It’s been awhile since we’ve done a series, so I thought with week #39’s tip we’d start off looking at what makes some of our favorite improvised lines sound so good. I’ll be tying in some of the different tools and elements we’ve been discussing since week 1 as well as parts from my book,…
Welcome to week #38 where we’re going to talk about building a practice routine. There are many (and I mean many) different ways you can build a practice routine. Everyone has their opinion, their routine and have posted it somewhere online. If you’ve got a routine that works great and you’re seeing results-then stick with…
Week #37 is here! I can’t believe it’s been 37 straight weeks of these tips, but I truly hope you’ve been enjoying them and that they have benefited you to some degree. This week’s topic will explore two different ways we can make our lines cross over the bar line. Those that have followed along…
Welcome everyone to week #36 where we’re going to talk a little bit about triplets! I truly hope you’ve been enjoying these weekly tips and encourage you to check out the past 35 weeks (they’re archived now at the bottom of the site) if you haven’t already. Also, as you can probably tell-I’m working on…
Welcome to week #35 everyone! After last week’s tip on 3 different levels of listening and thinking about how important it is for us to open our ears and listen more…I wanted to talk about listening on the bandstand. All of the past tips have been things we actively work on when we’re in the…
Here we are at week #34’s tip where we’re going to talk about a topic that every musician and non-musician can benefit from. This week’s tip is on the different levels of listening and why each one is important for improvisers. This is also the first weekly improv tip post I’ve made since we’ve updated…
Welcome to week #33! This week’s tip is one that I can remember working diligently on while studying with Andy Classen at Drake University. This tip probably isn’t for everyone. Advanced musicians who have strong improv chops have probably already worked on this and maybe even spent time learning how to control it so they…
Welcome to week #32! This week we’re going to look at one of the most common elements found in improvisation today, the Blues. If this is your first time here, welcome! I’d highly encourage you to check out some of the past week’s tips as some of them might be helpful for you. For our…
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