!!! I like studying the craftsmanship of some of the old writers. I find myself more connected to Gershwin songs than Daft Punk or whoever is popular now. I'm a musical luddite! 🤣

[@uknowkarel]

damn dude, over 10K subscribers!?! Youre the man! Hope we can share the stage again one day, pal.

[@ShawnBellMusic]

And we'll play no standards. That'll show em.

[@TheMrAshley2010]

I really appreciate Shawn's videos. "Balancing act" ~ My first few weeks as a freshman music major at university, the standard question many people asked of new acquaintances was "are you into classical or into jazz?". My standard response was that I was going to do both. And so I did. But, and it's a big BUT, I was therefore not as proficient at either as I might have been had I chosen to focus on just one. So, my advice...if you're going to be "an improvising musician", unless you're a savant of some kind who can actually excel at classical and jazz, you would be well advised to follow Shawn's advice closely!!! Having said that, I now play trumpet in a small orchestra, 2nd or bass trombone in a classical oriented trombone choir and am not intimidated by tenor or alto clef sight reading, lead in a big band where I am almost never called upon to improvise, tuba or trombone in a Dixieland style septet, and 3rd trombone - where I am occasionally called upon to improvise - in a 16 piece trombone jazz band (12 trombones plus rhythm section). And oh how I wish I was more proficient at improvising! But some of my colleagues in these various groups can't do some of the things that I can do. So my "balance" comes from enjoying so many varied opportunities.

[@mustafa1name]

The Americanism "for a minute" or "for a hot minute" can be confusing to outsiders, because sometimes they seem to mean "for a long time" and sometimes, ironically, the exact opposite. Joy Spring contains enough ideas to keep you engaged for a month of Sundays. Also, it's just a banging tune: playful, fun, and like Stevie sang, "made with love". I only discovered it this year, and it's difficult even to play the head, lot's of fast slide action and alternate positions. Improvising over the inspired chord changes is tricky too, so it's interesting the way Shawn breaks it down into multiple "key centers" - as a relative beginner that's a concept I can barely grasp, but it's obviously fundamental to jazz. Baby steps is what we take, walking on the alien surface of the jazz moon.

[@j.s.m.5351]

“For a minute” always means for a long time, unless you’re literally timing something. For example: “Haven’t seen you for a minute, bro” means “I haven’t seen you in a long time”

[@bobcosmic]

Great video. Gotta learn the Blues & standards as that’s the only way in.

[@tenbroekjazz]

great video, man!

[@matswessling6600]

great stuff! but why do you play sccops like a separate tone like that? and the appogiatura ib the blues phrase as long as the other notes?

[@ShawnBellMusic]

In this case I was trying to match the way Clifford Brown played each of these ideas in his solo. The blues one was tricky as he does kind of a half valve thing but with tongue. I find that sound tough to match on trombone. I probably could have indicated some of these with grace notes rather than scoops to more accurately represent what Clifford played.

[@matswessling6600]

@@ShawnBellMusic ah! understood!

[@richardjones-pk1kq]

How do I get any of study materials?

[@ShawnBellMusic]

You can access all the supporting material for each week at the link below. You can also find that link in the description section of each lesson. Some of the material is free, some of it is available for a monthly subscription. www.patreon.com/shawnbellmusic

[@mikekaupa9190]

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