Tag Archives: natural improvising

Weightlessness

Posted on September 12, 2015 by jazzpanflute

Jazz education generally does its best to keep up with the latest trends in music, with thousands of teachers worldwide analysing classic performances and attempting to reverse-engineer them into exercises that you can try at home. Working always on the … Continue reading →

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The ingredients of improvising musicianship

Posted on January 14, 2015 by jazzpanflute

So you want to build your massive improvising musicianship, and I hear you ask: what does that consist of? And how do I go about getting it? Inspired by coach John Wooden’s Pyramid of success,  I came up with the pyramid you … Continue reading →

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MOVES notation doesn’t tell the whole story. The 8 leap in the James Bond theme is not the same as the 8 leap in the Love Story theme. In classical theory, the first is an augmented fifth and the second … Continue reading →

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jazzpanflute | 2 Comments