Here’s a quick study for your practice session: Trumpeter Kenny Dorham plays a solo line in the middle of the jazz classic “Mack The Knife” (The line starts at 0:57 above). You can get some serious mileage out of your own lines by borrowing and manipulating fragments from Kenny’s lines. Feel free to download the […]
New York Jazz Academy Faculty member Tom Dempsey recently recorded a short video series for Jazz At Lincoln Center. If you’d like to study with Tom, either in ensembles or in private lessons, let us know! He currently teaches Jazz Guitar 101, small ensembles, and private lessons in guitar, improv, and jazz theory.
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 […]
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 […]
No jazz musician can resist “The Lick.” Try out all 12 keys on your next gig! download the music for all treble clef instruments (PDF) download the music for all bass clef instruments (PDF)
Get to know your major scales better than you ever have. It’s time to change up your method. download the music (PDF)
Are you wondering what the NYJA Online free class “Music Notation Basics” is like? First, check out these sample clips and lectures. It’s a class that offers something even to the more advanced students who think they already know notation. The course also dips into fundamentals of lead sheet reading, chord progressions, and following forms. […]
This analysis is excerpted from NYJA Online course content. Check out Dexter’s solo, work on it, and keep practicing your jazz! download the music for C treble instruments (PDF) download the music for C bass instruments (PDF) download the music for B-flat instruments (PDF) download the music for E-flat instruments (PDF)
Learn some fundamentals in Bebop Line Building right here, with videos and PDF downloads. download the music for C treble instruments (PDF) download the music for C bass instruments (PDF) download the music for B-flat instruments (PDF) download the music for E-flat instruments (PDF)
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