How do we spell out the changes when chords can sometimes move by so quickly? Follow along with our last YouTube tutorial for the year with Guitar & Ensemble teacher, Mike Anderson who gives some tips on how to construct bebop lines on...
Bass Teacher at JMI, Andrew Shaw takes you through Part II of his tutorial on Walking Bass! This time around, Andrew goes into a little more depth about scales and chromatic passing notes and how they can link you from chord to chord,...
Root notes, guide tones and melody notes! Here's a cool way of thinking about Voice-Leading on Guitar thanks to Travis Jenkins. Let us know if you enjoyed this video and if there are any questions you have! #jazzguitar #jazzmusic...
Course Coordinator, Paula is back for a quick workout that covers the 7-3-5, 3-Note Voicing on Piano! Give it a try and let us know how you went! Answers and further exercises can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder......
There's always more sounds to discover! Follow along with Mike Anderson on his latest tutorial about Discovering Extensions on Dominant 7 Chords. Hopefully after watching this video, you can get some more beautiful colours out of your...
Ever wanted to add more to your jazz language when soloing? Here's how to create more exciting melodic lines using bebop melodies thanks to Head of School, Dan Quigley. #milesdavis #bebop #bebopmusic #jazzmusic #jazzimprovisation #jazz...
Get a crash course on the four main components of 'Doodle Tonguing' Technique for Trombone thanks to our Trombone Educator, Mikael Strand. This technique allows the player to articulate much faster than the single tongue, while maintaining...
Take a trip to New Orleans with Wil Sargisson, as he teaches the style of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Piano. Be transported into the minds of many legendary piano players that enjoyed this style of piano playing. #pianohistory #rnbpiano...
Arranging Teacher at JMI, Brad Esbensen discuss the Basics of Orchestration, specifically through looking at the process of arranging a basic rock tune for a variety of different instruments! This tutorial is fully notated for easier...
Woodwind Teacher at JMI, Joshua Hatcher teaches us about three of his important technical considerations for the saxophone. When you play saxophone, what happens in your hands, inside your mouth and with your overall air management? Let us...
Using small groupings of numbers to create rhythmical phrases, you are able to develop creating space in your solo and also create interaction with the rhythm section. Watch Head of School, Dan Quigley explain this in our latest video....
Course Coordinator & Piano Teacher, Paula Girvan has a simple exercise on learning to play variations of the seventh chord on piano. Seventh chords are a must-learn if you wish to play jazz. Previously, Paula went over playing triads...