Day 1: "learn jazz violin from a beginner violinist" series. Over the next few days, I will show you an organic approach to learning jazz improvisation. We're going to learn a tune called Blue Bossa. This is the first part but the last part also has the same chords so we've effectively learned 2/3 of the song already. The first actual step would be to learn the melody but here we are working on the harmony. One important thing to understand is that songs can be harmonized a number of different ways but in this instance, we are lucky in that most players use these harmonies (chord changes in jazz lingo). When you learn other songs, be very aware that there could be different chord changes and they might not match what you have on your sheet music (I recommend learning by ear as soon as possible though). One such example is the song Body And Soul, nowadays people are playing the music school version chord changes but if you listen to recordings from the 1930s such as Coleman Hawkins, Kanye West, Louis Armstrong, you will encounter completely different harmonies. So learning the chords to a tune helps a lot, I would also recommend listening to different recordings to get more familiar with the song. More tips to come over the next few days. Be sure to follow! If you like these mini lessons, check out my YT channel and my Soundslice and @dcmusicschool courses. All links are in my bio. #jazzviolin #jazzviolinist #beginnerviolinist #jazzlicks #arpeggios #bebop #beboplines #jazzbeginner #jazzstudent #小提琴 #爵士小提琴 #バイオリン #ジャズバイオリン #ジャズレッスン

I get a lot of questions about what kind of scales I use to improvise. It's hard to talk about this in under a minute but the basic idea is that I rarely think in terms of scales. This, of course, depends on the style of music, as certain styles do place more emphasis on scales but for bebop or swing, it is more language and vocabulary based. I basically spent countless hours carefully listening to my favorite players and figuring out their vocabulary. I also learned a lot of tunes and committed them to memory. After a while, the sound is just in your head. It's very much like learning a language. I didn't go to jazz school (though I wish I did), I mainly learned on my own and did have some private teachers here and there, and the best teachers were the ones who told me to do it on own. Ironically, at that time, I thought the lessons weren't very good because they didn't show me anything, we just played tunes but ultimately they were right: I shouldn't expect to be spoon fed information, I have to go out and figure things out for myself to have a deeper connection to the music. If you want more information on learning music organically, check out my Soundslice courses and YT channel (links in bio). #jazzguitar #jazzguitarist #bebopguitar #jazzguitarlicks #jazzeartraining #eartraining #jazzvocals #jazzscat #ジャズ #ジャズギター #ジャズレッスン #爵士 #吉他 #爵士歌手

Here is the phrase of the day. It is a Gypsy Jazz style phrase combining traditional and modern elements. If you like this stuff please check out my courses on the Soundslice site and also check out my Youtube channel for more goodies. Links in bio. #gypsyjazz #jazzmanouche #jazzguitar #jazzguitarist #guitartechnique #jazzguitarlicks #ジプシージャズ #ジャズギター #吉他手 #爵士吉他 #吉他 #木吉他