This week we wrap up our series on composition. In keeping with the tradition, this is a tune of the month episode but this time, instead of using a jazz standard, we use the composition that I have been writing this month for you. I’m taking the chord progression from last episode, writing my own…
Welcome back! This is our third episode on the art of composing and what you can do to get started with this important part of being a jazz musician. This week, we talk about writing chord progressions before melodies and some tips and tactics you can use to come up with your first chord progression…
This week we look at the age old question, should I write the melody or the chord changes first when composing? My answer is; both! This episode will be all about writing short melodies with prompts and a few rules. This will be the first time you are faced with a blank page but don’t…
Composition is an important part of any well rounded jazz education path. With that being said, let’s figure out how to get you started down this path! One of the most intimidating parts of composing is starting at an empty page. It can stop even the most enthusiastic blossoming composers in their tracks. In this…
This week’s episode brings our series in October to a close. Do you feel like you gained some valuable information on learning tunes in multiple keys?? I sure hope you did. We are going to finish up the series with an etude written over, It Could Happen To You. There is a catch, however. The…
The month of October has five Fridays, so I decided to put out an episode that was more of a discussion than a lesson. We have spent the past three episodes talking about techniques for learning and understanding tunes in multiple keys, but haven’t really asked why we are doing this. This week, I wanted…
