#jazz practice

How To Practice Jazz - Advice From Bill Evans

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It is always interesting to check out how the people we look up to learned and practice to achieve the skills that we admire. Bill Evans is both a fantastic jazz musician and also a very interesting example of this because he is also very analytical and philosophical. 

In this video, I am taking a look at some quotes from him on practicing and learning. How he sees himself and his perspectives and priorities with learning and practicing.

That is not a Musical Exercise, I don't like it! 

Don't Waste Your Practice Time On These 3 Things

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 It is important to know how to practice jazz guitar so you don't waste your time or focus on the wrong things. Here are three topics that I think too many jazz guitarists spend practice time on and think that they need to know which they really don't. 

Most of this is related to a myth or misunderstanding and I think this is really worth talking a bit about because it doesn't help you and it really works against you. 

 This may also be the first video I ever made  telling you to not practice something instead of giving you stuff to practice. Of course I would love to hear what you think, because maybe it's different for you or maybe I am completely wrong?

All Of Me - Backing Track (Jazz Ballad Feel Tempo 60)

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[Backing Track Details] Slow jazz ballad feel. Sustained piano and bass with brushes on drums.

New Video 😎 Jazz Practice - Why You Need To Keep It Practical 💥 

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What if the way that you practice makes sure that you don't feel like you are practicing something that you never get to use? Jazz Practice is difficult to get right and there are some mistakes that I see people make again and again.

How To Practice In All 12 Keys - This Is What You Learn

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In this video I am going to show you some of the things that you will learn if you start practicing in all 12 keys and talk about  some easy ways to get started practicing different things in all 12 keys from your scales to complete songs. The video focuses on 3 main areas:

- Technique - knowing scales and arpeggios all over the instrument and  in all keys.- Theory - You can play everything in all keys but can you think in all keys - connecting the theory to what you practice- Songs - Taking Technique and the theory and use it to learn, understand and transpose songs and help us learn faster and improvise better.

Superb Practice Advice from JLCO’s Ted Nash

Trumpeter George Recker used to say, “If you can’t sing it, you can’t play it.” It’s great advice. Here’s some similar great advice about singing and playing a horn, as well as several other great practice suggestions from Ted Nash, one of the great players (they’re all great) in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.   In the…