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Brent gives out weekly jazz lessons, tutorials, and advice geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician. Learn about music theory, jazz improvisation, practicing, and much more.
Jazz Tips and Advice
21 Jazz Skills You Can Practice Right Now
Sometimes you just don't know what to practice and could use a little bit of help in the right direction. I get it.That's why...
Ear Training
How to Train Your Ear to Hear ANY Chord
One of the fundamentals of ear training is being able to hear chords. If you think about it, being able to recognize chords is...
Learn Jazz Standards
How to STOP Getting Lost When Playing a Jazz Standard
One common question people ask me is "how to I stop from getting lost while playing a tune?" I totally get it. If we...
Jazz Tips and Advice
Crash Course On Which Scales to Play Over 7th Chords
What scales do you play over different 7th Chords? Comment below.Scales are important to help us learn our instruments. They are also a good...
Ear Training
How to Train Your Ears to Hear Intervals the RIGHT Way
One of the most important skills musicians need to develop is their ears. Jazz improvisation is all about having great ears so that you...
Learn Jazz Standards
Super Hip Sonny Rollins Blues Lick
Learning jazz language is super important for becoming a better jazz improviser. And when it comes down to getting the biggest bang for your...
Learn Jazz Standards
10 Master Jazz Standards You Need to Know
When it comes to becoming a better jazz musician, we need to be learning jazz standards. Jazz standards are the vehicles in which jazz...
Jazz Tips and Advice
Jazz Lick of the Week #17 Ornithology Lick
This week features an awesome jazz lick for you to use which I call the "Ornithology Lick". This lick refers to Charlie Parker's bebop...
Jazz Tips and Advice
Jazz Lick of the Week #16: Minor ii-V-i Resolving to a Minor 6
Should you be learning how to play jazz off of YouTube videos, just like this one?Here's a brand new Jazz Lick of the Week...
Jazz Tips and Advice
Jazz Lick of the Week #15: Un-altered ii-V-I
Here's a brand new Jazz Lick of the Week for you to practice! This one is an un-altered lick over a ii-V-I progression. Take...
