This week continues the theme of playing smooth lines in one direction over difficult changes. This week we step it up a notch and look at the same concept over the great John Coltrane composition, Giant Steps. Yet another harmonically dense tune that is typically played at a fast tempo. What we discover when looking at this particular tune is that it's not as difficult as we first thought to connect these chords using half step motion. In this week's PDF we are going to combine directions and … [Read more...]
Search, Search, Search…..
The search is important, especially in music and anything creative. When we are searching we are alive and alert. Open to input and ready to put our creations into the universe. We are testing them and receiving feedback. Our minds are sizzling with a quest for knowledge and improvement. Once we convince ourselves that the search is over, we think we have arrived. This is equal to death for creativity. We will never arrive at our ultimate creative zenith acting un-searchingly. Striving for … [Read more...]
Motivation Monday: Drum Genius!
I haven't been this excited to show you all something in a while. This app rules! Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]
Episode 135: Linear Playing Over Rhythm Changes
This week is a topic that we have touched on before but I would like to revisit it again. Learning to play long lines through dense changes is not easy and takes a lot of practice and thought. Rhythm changes are one of the best examples of chord changes that come at you quickly and can be very difficult. In this episode, we talk about playing a single direction line that weaves it's way through the changes while adapting to the harmony as it goes. This helps us to avoid playing per-programmed … [Read more...]
Motivation Monday: The Car
This week we talk about turning an unproductive part of our lives into a more rewarding experience. Would you like to support the creators of this podcast? If so, please head over to our Patreon page and show your love by donating $3 or more each month. You get incredible benefits and this keeps the podcast coming at you regularly. Thanks so much! … [Read more...]
Episode 134: The Blues Scale Alternative
This week is all about something I've been sharing with my students a lot lately. We traditionally teach the blues scale or the minor pentatonic to beginning students and use them ourselves when we are searching for that traditional, 'bluesy' sound. The problem with this scale, in my opinion, is that it actually contains a lot of really horrible notes. That's why I came up with my own scale that I call, 'The Minor-Major Pentatonic.' This scale fits the chord structure of the blues in a much … [Read more...]
Write 4 Bars Of Music Every Day
Writing music is extremely fulfilling, but damn is it hard. At least for me at any rate. Staring at the blank page is one of the most intimidating things in the world. That's why, for the past 2 weeks I have been writing 4 measures of music every single day. Most of it has been horrible. Like, never see the light of day, thrown in the trash can immediately kind of horrible. That's the bad news. The good news is that I already have solid ideas for two compositions that will actually turn into … [Read more...]
Motivation Monday: History
This week is all about another lesson I took from hanging with Joe Lovano. Do you know the history of this music? WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz … [Read more...]
Episode 133: Stanley Turrentine’s Flexibility
Stanley Turrentine was truly one of the best saxophone players of our time. His ability to cross genres and even make people who weren't jazz fans perk up at the sound of his horn is nothing short of amazing. This week we are taking an 8 bar phrase from his solo on The Sunny Side Of The Street and investigating what makes it sound so good. What we find is his ability to blend very bluesy, somewhat simple, passages, straight into some burning, double time bebop material. This is something we … [Read more...]
Handling Yourself At A Jam Session
Jam sessions are one of the best parts about being a jazz musician. Whether it's at a club or in someone's basement, getting together with other people that love playing jazz just as much as you do is a great way to meet other musicians, practice playing in front of people, and show off what you've been working on lately. There are, however, some unspoken rules at jam sessions that if you don't follow, may not get you invited back or called for any gigs in the future. Jam sessions can and … [Read more...]
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