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Stop Overcomplicating Jazz Composition

Stop Overcomplicating Jazz Composition

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Jazz Composition with Mary Halvorson

Jazz Composition with Mary Halvorson

Don't overthink it, don't second guess yourself, just start writing. Mary Halvorson provides insight into how to start

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Jazz Composition and Arranging Tutorial - Paul Tobey

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Composing Contrafacts to Improve Jazz Improvisation

Composing Contrafacts to Improve Jazz Improvisation

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Stop Running Scales: A Better Way to Teach Jazz Improvisation

Stop Running Scales: A Better Way to Teach Jazz Improvisation

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🎶 10 HARMONIC TECHNIQUES You're Missing (Write Better Jazz Tunes)

🎶 10 HARMONIC TECHNIQUES You're Missing (Write Better Jazz Tunes)

How do you turn a simple motif into a full

All of That! - A short jazz composition

All of That! - A short jazz composition

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Stop Overcomplicating Rhythm Changes!

Stop Overcomplicating Rhythm Changes!

Pulling from the unposted video archive here...breaking down "rhythm changes" so you don't feel boxed in all the time!

Beginning Steps for Jazz Composition

Beginning Steps for Jazz Composition

In this video, Vandoren Artist-Clinician Shawn Maxwell discusses the steps to begin

Stop Playing The Same Old Standards

Stop Playing The Same Old Standards

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Contrafacts and Beyond: Thoughts on Jazz Composition

Contrafacts and Beyond: Thoughts on Jazz Composition

A Contrafact is a new melody on existing chords. I present here a few contrafacts and also some thoughts on how to take the idea ...

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Why I Stopped Using Scales

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How to Write Modern Jazz Chord Progressions Like Wayne Shorter

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