What is Modal Jazz? (And 5 Easy Modal Jazz Standards You...
Modal tunes are an essential part of jazz repertoire. If you are new to jazz music, it won't be long before you'll encounter the...
3 Dominant 7th Chord Types All Jazz Musicians Encounter
Anyone who has played jazz or leafed through a jazz fakebook or "real book" probably has noticed that the dominant 7th chord is one...
Learn the Melodic Minor Scale & Supercharge Your Jazz Improv
The melodic minor scale is one of the most important and useful scales you can master.Yes, you should know your major scale and its...
5 Ways to Make Practice Not Boring
Do you ever get that feeling when you're looking at your instrument sitting there in the corner and you just don't feel like picking...
Revisiting the Fundamentals of Learning Jazz
If you're a complete beginner to jazz, this episode is for you. If you are an intermediate jazz player, this episode is for you....
The Right Way to Use the Diminished Scale
The diminished scale is one of jazz improvisers' most useful and versatile tools. However, many musicians resist learning how this eight note scale works...
Mastering Polyrhythms: 3 Polyrhythmic Exercises Every Jazz Musician Should Know
Why should you practice polyrhythms?Well, rhythm is one of the most important aspects of jazz. To take your playing to the next level, you...
10 Tips for Learning Music By Ear
So a common piece of advice when learning jazz and becoming a better improviser, learning songs is you should do it by learning it...
The Ultimate Guide to Mastering 7th Chords (and Beyond)
Are you stuck on 7th chords and can't seem to break through? This ultimate guide to 7th chords will help you master jazz harmony.
9 Jazz Chord Progressions You Need to Know
The best way to learn jazz and improve over time is simply to learn more songs, aka jazz standards. But those jazz standards, those...