How I Memorized 300 Jazz Standards in 5 Years

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• JO

  @John-Culbreth · 3 weeks ago

  Best kept secret of jazz school is how jazz gigs actually work: you make $1 per tune you know. Great advice!

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• JO

  @johncubbin825 · 3 weeks ago

  Very helpful. There’s still a lot of work but knowing that you really need to know the tune well and that there’s a limited number of chord progressions involved is a real insight.

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• AL

  @allmotivation3827 · 3 weeks ago (edited)

  Good job! &nbsp;I would have freaked out at this when I was 20. &nbsp;It would have changed my life.<br>The next step is to learn some of them so well that you can concentrate on your performance. &nbsp;Make your phrasing great and emotional instead of passable. &nbsp;Feel the room and improvise to the mood, or to get attention back. &nbsp;What does your face look like? &nbsp;Those parts are where the greats get great. &nbsp;Also, smoke and drink a little if you trust Sarah Vaughn.

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• JO

  @joshnewburry · 2 weeks ago

  Great video! Definitely gonna share with some of my students 😎

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• BE

  @betelgeuseaml · 2 weeks ago

  Excellent advices! &nbsp;You have cleared many obscure clouds around learning jazz to me, in minutes! &nbsp; Thanks a lot.

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• JA

  @jaxkass6996 · 2 weeks ago

  Great video-Thanks for approaching this subject.

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• RW

  @rw8785 · 2 weeks ago

  Been singing along with backing tracks I created while riding mower for a decade now. Great way to learn/relearn music.<br>Great advice! thanks.

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• TK

  @tkzic · 3 weeks ago

  Great advice. Thanks.

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• SH

  @shakesrear7850 · 2 weeks ago

  Amazing.

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• BA

  @barryo5158 · 3 weeks ago

  Another You is also like Parker changes with a longer harmonic rhythm.

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• JU

  @juanitacucinotta3319 · 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for this. &nbsp;I&apos;ve been playing (and singing jazz) for years and whilst I have been aware of the patterns ie ii V I, I still have issues with remembering and understanding how these tunes work and basically concluded that I just don&apos;t have a jazz brain. &nbsp;It just all seemed to confusing. &nbsp;However, the first basic chart you showed made sense and it&apos;s given me a bit more confidence to allow my ego mind to tackle this once more. &nbsp;I like your teaching style - it&apos;s nice and simple which is what people like myself need. As a teacher myself, your style resonates. &nbsp;I&apos;ve also always been an advocate for learning melody to see the connection with the chords, plus I think it&apos;s necessary for soloing. &nbsp;But that&apos;s just how I work. Thanks again and cheers

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• PE

  @PeterWoodward2000 · 2 weeks ago

  Nice content

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