ONE of the COOLEST ways to PRACTICE jazz standards? (On 'Bye Bye Blackbird')

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ONE of the COOLEST ways to PRACTICE jazz standards? (On 'Bye Bye Blackbird')

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MUSIC MAGUS - Aleister James Campbell

Күн бұрын

Sax master Joe Lovano's approach to practicing tunes applied to guitar, and a demonstration on 'Bye Bye Blackbird'.
I came across this way of practicing tunes a few months ago via this amazing master class:
• Joe Lovano Improvisa...
The title really grabbed my attention, as I'm sure you can imagine if you know anything about my philosophy of music. Joe is a really soulful and deep thinker about the music.
Obviously I highly recommend you check out the full lecture.
I have been applying the way of practicing tunes he describes in the lecture nearly every day for a few months, and the results have been amazing. In fact, I noticed significant changes after only a few days.
There are a lot of ways to practicing standard jazz tunes on guitar, and this is just one of them. But it's surely a great one.
As always, thanks for tuning in to Music Magus.
All the best with your music,
Aleister James Campbell

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@music_magus Ай бұрын

This was simply a short introduction to this wonderful method of exploring tunes, so please let me know in the comments if you'd like me to go a lot deeper in a future video(s). Yours truly, AjC

@samgraham1111 Ай бұрын

Always happy to hear about stuff like this in greater depth, I find your explanations well-presented and easy to understand

@music_magus Ай бұрын

@@samgraham1111 Thanks a lot Sam - I'll see what I can cook up. 🤠

@rewtaah Ай бұрын

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@music_magus Ай бұрын

@@rewtaah hope you figure it out. 💚

@neilbertuk1 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this one, look forward to any deeper dive you want to do.

@AlchemyMelbourne 3 күн бұрын

Nice intro!!! And another great lesson mate 👍Thanks for posting these videos its a great resource. Love your chord voicing choices 😀

@music_magus 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, as always my friend! Much appreciated.

@fretworks9692 12 күн бұрын

Awesome video. It's essentially the way people learn to play a jazz blues: initially we have four bars of the I chord leading to the IV, then we learn to add the IV chord for bar two, maybe eventually adding a ii-V leading to the two bars of the IV chord, then adding a #IV diminished chord for bar six, etc. I like this a lot. Once you have the basic bare bones structure down, you can add all the substitutions you like, rather than memorizing someone else's. The rubato method is great too. That's how Jeff Berlin advises how to learn new phrases, and it made a huge difference in how I learn other people's solos or more complicated heads. Well done!

@music_magus 12 күн бұрын

@@fretworks9692 thanks for your insightful comment. I completely agree. Ive been trying to do the same thing with Giant Steps lately. I might do a video on it at some point. Cheers, AjC

@fretworks9692 10 күн бұрын

@@music_magus I'd love to see that! I was taught to learn Giant Steps as a slow bossa, which worked very well. It was comparatively easy to get it up to speed after doing that for a while. I look forward tog seeing more of your work!

@music_magus 10 күн бұрын

@@fretworks9692 Absolutely a great approach. I spent years trying to run before I could crawl.

@uberjam-sam8512 Ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this lesson and your playing. I know this tune as a listener of Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett, never seeing it from a musicians perspective, which I found illuminating.i like the idea of stripping a tune down to its essence. It creates a different way of knowing.

@music_magus Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for you comment! I've heard Miles play it a bunch, but not so familiar with Keith's interpretations. I must check it out.

@johnstephen7610 Ай бұрын

I'm not clear on what exactly it is, that transformed your playing. Is it playing the tune slowly? Is it mapping out the chords beforehand? Is it playing more, rather than taking lessons? I didn't hear you explain what it is that transformed your playing. You play very, very nicely, I enjoyed listening to you, but I could use clarification on what exactly the "thing" is that transformed your playing.

@music_magus Ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, John. Spending time moving through the tune(s) in a relaxed, almost rubato way. Rather than using backing tracks. a metronome, or any other method that involves keeping strictly in time. Working from the simplest version of the chords certainly helps, too. I recommend checking out the original Joe Lovano lecture for a more eloquent explanation than I could ever hope to give... 🤠🤘

@johnstephen7610 Ай бұрын

@@music_magus Thank you so much for providing this clarification. Very helpful. I am always looking for ways to improve my playing, particularly for jazz standards, so I will give this a try.

@music_magus Ай бұрын

@@johnstephen7610 Happy to help! I hope it provides you the results it has for me.