For many Denver families, the excitement of a student pursuing a music career is often met with a side of “financial anxiety.” The cost of higher education is a significant hurdle, but there is a powerful way to clear it: Dual Enrollment. Quick Answer: How to Earn College Music Credits in High School Denver high schoolers…
Welcome to the definitive glossary of jazz targeting concepts – curated and defined by Jason Klobnak. Whether you’re a developing improviser or a seasoned player looking to sharpen your harmonic vocabulary, these entries break down the core ideas behind the Targeting approach to jazz improvisation. Bookmark this page and return often – it grows with you. Chromatic…
3 Common Mistakes in Jazz Improvisation In this post, we’re going to talk about 3 common mistakes in Jazz improvisation. These are some of the pitfalls that improvisers often fall into when they’re learning how to solo. By understanding these mistakes and how to avoid them, you’ll be able to improve your jazz improvisation skills….
How to Use Jazz Improvisation to Improve Communication Skills In Teenagers As a high school student or even a band director, you might be looking for ways to improve your improvisation and communication skills for yourself or your students. You might think that jazz improvisation isn’t the right place to start, but it’s one of…
A Modern Jazz Practice Routine & Play – Along You need to work on technique, but are bored with the same routine? One of the benefits I have found while working on my undergraduate degree was being able to play a Bill Adam styled trumpet routine with another trumpet player. This allowed us to rest…
2022 Update – It’s been years since I’ve done the Improvisation Thursday Facebook Live. It’s had a number of variations (i.e. YouTube’s Lick of the Day, What To Do With These Licks, etc.). You can still view the videos, but if you’d like the most up-to-date info; I would invite you to visit my online…
– 2022 Update – Key of C Pentatonic Target Examples in this post! It’s been years since I’ve done the Improvisation Thursday Facebook Live. It’s had a number of variations (i.e. YouTube’s Lick of the Day, What To Do With These Licks, etc.). You can still view the video, but if you’d like the most…
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