How to Play Drum Rudiments In A Musical Way
Ever since I was a kid learning to play the drums, I've been aware of the debate about rudiments. Many drummers argue that rudiment can be detrimental to your feel and musicality, stating that...
3 Steps for Training Your Ear to Hear Any Chord
Ear training is of utmost importance for those of us who want to become better jazz improvisers. When it comes down to it, it's our ears that have the ability to compose melodies in...
How to Simplify Your Lines With Major Pentatonic Scales
Though pentatonic scales have been mentioned on the LJS site before, I want to look specifically at major pentatonic scales more in depth in this post. I’ll briefly introduce the way I think about...
4 Reasons Why Every Musician Should Study Jazz
Musicians spanning all kinds of genres across the world all have one thing in common: they want to become better at their craft. They want to become better players within their genre, and they...
How to Improvise Over Rhythm Changes Like a Pro
Like the Blues, “rhythm changes” is one of the most common song forms in jazz music. This 32-bar AABA form and its accompanying chord progression is derived from George Gershwin’s iconic composition “I Got...
Ear Training: Master Singing Intervals
Having great ears is an important asset for a jazz musician or any kind of musician to have. That's why working on ear training fundamentals is so important. Working on fundamentals such as intervals,...
2 Rhythmic Exercises Every Jazz Musician Should Practice
Every time I listen to an aspiring jazz musician, I find that for many of them their rhythmic game is not at the same level as the harmonic one. This is because most of...
Why Ear Training Is Important For Jazz Musicians
When it comes to jazz or any music that revolves around improvisation, having strong ears is of utmost importance.
What is improvisation anyway? It's playing in the moment. There is no time to pre-meditate the lines...
Developing Your Jazz Drum Comping
"Comping" is a term coined by jazz musicians, which means accompaniment. It is what the rhythm section players do while the lead player plays the head of a jazz tune or solos over it....
5 Jazz Chord Substitutions You Need to Know
One of the prominent characteristics of jazz music is its rich harmonic language. Not only does jazz utilize the full spectrum of diatonic harmonic movement, it includes modal harmony, and also a slew of...
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