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4ThingtoLearnFromThisJazzPianoLick
1.Youcanmixandmatchyourminorscales.
Thislickisinaminorkey.Injustthese3measureshereWyntonplaysanaturalminorscaleideainbar1,aharmonicminorscaleideainbar2,andamelodicminorscaleideainbar3.
HowToPractice:Trymixingandmatchingnaturalminor,harmonicminor,andmelodicminorscalesoverminor251licks.
2.Youcansuperimposechordsontopofchords.
ForthemostpartWyntonisactuallyplayinganFminorarpeggiow/somechromaticapproachpatternsoverbar1Dmin7(b5).
HowToPractice:Trysoloingoveraminor7(b5)usingaminorchordarpeggioaminor3rdup.So,asanexampleifyouhaveaCmin7(b5)youcansolousingEbminorarpeggios.
Ifyouwanttoseeanotherapproachtoplayingoveraminor7(b5)chordthencheckoutthisRedGarlandlicklessonorthisotherminorjazzlicklesson.
3.Shapeisimportant.
Wyntondoesanexcellentjobofgoingdownw/chordtonesandthenconnectingthemintootherchordtonenotesw/scales.
Youllseethisalotinmanybeboplicks.Arpeggio(eitherupordown)thatthenconnectsintoascaleideaandgoestheoppositedirection.
HowToPractice:Constructsomelicksthatusethisbebopshapebyplayingascendingchordtonesforthefirst2beatsofachordandthenforthenext2beatsdescendintoascalemotion.
IfyouwanttocheckoutanotherlickthatfeaturesthisawesomeconceptthenbesuretoalsocheckoutthisCharlieParkerLick
4.ApproachPatternsareourfriends.
WyntonKellydoesanexcellentjobofthrowinginreallybeautifulsoundingchromaticnotes.
Hedoesthisbymostlyusingapproachpatterns.WevediscussedapproachpatternsbeforehereandintheAllTheThingsYouAreLesson.
Asareminderthough,approachpatternsare13chromaticnotesthatareplayedeitheraboveorbelowachordtone.Theyareplayedinordertoleadintochordsbetterandoftentimesareusedtoextendajazzlickordelayresolution.
OnasimplelevelchromaticismisalsoaHUGEpartofthejazzvocabularyanditjustsoundsgreat.
HowToPractice:Practiceleadingintochordtonesondownbeatsbyplayingacouplechromaticnoteseitheraboveorbelowyournotechoice.
Needanexample?WyntonKellydoesthisineverymeasurebutasimpleexampleofthisisthepickupintobar1beat.HeisresolvingintoF(overtheDmin7(b5)chord)butplaystwochromaticleadinnotesbeforehandGandF#.
IhopeyouveenjoyedthisWyntonKellylickandfreejazzpianolesson.IfyouenjoyedlearningthislickthenyoullreallylovemyJazzMastersMethodDVD.
ThereisawholesectiononthereonWyntonKellyand8otherlegendaryjazzpianoplayers.
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clivepayne ayearagoThanksSteve,forsheddinglightontheMysteriesofplayingjazzpiano!`
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SteveNixon(freejazzlessons) ayearagoMod >clivepayneMypleasureClive!
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GeorgeLancaster ayearagoGreatlessonSteve.Thepracticesessionsareloadedwithexplosiveimprovisationalideasandcanelevateone'simprove.Thislessonisajobwelldoneandwhatanarsenalifonefollowsthepracticesessionstoheart.
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SteveNixon(freejazzlessons) ayearagoMod >GeorgeLancasterThanksGeorge!
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JanePaul 2yearsagoI'mfindingtheselessonsreallyhelpful,thankstotheclearpresentationandpracticeguides.I'vebeenstrugglingforyearstoimproviseusingchordsymbolsbuttheselessonsshowhowtobuildupsoundsanddevelopideasfromshapesnotjustnumbers,andexplainswhyandhowitworkswhenitsoundsgood.Thankyou!
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SteveNixon(freejazzlessons) 2yearsagoMod >JanePaulAwesometohearJaneandveryhappytohaveyouhere!
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Marta 2yearsagothankstoyouIgotstartedwithplayingthepiano.Thankyou!
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SteveNixon(freejazzlessons) 2yearsagoMod >MartaGreattohear.HavefunMartaandthankyou!
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joerogers 2yearsagofantisticlicksStevekeepemscoming.
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SteveNixon(freejazzlessons) 2yearsagoMod >joerogersCoolthanksJoe!IloveWyntonsogladyoudigittoo!
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disqus_MHJaLtNCM5 3yearsagoSteve,
Greatlesson!EventhoughitsthefirstlessonIvegonethrough,Ilovehowyoubreakdownthetheoryandaddmanyideasforimprovisation.Lookingforwardtoalltheotherlessons.
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SteveNixon(freejazzlessons) 3yearsagoMod >disqus_MHJaLtNCM5Thankyouverymuch.Awesomethatyouenjoyedthelessonandwelcometothecommunityhere!
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