Excellent tips Nigel. Actually, just listening to a backing track can be quite relaxing. Listening to a blues track can help get the form in mind too.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool3 күн бұрын
For sure! Thanks for watching Chris👍🎷
@joel642715 күн бұрын
Great instruction, Nigel.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool15 күн бұрын
Thanks! Hope it helped.
@RichardWong15 күн бұрын
Great advice. When I used to play jazz in my youth the problem I had was I didn’t know what I was supposed to be listening to. If I had listened more rather than trying to read music and count time then I probably would have been a much better musician than I was. My brain can only do so many things at once.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool14 күн бұрын
Mine too!
@raseshgandhi670215 күн бұрын
Very nice information 🎉
@McGillMusicSaxSchool15 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@lovejazz15 күн бұрын
I do just that on a new backing track. I listen to the direction it's going and listen to all the instruments. If there's any vocals , listen to it closely as a main direction and follow it.
@McGillMusicSaxSchool15 күн бұрын
Awesome!
@EDKaufman-76-5115 күн бұрын
I don’t know if my ears, the iPad or the recording, but I’m only picking up the piano
@McGillMusicSaxSchool15 күн бұрын
Have you tried using headphones for a really detailed listen?
@cliftonmckinney499115 күн бұрын
Who has the best backing tracks
@McGillMusicSaxSchool15 күн бұрын
Lots to choose from these days. KZbin and Spotify have loads. Also I like the flexibility of karaoke-version.com.
@joel642715 күн бұрын
I like JazzBacks. They hire real musicians, steady time, and well-mixed and mastered tracks. JB tracks fit well in my DAW, meaning they line up well on the grid throughout the song. I might be the only guy who finds that important! They offer guide tracks, which I like a lot because, in my opinion, it's better to transcribe the melodies rather than reading them. They offer a free Stella By Starlight.