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This article is a guest post from Sean Winter. The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of playing outside of the given key centre of a song. Usually when we start out improvising we learn the scales related to whichever key we are playing in. Then the scales related to the specific …
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We’ve assembled a weekly and daily practice journal template to help you or your students keep track of practice. Download the Free Practice Journal here. [template id=”182″]
We’ve put together a list of popular summer jazz camps for young and adult performers here at Teen Jazz. We hope to continue growing the list, so if you see anything that isn’t here, please add it in the comments! Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) Berklee in LA (Varies, CA) Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz …
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This is Part II of our review of NAMM 2013. You can read the first article here: NAMM 2013 Part I. To avoid the crowds, we skipped the show on Saturday and went Sunday once things had settled down. Although it seemed like a good idea to skip a day, we missed out a few …
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I have opted to split my report on NAMM 2013 into two separate articles. In the first, I’ll review some of what stood out the first two days and in the second I’ll discuss the final two days of the show. They changed things around a bit at NAMM this year, hoping to improve the …
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Here are some jazz phrases that we like and found entertaining. There are so many more than what we’ve listed here, so feel free to add your favorites in the comments! The Apple – New York City. Axe – An instrument. Bag – A particular interest. Balloon lungs – A wind player with plenty of …
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I am not always as productive as I could hope to be because finding the time to manage various tasks can be quite a challenge. As musicians, we have a diverse range of responsibilities including everything from recording to marketing, performance to teaching, and each of these tasks we may complete each and every day. …
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Looking for a really great resource for practicing and learning to play your instrument? Saxophonist Bob Reynolds has a series of videos with lessons for musicians at any stage. The videos provide really great and insightful advice. There are currently five videos and they each cover a different aspect of practice. I don’t want to …
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We recently tripped across a fantastic website that provides musicians with a “one-stop shop” for learning various jazz standards and jazz tunes. They feature everything from Song for my Father to ‘Round Midnight and they also spotlight various contemporary albums. Each entry features a brief summary of the song – when it was written, who …
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This last Sunday was one of several opportunities that I have had to see bass player Darryl Williams perform with his band and he never fails to impress audiences with his energetic music and talented group. The line up this past weekend included U-Nam on guitar, Tony Moore on drums, Jason Weber on sax, Greg …
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