Teaching My GF Jazz Improvisation in 15 Minutes

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Chad LB is an international recording artist who has toured globally as a bandleader, and with superstars ranging from Chris Botti to Taylor Swift. He has been a featured soloist with premiere ensembles like the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, and was formerly a member of the multi GRAMMY winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Despite his demanding tour schedule, Chad is on faculty as a visiting artist at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for their new Roots, Jazz and American Music degree program.
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Instablaster

[@jackwsax]

Next video: My GF teaches me New York State Divorce Law Protocols in 15 minutes

[@fosbury68]

And takes me to a contentious divorce negotiation.

[@michamarkuszewski4546]

A jazz musician with a girlfriend. What a rare sight.

[@grantdcc916]

He’s a Chad tho

[@flute_crimes]

For having not played in 15 years she sounds pretty good honestly.

[@droopydoc55]

”My girlfriend is a divorce lawyer”. Well, good luck with that, man!

[@lorenznolfi368]

Just don't marry her, then he should be alright

[@aquabot]

He's a Chad, though...

[@RalphDratman]

@@lorenznolfi368 I'm not so sure. She might represent whoever he does marry. I advise him to stick with her. What a good sport she is! That's not so common.

[@lorenznolfi368]

@@RalphDratman that was it! His life is done!

[@minbenjamin1591]

Lol

[@Saxologic]

Chad Ladiesman-Brown

[@TheBoogie1127]

Or Chad for short ;)

[@AdamHallacher]

its redundant haha

[@CarSimping]

sup zacks brother

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@@CarSimping saxologic's the og

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stereoscopic

[@jpbliss1]

I love how she looks REALLY closely at the notes when she's struggling. I do that too...like they're somehow gonna make more sense if they're a little bigger on my retinas :^D Good job!

[@Fan4club]

I dabbled in divorce law as a kid.

[@labalcatrina]

OMG! You've just revealed and tear up apart the simple, basic fundamentals of improvisation that I've been trying to understand for years and not a single "teacher" nor "musician friend" could help me to configurate. I swear to God I really thought impro was a magical miracle just few could attain. It's such a relief to know there's actually a formula or path to begin with. Thanks a lot for existing and sharing this jewel! From now on I'm gonna definitely be super aware of harmony too! Have a wonderful life, you really deserve it!

[@samuelbrown434]

I'm going to show this to all of my 5th grade students!!! It's so good to see someone doing this for the first time and not worrying about not sounding amazing right away.

[@Koryogden]

an acronym you can use with your students is FEED (your brain) (from Rewire Your Brain by John Arden) .. simply put F - Focus on being mindfully aware of every detail you are trying to learn so your brain begins to wire itself through neuroplasticity E - Effort means activation of your brain to create positive change through experience - for example if you are anxious/worried is because you haven't got enough experience with better performance E - Effortless is when things start gradually becoming easier and more autopilot (your 5th graders wont get this but its like driving a car becoming a no-brainer , literally) D - Determination of continuing to keep up the desired behavior in order to reap the benefits of feeling better, more confident, more calm.

[@samuelbrown434]

@@Koryogden wow! that seems like a very useful concept for developing skills. Although to be honest, i try to avoid the "Effortless" category as i try to avoid anything i would describe as "autopilot." I would prefer to be more spontaneous, at least in practice. But then i suppose i would rely on a little bit of auto pilot in order to make performance easier.

[@carloslopez-hz6id]

Excelente!!!!! Por favor Español... Eres genial gracas

[@flutechannel]

Really awesome work Chad! You got some solid pedagogy! Also great job GF!

[@Erick_1438]

He is just flexing on us at this point!

[@UkuleleAversion]

Always has been.

[@Sohnjcofield]

That's what jazz-KZbin is all about: flexing and memes😂

[@Dragonfly_magictarot]

Let it be man...

[@kamehameha5742]

Now I'm even more jealous of him lmao

[@cjgreen4331]

@@Sohnjcofield And I love it

[@Mikeshawtoday]

Chad - I loved this. I play flute and I'm a beginner at Jazz improvisation.Thank Melissa for being brave enough to share the beginning of her journey, because that's the level I am at, pretty much. I see what my next step is - to really work on internalizing the chords in the standard 12 bar blues. Right now, I'm just noodling around on the minor pentatonic scales over 12 bar blues in the various keys (backing tracks on KZbin), but I see that to get to the next level, I really have to start doing the work of arpeggios for each chord. I'll give it a shot. This was a great introductory video. I'd like to see the next baby-step video from there at some point. But give me a month or two to work on learning some basic 7th chords. Thank you!

[@silasrobles8968]

The joy in his face when she started improvising made my night :,)

[@tubaman8504]

I've watched a lot of videos on how to learn jazz improvisation and this is quite possibly the best video I've ever seen.

[@sorenfuhrer401]

Now I see where he's headed with his hair-game. Almost there, dude, respect!

[@jeffersongrigg893]

Kylo ren

[@NoisyTJR]

Lol Kylo ren playing the saxophone 🎷

[@BigParadox]

Thanks for a very clear video on how to think when learning to improvise. This is what we need.

[@curleymatthewd]

Dude! Great stuff! Im teaching 2 middle school jazz band over Zoom right now (not ideal...) but this approach is a great way to get them understanding the beginnings of playing the changes! Killer!

[@johnchapin7736]

So cute.... thanks for sharing. Learning how to improvise can, in fact be a sweet and tender experience! To all you teachers out there: listen to Chad as she tries improvising: “ yes! Yes! That’s it. Right! Good.” This the sound of positivity. And that is beautiful.

[@Lalairu]

I hope she keeps playing! Thanks for the video, I have been playing guitar for years and I feel that I got stucked on some point.

[@7deepbreaths.sounds]

One THE BEST Chad L.B. videos ever! I thoroughly enjoyed this one!

[@CristianVasquez_]

This dude's soft smile throughout the intro just made the whole video

[@eddyhoughton6542]

Definitely your best video to date. I'd love to watch Melissa's learning journey if she has the patience to keep up with it. Respect to you for your awesome didactic technique and to her for her patience.

[@davesax11]

Great work. Chad, you're a gifted teacher. Numerous little connecting points that almost everyone else assumes - enabling the haze to lift for this guy (ya know, epiphany), and likely others. Melissa's a good sport - and a keeper. Course I've retired the sax, now working on piano...

[@tylera86]

Two things really jumped out at me: 1. She intrinsically had a basic understanding of how to swing 8ths 2. Her timing was solid I bet having you around and hearing you practice was a big reason for those skills being present.

[@willywenzl5509]

That's the beginning of the journey into jazz. What I really like is that both of you have so much fun and ambition! All the best and keep on swingin'!

[@decemberswitch]

One of the best lessons i have ever seen in 40 years. So well done

[@ImanSpaargaren]

very sweet! love to see you guys playing together. lots of respect for Melissa dealing with Chad and all his difficult jazz stuff :D

[@soniibeatz]

I make beats, but this randomly popped up so I followed along on my midi controller interesting video! I'm glad it was recommended

[@briansokoloff2434]

This is FANTASTIC. I wish someone taught me this when I was playing trumpet in high school. Meanwhile, the comments are almost as good as this video.

[@christopherburton4309]

Great video, Chad! And great point about advance players. I've been playing sax for 19 years and always find myself revisiting the basics and gaining new understanding. Improvisation came slowly to me and I only became good at it after college. Keep up the practice all you musicians out there!

[@tigllerstelit]

This is great, nice to see musicians sharing music with their partners!

[@kylebilly7071]

This turned from a teaching video for his girlfriend to a TEACHING video😭 I’m a bass player but I still love it great work man!

[@MrStewbee]

As a classical flutist amateur, I'm digging this... Thanks Chad and great job Melissa.

[@danielcohen9637]

This girl is good at jazz. She has a good skill set.

[@m.j.hoodmusic8789]

Bookmarking this video for all my beginner jazz students in the future. Super fun content, as usual!

[@guyratovo6166]

I wanted to thank you, you have helped me a lot improving my improvisation skills. Happy new year!!

[@HonkyMonky]

This is gold guys ;) It's very kind from you to put the effort and make greats videos about practising and learning jazz and music in general.

[@voicisalyre1971]

On E flat medium on the flute, we don't use the left hand index , just like for D medium.

[@jazzyjake99]

You guys looks like a happy couple. Glad for you both.

[@ShredmasterScott]

I played along....this was fun!

[@icemanlee666]

Such a great lesson, so much to work on but so clearly explained, brilliant, working on it now, many thanks

[@lusarmientomusic]

so cute!!!!

[@LuisFlores-xr5bu]

Hola, me gusta mucho tu canal. Sería interesante si hicieras algún experimento similar en tu canal con algún músico clásico o algo así

[@lusarmientomusic]

Luis Flores me gusta mucho la idea !

[@michaeltaylor-lo4xx]

Always outstanding content from you. I’m ex trombonist. Now Sax player. I loved those ballads you did. By the way, your tone is the best.

[@robstevens9590]

Bravo Melissa! And thanks Chad for adding the next steps!

[@margix1172]

Brava with a final a not an o...she'a woman not a man

[@ebhm]

Thanks for a very competent and at the same time, straight-forward approach to what you are expert in. This proves you are also a great educator.

[@chrishercules3526]

Thanks Chad! That was really great! Happy New Year!

[@saxydude1533]

This is enjoyable because when chad talks to his gf his voice gets even higher

[@FarrinD12]

This video really made me smile! Awesome work man! And awesome job Melissa!

[@ralfbettker-cuza7432]

I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but did anybody notice that Chad is transposing on the spot from the sheet music (having a Bb-instrument)? I learned that from my teacher as well and am deeply grateful for that

[@TheLychie]

I played the flute and its been years! Been wanting to go back and try improv but i thought it would be impossible. this vid was encouraging:) great job melissa!

[@aquabot]

just do it; You'll have so much fun.

[@rameshrao3792]

excellent video - figured a lot from 1st principles recently, this video fills up some of the gaps - fantastic!! more figuring out to do for the next part of the journey

[@claudialopes9997]

These pdf's that you have put together are also really great for Middle school jazz bands too!

[@bodhibeats8257]

I also played a blues lick with all 12 chromatic notes. It was a quick chromatic run up to the root and then I descended the blues scale.

[@timcason3479]

Awesome!!! Great video!

[@BethanyCefalu]

Love this! She did really well for someone who hasn’t played since high school!

[@charliejones6526]

Finally we see the GF! Great video man!

[@Sunnies-X]

Thanks a lot! Great job for beginners and all of us!

[@jazzforever7433]

That's best express blues class I have taken in my life....

[@WizardOfArc]

These improvisation tips seem like great melody composition tips

[@digitalninjatools5670]

Great video and actually a masterclass in marketing and how to sell as well as how to play - kudos!

[@robertgrippo5312]

Yeah- keep the babe in the instructional videos!

[@JS_bass]

Muy buen material...me encanta este canal...super util...aun siendo bajista...saludos

[@sandralinares1579]

As returning flute player who wants to play jazz..... I love this video

[@brandoninu7140]

5:08 now you've done EVERYTHINGGGG .... exceptforonthisonemeasureweregonnaplayc7

[@charlesabraham-ramirez-verdugo]

You guys make an awesome team!

[@Googliaooota]

Oh man, divorce attorney. You are a brave man. Great playing as always though...

[@ericmyrs]

Not to worry, he's a jazz musician and she's a lawyer, she already has all the money.

[@dennis8927]

@@ericmyrs 😂 didn’t have to do him dirty like that

[@ericmyrs]

@@dennis8927 I didn't have to. But you gotta admit, it was pretty funny.

[@PedroMirandaGuitar]

Great moment to watch! Thanks

[@2D2Productions]

This was both very adorable and lots of great information too!

[@chadlawsonpiano]

this was awesome by the way :)

[@ziphomokoena3551]

Yall look great together! So cute!

[@Erik-jk8zx]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. You have a wonderful tone and style, reminiscent of Coleman Hawkins'.

[@thewarhenk]

I do that to my wife also! I somehow perceive practicing while she's nearby as an expression of my love.:>) I know it can be annoying, especially when it's repetitive patterns and scales! Add to this, that my dog Jack loves to sing to the horn, so it gets to be a bit of a nightmare at times!

[@alanhirayama4592]

Yay, Melissa! Nice job! Hope you continue playing!

[@louisthompson1020]

You two make a great couple , great you two have music to have fun with.

[@XaviArmen]

So Beautiful Love, Happy New Year !

[@xaviermaulave1423]

LOVE IT! Thank you! MORE MORE MORE Please!............................ Enjoy this time before the kiddos are Landing on Earth!

[@Osnosis]

Just so y’all know, Chad’s materials are a few years worth of material, not 15 minutes!

[@andrewcrocker-harris4830]

It's quite a syllabus!

[@TayiOzy]

Thanks for the video, this really helped me start my Jazz improvisation learning journey!

[@hadademian2752]

Your talking is in some good stable bpm, common time also :D very cute

[@mattossax]

Amo seus vídeos Chad LB

[@hugoberganza2984]

Thank you

[@sashkawarner4937]

Great video!

[@DavidHimmelPerforms]

The one Chad who acts as a force of good for us all

[@teegee6021]

Excellent ... Thank you!

[@appleborn]

Thank you Chad ! More videos like this please

[@xavierg5523]

She listens to you play everyday. you really think she wouldn't pick up a few things? 😆

[@VincentLimon]

legit made my pup howl lol, good job hitting those overtones!!!

[@VincentLimon]

love this

[@tomgiles1484]

Chad, I (and, I'm sure, many others) would love to see you play some tunes with Matteo Mancuso.

[@00DirectorsCut00]

Sure! Than put yt player at 1/4 speed for human listeners 😂

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Chad metteo and pipoquinha

[@leotard2536]

This helped me so much.

[@MrRezillo]

I was jealous of his talent. Now I've got more to be jealous of.

[@fredericrousseau8100]

I like this course... I'm playing clarinet and I would like play Jazz could you let me knows which book you recommend to start ? Thanks

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Wowzer! Really impressed with your cute girlfriend and love your teaching to the basics. Your content is beginning to get addictive for me. Might have to look at some of your products more closely. ❤️🤪 thank you!

[@VincentHoudijk]

RESPECT for the Missesssss 🤘🤘🤘

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Hell ya!

[@russelljazzbeck]

You guys are adorable.

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very cool stuff

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The ireal pro, the ultimate backing tool

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This is amazing!!!

[@HITCAnnouncements]

Is there a recommended order to start working through the different stuff in the starter pack?