Unlock the Power of the Bebop Scale

[@jazzlessonvideos]

Use code "BEBOP5" for $5 off Cecil Alexander's PDF resource "Bebop Workbook!"

[@kentcrawley]

Great stuff, the idea comes from the Barry Harris Chromatic scale. The idea is to play chromatically between all whole steps on whichever scale you are using, while the half steps you have to put a rhythmic placeholder on the off beat. To land on the next scale tone. This is where Cecil does the two note enclosures which is one pathway: the other is to do any diatonic tone above. Ex 5-b5-4-5-3 etc Practice this from every arpeggio in every scale. The only exception to these guidelines is when you play any scale that has a minor third interval (harmonic minor, and harmonic majors) You then do a 3 note enclose Ex 8-9-7-b7-6-5-b6-#11-5-b5-4-3-b3 I get how I have this noted is crude but just imagine these lines as 8th notes or 16th notes. I also recommend checking out Barry Harris’s concept on adding triplets to these lines. Will greatly expand upon what was shared in this video, in Cecil’s book, and any other bop vocabulary that you happen upon.

[@ili626]

David Baker also covered all this in his books

[@m.vonhollen6673]

There must be many other guitarists who are loving these Bebop videos. - Thanks!

[@markjohnson9485]

You have given this guitarist valuable insight to the Be Bop scale. Thank you for broadening my horizons

[@cbkmusic85]

Nathan your swing feel is immaculate

[@loubartolomucci7573]

Great stuff ,, ive got to get practicing

[@teenageriot2600]

Dude! These videos are GREAT! Very nicely done!

[@kidpoker007]

Nice lesson, I play guitar and trying to figure out this Jazz Improv :)

[@T-Vivid-T]

In all seriousness, I just realized im understanding the topic and whats being said, but its going to take a lot of practice because im not on that level yet. I understand it, I cant do it yet.

[@joel6427]

Trying to take it all in would be over whelming. Pick a small piece and avoid the frustration.

[@thadiusventricle6752]

Well if Bird practiced 11 hours a day at some points of his development…

[@T-Vivid-T]

@thadiusventricle6752 I've done that three times lmao, lots of teeth tape 👌

[@user-ff1ez5sy5h]

big 1st step. good 4 u 👍

[@mauromateosax]

This video is great and the introduction, even though its intended to be fun (which it is) identifies perfectly the troubles when learning (and teaching) this resource. Thanks

[@jarediledundee]

I have the PDF and it is really great. Thanks Nathan for this really fun overview on the materials

[@Bluemayje]

Great information. I only wish I was capable of remembering it all enough to implement it.

[@javilalima]

Excellent video, as usual from you! I have purchased so many books from your website that I've already lost count of them 🙂 Material worth years of practice.

[@mlm9964]

There are only 12 tones, and everyone of them can be justified against the harmony, so the truth is, you can pretty much play anything, everything fits and works, it sort of boils down to making sure you always know where you are in the tune, can always immediately refer to the melody no matter where you are, always be able to resolve to an existing chord tone to reassure the listener you know what you are doing, have a strong sense of the pulse, and the subdivisions of time, create interesting phrases, develop motifs, themes, etc. As long as the listener likes it and it makes them feel good, you win.

[@bradfordsmithmusic]

As long as the listener enjoys it, I agree, if you can refer back to the melody while you’re adding new expressions, then isn’t that inspiring the listener to a new level of enjoyment. I watched this video hoping for a solution to make my improve better. But when bebop is presenting so many notes, during the improv it’s hard to hear an inspired expression, I hear this flurry of notes that are impressive, but leaves me kind of empty. Then I add the fact that it’s going to take hours and hours of practice to internalize these bebop rules. I wonder if it’s worth it.

[@jkl.guitar]

seriously dope presentation! I went to the same college with Cecil, dude is an absolute legend!

[@ili626]

Only a sith deals in absolutes

[@radicalradzik]

Great lessons! Thanks for sharing!

[@accrozen7076]

Always very interesting! Thank you!

[@Sleep-w4i]

Wooooo😮😮

[@magohipnosis]

Bring Jay Jennings over! His albums use heavy bebop (yayennings quartet)

[@kidpoker007]

I just purchased the book...only 3 videos of cecil playing a few lines...that sucks

[@T-Vivid-T]

If you rewind the first two second by tapping the screen on repeat his head tweaks out pretty funny.

[@EmilioSanchezVicencio]

Hey there... I sugest to translate this videos to spanish, it is great material and i think it will be great for sax classes in latin América

[@MauriceMuller-Q]

Unfortunately, I can't read music (well, just a little). I play my flute by ear so these courses are too "technical" for me.

[@ili626]

I don’t understand how Cecil can just copy David Baker’s Bebop series chapter on this and resell it. I guess we’re all allowed to repackage music info infinitely. Dang, I could’ve done this before KZbin even existed.. back when I lived at my university music library

[@peterdodson4685]

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[@peterdodson4685]

You have theory but no soul or ability to let a line breath with space. Just 1/8th notes and it sounds like an etude and like you’re worried about hitting all the notes of a scale. And you’re making educational videos.