If I Started Jazz Guitar In 2023 Then This Is What I Would Practice
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Күн бұрынIs it easier to learn Jazz Guitar in 2023? This video looks at what skills to develop, how to practice and some practical suggestions for the order to learn them in.
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Content:
00:00 Intro
00:30 #1 Play Music - The Most Important Goal
01:08 Why You Want To Learn Jazz Songs
01:43 How You Learn Songs
03:54 #2 Scales and Exercises
05:37 #3 Learn The Language
07:06 Why The David Baker Book Didn’t Work
08:29 #4 Phrasing and Ear training
09:53 #5 Learning Path and Information Overload
10:53 Is It Easier to Learn Jazz Now?
11:29 What Solos Should You Learn By Ear?
11:36 The 5 Solos That Will Teach You Jazz Guitar
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My name is Jens Larsen, Danish Jazz Guitarist, and Educator. The videos on this channel will help you explore and enjoy Jazz. Some of it is how to play jazz guitar, but other videos are more on Music Theory like Jazz Chords or advice on how to practice and learn Jazz, on guitar or any other instrument.
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@jokester5130 Жыл бұрын
I definitely get too caught up in music theory, chords, scales, arpeggio extensions, etc... I guess it's time to actually learn some songs!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@DaddySantaClaus Жыл бұрын
i'm working on bewitched now, ella is singing in f major. i personally practice to play both alone and to comp for singers as they need comping people hahhaah
@LostSoulAscension Жыл бұрын
Honestly I truly believe it's a matter of being okay with not knowing everything, as Jens pointed out regarding not learning new scales you wont likely use right off the bat. Sit with what you know you need to practice and don't be chasing tricks since we know there's no shortcuts to Jazz.
@Trahzy Жыл бұрын
Make your own
@anthonyfaiell3263 5 ай бұрын
If you are not very creative, yes, exactly. However, there is something to be said about developing your own licks and riffs from knowledge. Most of the biggest names you know didn't sit there learning other peoples songs. They learned theory, and applied it how it felt good to them. And by doing that, they ended up with fairly unique sounds. This is what makes them stand out. . There's already thousands of musicians out there recycling old riffs.
@Pr0fess0rG Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I've been benefiting from your lessons for years now. It's about time I showed my appreciation in a concrete way.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Professor G! 🙂 I really appreciate the support and it makes my day that you find the lessons useful!
@quendamusic Жыл бұрын
Great video on a VERY GOOD question. I’ve started to listen to jazz at 20 y.o. (J.P. “Live in Montreaux” was my first L.P.) Now I’m 60 and I have a HUGE collection of jazz albums and instructional books (about 200 volumes….). I’ve also about 20 years experience in teaching guitar. In the end I came to the conclusion that is NOT VERY important WHAT to study. The real important thing is: don’t stop to play! Pick up your instrument almost every day….play what you like….play songs…..do technical stuff….read music……play with other Musicians……do anything you want to do and remember, there is only one BIG MISTAKE: to leave your guitar in the case. Bye!
@nicolasDR103 Жыл бұрын
very good advice ! i just saw your uploaded videos, very good work.
@amontekong Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@trevormckinnon6696 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the lesson. I used to play guitar by ear. It was very painful and calloused my ear lobe. Watching this video has taught me to use a plectrum instead and NEVER, NEVER the ear! Thank you.
@clivebhandarkar2490 3 ай бұрын
😂
@markslist1542 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jens. You're a major source of help and service for the jazz community. I can't thank you enough.
@DavidMorley Жыл бұрын
agreed!
@Kcrose101 Жыл бұрын
Starting jazz in 2023 is exactly what I wanted to do, this is wild
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Go for it! 🙂
@boomerdell Жыл бұрын
Such great advice, Jens, as always, and yet again reinforces my sincerely held view that you are an incredible teacher. Thank you for all you do!
@jguitar23 10 ай бұрын
Thanks Jens for reaussuring me about my intuitive insistence to figure it out as much as possible by myself plus focus on learning songs.I still kinda suck but am progressing independently & faster now! The most painful part is over, the awkward helpless phase!! 🎉🎉🎉
@thepartimemusician65 Жыл бұрын
Getting into Jazz more these days, these uploads are an artform in themselves Jens , great content on here. I have been picking at the bones for many years now and i have found that getting together with other players is a great help but only after understanding the form. You are an inspiration.
@buddyfaya8631 Жыл бұрын
Your advice in this video is GOLDEN. Thank you sir ❤
@derrylgabel 9 ай бұрын
You're a great teacher Jens. Everything you said in this video is spot on and what I tell my students.
@andercoyote4170 Жыл бұрын
This has been a very specific hurdle for me these days. What to watch...information overload...how to make the best use of my practice time. After putting the guitar down 20 years ago, I'm teaching myself theory and jazz. Jens you are a great teacher, this has been a very very helpful video!!! Thanks!
@RC32Smiths01 Жыл бұрын
We all have to start somewhere, especially in such a broad genre. Cheers as always man!
@jazzguitarneophyte-christo7988 Жыл бұрын
You are making my jazz journey a much better oine by giving me direction! Your course that I am taking Jazz Guitar Road Map is helping me a lot ! Thank you!
@DARKLYLIT Жыл бұрын
Again, another GREAT summation of how to approach playing jazz guitar. It absolutely is easier to learn jazz guitar now, than it was 40 years ago...even 5 years ago, particularly because of generous teachers like you Jens. I studied jazz at College about 35 years ago but just got overwhelmed by the "immensity" of it all (evidently I wasn't alone because the music program I was taking had about a 70% dropout rate!). No one teaching there really broke down the learning into its essential elements. It wasn't until I discovered your KZfaq channel about 4 years ago, that I was inspired to want to begin practising and studying jazz again. It doesn't make things particularly easier as far as getting good at it, but it certainly breaks things down into smaller, more manageable pieces and, for that, I thank you Jens. It's no wonder you're approaching 500K subscribers. You're a very skilled, generous teacher!😁👌
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Did it get easier to learn Jazz Guitar or is something worse now? Comment why! 🙂 5 Jazz Guitar Myths that stop you from learning: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g76qaLWImpvWmnk.html
@howardknytych6292 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jens! Trumpet was my first instrument, which I played in my HS jazz band. But I picked up my first guitar in 1962, and had a mentor in the late 60s until he passed away in 1971. Pretty much during my working and parenting years I'd been playing cowboy chords on my acoustic, but I'd always retained my interest in jazz and blues. Now that I'm fully retired I can pursue that goal. I'll be 80 in July. For years I'd been woodshedding by myself, which has not necessarily been the best way to go, since I wasn't getting feedback from other musicians. But here's the good news: a year ago I joined a local big band, where I'm playing rhythm! It's forcing some discipline on me to learn the charts and explore alternate fingerings (drop chords, leading chords, etc) for comping. I practice an hour or more each day, reviewing the current charts the band is working on, or playing the exercises I find on the internet (many of them yours, thank you again), or playing my own arrangements, augmenting them with things I've learned. I'm having a ball!
@mr.nobody2244 Жыл бұрын
Thanks to folks like you and the internet in general, there's no gatekeeping anymore and access to lessons, songs, chord shapes etc has never been easier.
@mgforum Жыл бұрын
Hats off to you for such a huge amount of material delivered in an honest and humble way. I studied music nearly 20 years ago and think it is much easier to navigate resources with speed and efficiency these days, as long as you don't overload yourself. I've just spent 3 weeks on Days of Wine and Roses going deeper than I ever had before and with your resources added in it has helped me more than any other tune I'd ever learnt. I still think it is using your ears that is of the utmost importance over educational material, but we need both and I don;t want to go back to tape players and slowing down LP's by hand to work out riffs like I did as a child. You're spot on with constructive criticism from a teacher, something I miss today. Shame you don;t live in Australia, I'd sure get some lessons and analysis from you. Well done again. Thanks, Mick
@rockstarjazzcat Жыл бұрын
It’s a golden era for quick development for sure!
@daveshep Жыл бұрын
This is great advice even for somebody like me, a double bassist. During the pandemic I sort of figured out that as a guitarist and pianist, I was a much better bassist. But I do suffer a bit from goal-overload and information-overload, and I am kind of trying to be my own teacher right now. Your videos, along with Barry Harris's great teachings, help me focus. Thanks, Jens!
@MrSF247 Жыл бұрын
This is EXACTLY the type of video I've been looking for. Thank you!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@MrRuneberre Жыл бұрын
Hi, Jens! I think i`ll stick to your videos when it comes to learning to play jazz! I like the way you sound and you have a really clear way of teaching. Your editing skills of lately, also makes it very entertaining. Thanks for all your hard work! 😀🎸👍
@edwardbutler9840 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jens I just wanted to thank you for your free resources, I've watched a ton of your videos and you're one of the best guitar teachers on youtube in my opinion.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@ToddWayne Жыл бұрын
Some of the most practical and sensible advice I've seen on the internet. Already recommended you to friends and aspiring jazz guitarists. Wow!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Wayne! I really appreciate that 🙂
@triguna7692 Жыл бұрын
Hello Jens your explanation helps me to dig deeper in myself, thats work very well.thanks men namaste
@jimmrvos2930 Жыл бұрын
Excellent advice Jens!
@quillmew 2 ай бұрын
Hi Jens, I think the advice you give here is excellent. I'm an older player, very advanced at rock and blues playing but I've never really been able to advance into jazz in the past because of the approach that i took. I've been educated in theory for decades and u have all of the arpeggios, chords and scales. However, every time I've approached jazz in the past, ive always focused mainly on coming at it and trying to dive into it without actually having the jazz standards, the vocabulary of the music, learning the songs and melodies. After watching one of your videos this morning i chose some standards and I found a number of versions and listened to them, vocal versions too. I then came back to your video and by the end of today i had a complete song learned. It's a start.... thanks again! Will
@rickjensen2717 Жыл бұрын
Excellent advice! Very relaxing blue background by the way!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! (including the background 🙂)
@birdhaus81 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am not a jazz player, but I am a songwriter. Just delving in to the very old (by now) Mickey Baker guitar book 1, I changed an awful lot about the way I played and the way I wrote songs, and it has helped me immeasurably. I’ve been lucky enough to play with, and be in the studio with guys who could play jazz, and there’s no one that I appreciate more than someone whose goal is to be true to the song, and simply make it sound its best-to lift it, rather than demonstrate his or her knowledge/chops. Especially if that person understands and respects the song. Of course, not all songs deserve it, and sometimes you don’t have the choice of saying no if it’s a gig. Otherwise, why would you play it at all? Anyway, I’m a big fan of your advice and while I’m not a jazz player, nor is that my primary focus, I do learn from your videos, and I remain a fan. Thank you again.
@shadesoul Жыл бұрын
I don't even listen to jazz music but I'm gladly doing a lesson substitution and getting some burrowed tips. This will really accelerate the cadence I'm learning at since the scale of knowledge is vast here. Not to sound like a try hard (triad) but I'll definitely do some practice inversion. Thanks Jens, you are the leading teacher that will push me to that number one spot!
@jubnx2781 Жыл бұрын
I agree with what you said about not learning things you don’t like. The most important thing to make you not quit is having fun, ultimately music is an experience that provides pleasure and should be done for those reasons and not because you SHOULD be playing music. Then again, it’s important to give things a chance many many songs that I now love and cherish, I didn’t like at first, once I learnt them and listen to them many times I fell in love with them. So it’s important to have an open mind while figuring out what you love.
@MrAbrazor Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the arpeggios !
@DieselWeazel Жыл бұрын
Wes Montgomery’s Six on Four was my gateway drug. I’ve actually been trying to learn it by ear. Your video helped reinforce what I’d already thought was a practical approach to learning Jazz. I’m kind of a “BRAND” guy so I’m excited to stick with your channel for more lessons. Playing Blues is awesome but learning how to fly into a moody Jazz solo that may or may not resolve is a dream of mine.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Go for it 🙂
@tomcripps7229 Жыл бұрын
That's great you're offering this Jens. I think we all need a good teacher sometimes who can identify our style, preferences and show us how to do something a little different to accomodate our sound, that will also be more economical on the fretboard. Chet Atkins used to seek advice from John Knowles at times and a few others I'm sure.
@JohnnyBargeldBoom Жыл бұрын
Jazz is tight!!!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
😁😎👍
@brodielawrence3381 Жыл бұрын
Then I did a backflip and snapped the guitar's neck
@koho Жыл бұрын
This is gold.
@jejuislandtrekker8113 6 ай бұрын
Your platform is always improving, thanks for the reminders.
@JensLarsen 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that!
@Oscaraha Жыл бұрын
Singing root notes (and memorizing them) from chord sequences can be a great way to start out to work on hearing changes. Same goes with the melody of course.
@robertscott5208 Жыл бұрын
Very very good advice. Thank you.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jmoorecareers Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Jens. Clear and helpful, as usual.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@giovannisalamone2931 Жыл бұрын
Anyway Jens, one of the best thing in your videos is how you use your sarcasm, you have a great sense of humour, i personally find you hilarious and i love it. Great content as always, stay safe ❤
@mqblues 11 ай бұрын
Good breakdown of information and tactics for learning jazz in "modern" times, Jens. I would humbly recommend finding hard-to-find online snippets of jazz greats - like Dexter Gordon, Joe Pass, Wes, Bill Evans, Kurt Rosenwinkel -- practicing before concerts -- where some of their jazz phrases are stated in a more relaxed atmosphere. Helps (me) to understand the construction and timing of jazz language.
@TheLabyrinthofLimitations Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the shout out, Jens! That’s really cool of you:) 🤘😊🎶
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Of course! Keep at it 🙂
@darrenschiminski7060 Жыл бұрын
Learning tunes is so valuable (I need to do more of it). My professor pointed out the other day that Bebop heads define what Bebop is supposed to sound like. So many of us struggle to make what we play, "sound like bebop". If you learn lots of heads you are learning what defines the language. Learning solos is great, but learning heads can more accessible to most people. Transcribing a Pat Martino solo can be some intimidating, but learning the head to one of his tunes might not be as daunting. Still gives you an insight into his phrasing and note choices.
@Chimp_No_1 Жыл бұрын
Incredibly helpful ! Thanks !
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Really glad to hear that!
@mikea75201 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been learning jazz for about two years now, and the first year was spent lost in a wilderness of confusion. I didn’t know where to go, how to progress, and I was spinning my wheels. Last June I bought the Jazz Guitar Roadmap and put everything else aside to focus on that one thing. For me at least, it was difficult and frustrating at the beginning but I stuck with it. I’m on chapter 7 now and my playing has improved by leaps and bounds. I’m finally confident enough to start learning my first melody by ear (Chet Baker’s arrangement of My Funny Valentine) and I’m having more fun and am more satisfied than I ever have before. I take my time, work diligently on the things that are difficult and stick with it until it’s good enough to move on. I can’t recommend the advice in this video enough! The only suggestion I have is, if you can, buy the physical media, listen to the whole recording, not just the track on streaming. I feel like you get more out of it if you immerse yourself completely.
@phuxmusic7538 Жыл бұрын
I was completely lost in information overload, although there is lots of great material like yours available. The thing that really braugth me forward was finding the right teacher
@blainelilly2971 Жыл бұрын
Some thoughts from one of your older fans. I started trying to play in 1965, and I'm still learning. I can't help but think that my path would have been MUCH easier and more useful if I had had a teacher like you available at that time. I've had a lot of teachers over the years, and one thing stands out to me: jazz musicians are not often good teachers. I spent 30 years teaching engineering at a very large university, and it often occurred to me that the best teachers are generally folks who have had to struggle with a subject, hence they know where the pitfalls lie. Often "born" musicians don't have to struggle, and thus don't know where the difficulties lie. One suggestion: you have soooo much material, it would be helpful if you could sort out the videos that you think are the most useful for beginners. Maybe even sort them into three levels. I have my own (large) files of your lessons, but I struggle with how to fit them into a logical sequence. Just a thought. Your lessons are priceless.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thanks Blaine! I don't think it is really about struggling as much as it is about learning Jazz later so that I have an easier time understanding how adults come to Jazz guitar. This is also from my experience teaching at a young talent department, which is pretty different from that, though they have struggles as well.. I don't think you should try find a logical sequence for the YT videos. It doesn't work if I try to do that, and when they work as independent lessons then they don't form a complete path to learning Jazz. That is what the course was for and it does just that.
@ABBYDOG26 Жыл бұрын
Agree 100%
@RyanJamesOfficial Жыл бұрын
@@JensLarsen I think this gentleman had a very good point but it seems you have decided to disagree with him. I think you are very knowledgeable, and I often send my students to you channel. I teach 60 people a week and I am free advertisement for you. I think you should create a playlist that is a "start here and do this" scenario. Regardless of the "everyone learns differently"... The biggest problem with all this information being so readily available... is that beginners have no directions on where to start or what is important amongst all the NOISE.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
@@RyanJamesOfficial Thank you! Well, maybe make a playlist of my lessons that you consider to be an order for someone to start learning Jazz by themselves? I would certainly be curious as to what you would put in there, and I imagine Blaine would too. As I said in my first reply, I do indeed feel that the lessons do not form a complete course, at least not one that I consider good enough as a method for learning guitar. They need to work on their own to be good KZfaq videos, and that stops them from forming a complete course that builds things up in steps. How many 50+ lesson courses have you followed on KZfaq? To be honest, I also think that is why you can use them as a supplement for your students where you fill in the gaps or point them to the lesson that is right for them at that point in time. That is also why my course is 5000x better, it is really step by step and not depending on people finding the right lesson on YT at the right time. I suspect you get that as a teacher? I do actually have a list for beginners on my channel, but nobody checks to see if there is one, which is also a bit ironic.
@josephgomez3562 Жыл бұрын
@@RyanJamesOfficial As the man says, make the playlist yourself. Jens wants money for his courses, and rightfully so. I’d be curious what would go on there along with jens. Lots of great resources on this site
@lambertfooks7358 Жыл бұрын
Great Advice!!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful! 🙂
@larwilson1 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this clip. It adds up to what I have concluded. I started playing just under 2 years ago in my 60s. My feelings were that I was overloaded with sites that told me how to skip elements of learning to almost find a video game cheat pathway through learning. I have a fantastic teacher who structures all I do and keeps things tightly focused for me and we work together on specific online courses as long as they fit into the dire tion of wjat we need to do in order to make sensible progress. The truth is I often feel the grim reaper is going to get me before the guitar skills fairy but like it or not, as with anything worth learning there are no shortcuts. I have also grown to appreciate the journey of learning is just as valuable as the destination. When all said and done who ever feels they have arrived at mastery of anything. Your clips are insightful, often over my head and skill sets but drive me in the right way.
@manimusicka2 Жыл бұрын
Such great advice! Thank you
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful! 🙂
@rupertlay1887 Жыл бұрын
Jens, this is probably your best video ever. It is comprehensive, concise and informative. In answer to your question: I think it is easier to learn jazz now than it was in days past. Only downside that you mention, is information overload (trap). If I may, I will stress the following: 1. Choose to learn what you like in jazz, and 2. Listen listen listen (to jazz)...I know you touched on both of these points , however it is my opinion that point number two "LISTEN to as much jazz as possible" can never be overstated. The listen I refer to must be for enjoyment as well as learning (not necessarily simultaneously). Foe enjoyment, listen while away from the instrument (in your car for example).
@Poketrainer92 Жыл бұрын
I started learning jazz standards about a year ago and definitely learned more chords than i did in my last 15 years of playing.
@saboooon Ай бұрын
I think one of the biggest things that is overlooked in practicing is groove, feeling the groove. No sense playing the right notes if you can't groove with one consistently. I feel when I am grooving, I just play so freely and I don't need to think as much. It's difficult to play everything in groove when learning, but I think it's worth the effort. Cuz then, even practicing sounds like music. Still just a beginner though! Thanks for the video :)
@JensLarsen Ай бұрын
Thank you! Metronome on 2&4 is your friend 🙂
@ThaKKatt 11 ай бұрын
Jens you're great, thanks dude.
@JensLarsen 11 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful 🙂
@drewdietz2115 8 ай бұрын
Another amazing lesson and funny snap shots!!!
@JensLarsen 8 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@LeeFKoch 3 ай бұрын
Okay, I know that this video has been up for a year now, but I'd like to share a little part of my journey. I bought my first guitar in 1993, a nylon-stringed classical style guitar. Back then, there was no internet, and I was still a student, so I had no money for lessons. I bought a book of chord diagrams ("700 Griffe für die Schlaggitarre" by Friedrich Stoppa) and a book of campfire songs and started to teach myself. Rhythm was not a problem, as I had been a percussionist in the school band, and I knew basic music theory from my time in the school band and choir. I learned how to accompany songs, and even taught myself some fingerpicking and started playing in a church band. But then I got stuck in a rut for 30 years, never advancing past the open chords and the E- and A-shaped barrè chords, confined to the first 5 frets of the neck. Sometime around the end of 2022, I decided that it was time to expand my horizons by learning to play the blues. Via that route, I found my way to jazz, which I had always thought was far too difficult for me to learn. Thanks to some excellent teachers sharing their knowledge here on youtube (including you, Jens!), I have made a start, though I did start lessons with a local instructor in January (I need the pressure of someone asking me to be accountable to my goals). In a nutshell, yes, I do think it is easier to learn jazz guitar nowadays compared to 30 years ago.
@ghfdt368 Жыл бұрын
I agree totally with you. No matter the genre of music learning songs is essential because it helps you understand what makes that genre what it is. I can't tell you how many guitar players boldly say "oh blues is easy it's just minor pentatonic licks and 3 chords". However the genre has it's own rhythms, types of chords, progressions and it's own vocabulary, skills and techniques that make the genre what it is. For example dynamics, bending, vibrato,how to play with and compliment horns,piano, Hammond organ, note phrasing,12/8 time signatures, 8 bar blues, minor blues, double stops, slide, hybrid picking it goes on and on.
@josephguitarist925 Жыл бұрын
your chanel has helped me a lot to get into jazz and use jazz for my rock music, love it. been a music teache - slrf taught and have learned all music theory , your chanel added an extra knowledge to my wallte
@belindadrake5487 6 ай бұрын
Sometimes ( l was lucky; l’ve heard jazz & loved it since l was an embryo). Piano is my first instrument, then guitar. But I digress! Sometimes l think you have to be born into it like me; my DAD was a jazz purist (!) no trad or 3rd stream. A good teacher is ESSENTIAL l think. And l do love theory. Is there something wrong with me. I love my books, so much information ( l’ve got those David Baker books too 😆) books you dropped in the Garbo! 😆)lt’s good to listen to other instruments. Sax lines for guitar, etc… it’s endless. You NEVER STOP LEARNING!!! THANK YOU JENS. Have a TOP CHRISTMAS WITH YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS. Thanks for YOUR GIFTS for my noggin too!! 🎸🎹✨🎅🏽🎄
@richardm4960 Жыл бұрын
The Real Book is great tool. Since there are some errors, I get to think more and find the harmony to make the chords and melody work. Everyone should have this book!! I have a friend that learned every song on three instruments. He has the best ear of any musician I know.
@user-eb8mi3xi5f Жыл бұрын
Aside from jazz, recently I got an interest in blues so I practicing Dominant 7th chord with pentatonic scales and some licks with bending, and I realize that learning songs is very important. You will find that music is not putting chromatic notes, so you gonna have to find out rhythm and harmony within overall sounds of songs. It does take time and it's a hard process naturally. But I feel like I am enjoying exploring music. I bought my les paul few months ago, and I find out it also fits blues and jazz, mellow and warm tone. I like bridge pickup. Plus I put my overdrive and distortion after clean time haha..😂🎉
@davidlane4159 6 ай бұрын
I love the video and have made about all these mistakes along the way. I have been studying the roadmap course and I can tell you it is a great study and there is allot of music in there. I'm pretty slow moving from lesson to lesson because I develop every skill till it becomes natural music and the can take some time. I like playing with a metronome and I always like the click because i can center my groove around it. I only play exercises long enough in mourning to get my brain working or to program a new skill. Then I improvise almost everything thru singing and instinct....I agree listening to jazz is good. I'm a beginner with playing standards but after I learn and can sing the melody it makes playing the song more effective at lines that highlight the chords and the melody. There is so much music in those seventh Chord shapes and breaking them into bits and pieces of Meledy its incredible. When i was in college I was into kick boxing and like music there is a time for practicing techniques but when you get in the ring you just do it and let your training allow you to become free to flow as in playing improvised music.
@Frankayres9 10 ай бұрын
Fantastic and thank you.
@JensLarsen 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@michelefrogan7150 Жыл бұрын
arriving at the channel. hello to everyone!!
@josephberry523 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the support Joseph! I really appreciate that!
@paulmahoux Жыл бұрын
Hypocondrian b6 ! 😂 Thank you Jens ! Great advice as i have once in a while some beginner students wanting to embrace jazz all at once and i am not always comfortable swinging between keeping things fun and encouraging them though they really don't know much, to say the least, and on the other hand talking straight like "it's gonna take at least three years to start being there" . Your talk here is the perfect balance ! Diatessaronly yours.
@conradgittins4476 Жыл бұрын
I would say that it is easier to learn jazz today because there are so many resources available online now. Such abundance does complicate things though because if we decide to be self taught choosing which resources to use isn't straight forward. I believe that what is most important is listening as much as possible and as Jens says, listening to music you enjoy. It is also a form of ear training. Real book versus learning by ear? Learning by ear is a very important skill to develop but then so is being able to read music.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
" listening to music you enjoy. It is also a form of ear training. " This is very true! 👍
@sergeybogdanovich7019 Жыл бұрын
Hello guitarist 🙏❤️🍀🎼🎶🎸👌🍀✌️
@andresvivesdecespedes1661 Жыл бұрын
I love jazz, I've always had. And used to play a bit more some years ago then focused on another genres which I love, but I always gravitate back to jazz. This year I decided to go back to it and work on my weak Links. I want to play real jazz. My technical skill are great but my theory and needs to be worked on. So, here I go!
@donkkong5551 Жыл бұрын
Jazz is a huge challenge for me personally #1 I have to like the standard and feel it.. #2 I have to listen to the tune over and over again and variations of the same tune helps me, #3 like you said learn the melody and play it in different positions. Also the more you play the songs the different chord inversions you add to it later and you will start to take the tune in a different direction almost making it your own... Listening to jazz as you said... You are a practical teacher one of my favorite KZfaq teachers! You should be one of the teachers at this Jazz camp I attend every summer in upstate N.Y. it's called the AGS Guitar Summit.
@blacktopjackson8550 Жыл бұрын
Another great video. I love that he doesn’t shout at you and act like a jackass. To the question, I started in 1974 and the one thing that Jens didn’t hit on was playing with other people. Every Holiday Inn had a band 6 nights a week, most clubs had bands 4-6 nights a week and there were so many opportunities to play, you just couldn’t imagine! You need to do your prep, but playing with other people, especially GOOD players, will kick your progress into overdrive. The three pillars of becoming great - practice (by yourself), rehearse (with others) and perform (in front of an audience). You need all three and the more, the better.
@jamescopeland5358 Жыл бұрын
I won't say it's easier but I do learn faster. I think it's because I know how to construct most of the chords I need. Thanks Jens
@f81456 Жыл бұрын
Wow, a lot of great information!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@titosmith7942 Жыл бұрын
Jazz is a never ending journey for me and I'm not a master by any means. The thing I've learned over the years is to try to connect every scale, arpeggio, lick, chords, etc. to actual jazz standards. I spent too much time in the beginning playing these things in isolation and not in context. I do think information overload is a big issue now, so you to find one thing that works for you and narrow your focus. Thanks for the interesting topic, Jens!
@jakeherndon6276 Жыл бұрын
“If you don’t like listening to jazz, then don’t try to learn it.” You have saved me HOURS of frustration. Thank you.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
We aim to please! (I suspect that advice makes sense for all genres of music?)
@abnuridd24 Жыл бұрын
I will say, anyone starting out in 2023 that found this channel is doing themselves a great service. They found the best jazz guitar teacher on KZfaq 👈👍
@zenbuilder8801 Жыл бұрын
Jens, I agree that you really should be able to hear the song in your head. If you can't, then how do you know where your going ( for those of us that play be ear, and you really should ) The first tune I learned was " Autumn Leaves" ( of course), using triads, by your video. It opened doors. Thank you again. Jeff P.S. "Learn Jazz Ply Music" tee shirts ?????
@DerektheGuitarist Жыл бұрын
love this wisdom
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it 🙂
@issaranukrit Жыл бұрын
thanks
@martinspencer366 7 ай бұрын
I reckon this bloke is one of the finest guitar teachers ever, doesn't matter what style, he cuts through the bullshit and keeps it simple. That's the key to all guitar playing, simple chord voicings and find the melody on top.
@autonerecords1410 11 ай бұрын
Jens i have just discovered your channel. Have to say just a fantastic teacher/player. I dont necessarily agree 100% with everything you say or even your "taste" BUT your approach is so entertaining, engageing and well thought out. So many players from all genres can take something away from your lessons. I know for instance Don Rich from Buck Owens band was really a jazz player...you wouldn't know from the records but the poly rythyms give a hint. Jazz offers something to all genres in my opinion. Just such great lessons though Jens . Boss stuff right here.
@JensLarsen 11 ай бұрын
Glad you like the video 🙂
@mucha766 Жыл бұрын
Things I Learned from Barry Harris and Labyrinth of Limitations are both amazing channels- glad to see them get shouted out!
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Yes, they are great 🙂
@COLDMKULTRA Жыл бұрын
" Jazz is not dead ... it just smells funny " 😂🤣😅 (FZ) ... Seriously, great information Jens 👍👍👍
@charliericker274 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. One thing that helps me, I listen to a lot of jazz and this is required for this to work, but what I like to do is play the cords and just sing out loud what sounds like a good jazz Melody to me and then go back and figure out what I had just song and play that. And before you know it you won't have to sing the melody you'll just be able to think it and play it instantly. Obviously this stuff takes a lot of work and a lot of practice.
@RIDDLE0MASTER Жыл бұрын
I have been playing guitar since 2006 - a self taught, and mostly focused on Folk fingerpicking and Blues. With the years though, I began to find it boring, repetitive and limiting. I'm trying Jazz now, and I find it very hard! Even when I am not a beginner. What worries me most, is that I don't really like most of the famous players, nor am I interested in lead improvisations. For now, the only person who really inspires me is Chris Whiteman, who plays wonderful chord melodies, but I don't know if that'll be enough to hold me in this genre, for I am way more emotionally invested in the music I used to listen since my childhood.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
I would indeed think about whether it makes sense to try to play a music that you don't like to listen to. Of course, you can listen to Chris, who is really great, but he learned a lot listening to stuff that was not solo guitar, and that may get very tricky for you.
@wildstringdom5150 Жыл бұрын
Super easy, barely an inconvenience
@rockstarjazzcat Жыл бұрын
Easy in 2023, no? Easier in 2023? I guess I needed a compared to when. I went with when I started, but that was as you said, a long time ago. 🤙🏼
@tchwojko Жыл бұрын
A video on what to consider and how to try and find a teacher would be great!
@thegaindane 8 ай бұрын
I don’t understand any of all the theory in your videos. But, by watching your videos, I still got the desire to play some jazz guitar 😍 Maybe because you’re Danish, and I love the sound of your guitar and playing. 😬
@tuaacoustic Жыл бұрын
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@MrRyusam Жыл бұрын
I think so.. thanks Jens. For all, if you like rock then listen to more rock melodies, if you like blues then listen to that music more, and so does jazz. So you can recognize or play phrase and styles of music that you like.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Exactly! 🙂
@jasonmudgarde286 Жыл бұрын
I first tried to play along with favourite jazz albums before the Internet opened up a new world of music, nowadays the best way to learn is to follow the sounds in one's soul, the music will appear with practice.
@briandavis812 Жыл бұрын
Aww man, those David Baker books are _great_.
@rearviewmirror03 Жыл бұрын
Great video for people learning jazz nowadays! But could you suggest a quick list of jazz songs to start learning?
@vullnetdyla Жыл бұрын
Hahaaa love the reference to Ryan George’s Pitch Meetings “Super easy, barely an inconvenience”
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@birage9885 7 ай бұрын
I go back to the 60s and 70s, and to me, the difference between then and now is that music is becoming more like science than art. And we know that great art wasn't made via a curriculum, great art is inspirational. One of the reasons a lot of 'great' players are self taught. Now, I don't think it is bad to learn your instrument, but like John McLaughlin once said, "learn everything, then forget it".
@neiles335 Жыл бұрын
Jens, thanks for your insights. It probably is easier to learn jazz now, but the question is, with so much material available, what do I work on next and how do I go about it? I'll check out your list on 5 best songs to learn first.
@JensLarsen Жыл бұрын
It is difficult to give too specific advice because everybody is different and at different levels, but maybe check out this post: jenslarsen.nl/how-to-learn-jazz-guitar-suggestions-to-begin-studying/
@danqodusk8140 11 ай бұрын
Many helpful suggestions as always, Jens. I think doing interval training is helpful for ear development. my ear is so-so at best. using a so-so ear trying to transcribe bop lines is virtually impossible. I can't read music, except for slow, simple lines and I'm not motivated to work my my reading skill. I'm not really interested in becoming a good jazz or bop player. My interest is primarily becoming a competent player in several genres. I think becoming a good guitar player in any genre has become much easier once the internet arrived. Now it's not unusual to see and hear people in their teens and twenties who have incredible skills. One huge, simple lesson I learned over the years is never pick up your guitar without having a specific music element to work on. If you place guitar in hand without a plan, or goal, you'll end up wasting time noodling, and I did my share of that!
@JensLarsen 11 ай бұрын
You should probably try to learn to hear things in key instead of intervals, that is much easier and much more useful 🙂
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