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Guest · Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:38 am Post subject: starting jazz

when starting jazz should you focus more on the style first or learning how to improvise?

TrumpetChat · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject:

You want to focus on the style that you're playing first. Improvising comes with soloing which is more advanced. You'll learn improv. eventually as you get into more advanced music. Thanks,and keep posting. Chris

bandman · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:07 pm Post subject:

A great answer by trumpet chat to which I'll add. While you are learning the style, which you must do first, you can be learning the blues scales and also how to read a chord chart. Try playing your blues scales with a jazz rhythm and you will find yourself starting to "doodle" and pretty soon the improve will start to happen naturally.

Have you ever noticed that some people "ride" so smoothly that they sound like they aren't even thinking? That's because they know the horn "inside and out" and they can hear the chord progressions. That allows you to think less and feel more!
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bandman · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject:

I just posted this to my website for you. I hope it helps.

http://www.davehamilton.org/Blues%20scale%20study.htm

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