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Jazz Theory In 15 Minutes (Everything You Need To Know)

Brent Vaartstra
By Brent Vaartstra
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Alright, I’m gonna set the timer over for 15 minutes. I’m gonna teach you all of the music theory that you need to know to play jazz.

In this episode:

  1. The first thing to figure out
  2. Identifying the different chords
  3. How to harmonize scales with 7th chords
  4. How to build chords out of the major scale
  5. The different formulas to build different chords
  6. What are Relative Minor keys
  7. The 3 Minor Scales
  8. What is Modal harmony

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Brent Vaartstra
Brent Vaartstrahttp://www.brentvaartstra.com
Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."

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