| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: smooth jazz | |
| A_M -- 09/23/2007, 14:18:51 -- #37234 | |
| How can I play smooth jazz | |
| I want to play smooth jazz. How can I play smooth jazz? | |
| giegorz -- 11/11/2007, 05:17:36 -- #38334 | |
| I depends on what skills you have right now, first you should know the basics theory and start to work with it. You have to listen a lot of jazz and try to understand the melody and chord changes (especially standards like: "Tune Up", "Autumn Leaves" etc.). Watch videos on youtube.com recorded by Doug McKenzie (link: http://youtube.com/user/jazz2511 ). If you will watch those videos and try to understand what is he doing, I'm shure you'll be able to play really good and smooth jazz you want. | |
| olanrewaju -- 11/23/2007, 14:39:02 -- #38525 | |
| I want to be a jazz pianist | |
| I want to be able to play all kinds of jazz competently | |
| Whacky -- 11/25/2007, 19:54:55 -- #38562 | |
| me too | |
| aleph -- 03/11/2008, 13:53:35 -- #40679 | |
| I need this | |
| I am need of some songs to practice on. I prefer standards but anything that I can listen to and pick up got basics. Can't read music well but I pick up well by ear. If possible a few pointers on what exercises to practices accuracy and speed. | |
| jimmcdee -- 03/20/2008, 09:33:23 -- #40804 | |
| Get obsessed | |
| Aleph: to learn jazz piano (or anything else for that matter) takes a lot of dedication. Listen to jazz. Read about jazz. Priactice, practice, practice. Start by learning to read music well. Learn your cholds so that you don't even have to think about what notes make up an A flat major seventh or a D minot with a a flatted fifth or what a 2-5-1 is. Is it hard work? You bet it is. Bit is it worth it? Are you willing to put in at least an hour a day practicing? Try it and see. Good luck. | |
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| pink_liquorice -- 08/08/2008, 12:26:03 -- #42291 | |
| ohmygod | |
| I just looked at Doug McKenzie's stuff (http://youtube.com/user/jazz2511) thanks to the link above and it explains exactly what he does as he solos. Wow I need to spend 100 hours sitting down and doing that now. | |
| wen2007 -- 11/10/2008, 05:05:45 -- #43053 | |
| I need this | |
| Am trying to find some chord progressions for some Stevie Wonder songs; lately, Isn't she lovely, sunshine of my life. Can someone tell me chere I can get these music sheets? | |
| ominde -- 12/21/2008, 04:51:31 -- #43288 | |
| playing embelishments in jazz piano | |
| help me with notes that could guide me on how to play embelishments in jazz piano. how should the fingers move. please send me an illustration. thanks Ominde Paul | |
| faltsaband -- 02/28/2009, 04:53:19 -- #43889 | |
| for the members who understand.. | |
| it seems that everyone needs the appropriate steps to become a piano jazz expert.. However, everything is confused in our minds when we see so many different approaches, different notation, different theories, etc. The point is,some people are really selfish when they have got it..! but don't show the other what was that... its useless to spent a life to rediscover music. unless you are experimental musician. It is believed that the scientific approach of playing the Jazz piano is a fact. Who can gain these right methods and in what cost, that is a question... ps. sorry 4 my bad English, and please answer] Sam from Greece | |
| Chacky -- 03/13/2009, 11:36:27 -- #44012 | |
| Faltsaband, For me it's a hard question. I have been thinking on it for a while (and I'm still thinking on it)and I feel that knowing yourself is an important reference to know what is the approach that apply to you. It's hard for me to explain but I'm am working in knowing me better than ever in order to understand what is the best way for me to learn and become a better jazz piano player and hopefully a "jazz expert" as you call it. | |
| pakosa -- 12/04/2009, 02:20:35 -- #46001 | |
| hi | |
| I love jazz so much that I can't wait to learn. Especially smooth Jazz. | |
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| widya indarto -- 12/31/2009, 15:40:14 -- #46345 | |
| i'd like to be good player for jazz | |
| please let me download your video or would you send me the video through to my email : widya_indarto@yahoo.com thank you very much for shares. | |
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