1 Listen/Play Tenor Madness, look up violin tenor madness and steal bowings or blues licks 2) Blues Phrasing 3) Play along video

write out solo for take the a train. Print out staff paper: https://www.blanksheetmusic.net/ The Jazz Phrasing exercise below Learn One ii V I lick https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/25-easy-ii-v-i-licks/embed/#?secret=SJd8TaLQQN Write a solo over 4-8 bars of a tune using something you learned (a concept, lick, phrasing/bowing from 1 and 2 or from the lesson) check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-KzfB7vfFA Play Billie’s […]

Ornithology: Listen to recordings, add jazz bowings 2. Take the A Train: play melody, use jazz bowings on the eighth notes, Speed up the eighthnote part. 3. Write at least 2 lines of a solo

Ornithology: Listen to recordings, add jazz bowings 2. Take the A Train: play melody, use jazz bowings on the eighth notes, try soloing. Make sure you feel the beat going by during the long notes

Pick a ii V I lick, play over each ii V in How High The Moon The Song “Ornithology” by Charlie Parker has the same chords as How High the Moon. Listen to the song. Find the music online by searching “ornithology jazz” (make sure the first chord is G). Start to try to play […]

25 Easy ii-V-I Licks https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/blog/25-easy-ii-v-i-licks/embed/#?secret=jtElrm7iW0 Simple II V play 1357 then down 3175 of the next chord Play through these eighth note ii V’s with the II V I play along How High The Moon – Melody, Chord roots, pick out the II V I’s, Try one lick over the II v I’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGf1GHAxhE https://youtu.be/rz2OEwZE9mg […]

Simple II V play 1357 then down 3175 of the next chord Play through these eighth note ii V’s Listen to groovin high https://youtu.be/cN4Hu7t0BwA

Link: Project on Soundtrap Autumn Leaves Project – Recording list Chord roots chord tones (3rds and 7ths, 7ths and 3rds) melody solo Chord scales I. Major Do Re Mi^Fa Sol La Ti^ Do ii. Dorian Do Re^Me Fa Sol La^Tte Do iii. Phrygian Do^Ra Me Fa Sol^Le Te Do IV Lydian Do Re Mi Fi […]

Autumn Leaves Project Chord roots chord tones 1 (is root) 3 5 (skip 5) 7 melody solo Chord scales I. Major Do Re Mi^Fa Sol La Ti^ Do ii. Dorian Do Re^Me Fa Sol La^Tte Do iii. Phrygian Do^Ra Me Fa Sol^Le Te Do IV Lydian Do Re Mi Fi Sol La Ti^Do V7 Dominant […]