Jazz Lesson: How to Learn the Form of “You Can’t Take That Away From Me”

Get to the point where you can understand the form of a jazz standard, both by examining a lyric sheet and a lead sheet. This lesson is an excerpt from the the tuition-free NYJA Online class “Music Notation Basics“. The full course offers something even to the more advanced students who think they already know […]

Jazz Lesson: Three Essential Dimensions of Jazz Fluency

Follow these guidelines and start making sense of your soloing. INTRODUCTION – “Carving your Path” Why do you play jazz? Do you dream of playing like a particular up-and-comer or a legend from decades past? Do you aspire to play through challenging pieces of repertoire, perhaps equating mastery with Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”? Are you trying […]

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Jazz Lesson: Three Essential Dimensions of Jazz Fluency

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