The easy way to practice pentatonic for jazz

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Introduction - 00:00
Dinah easy - 04:40
Dinah progressive - 06:55
Rhythm changes - 08:07
Summertime - 11:05
Simple blues - 13:47

The easy way to practice pentatonic for jazz

If you struggle to find the time to practice jazz chords and scales and wish there was an easier way, then why not give pentatonic a try.

I would not say it’s a hack as you still need to play with a great deal of creativity to make sound authentic but it can be a great way into jazz improvisation for the beginner or early intermediate jazz student.

In this video I take you through what a pentatonic scale is and how I get an extra note by using the related blues scale to the major pentatonic!

The tunes we will look at in this video include

Dinah - Summertime - Rhythm changes - Simple blues

Some of the tunes only use one pentatonic scale, others use more!

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They come in Concert pitch, Bb pitch, Eb pitch as well as bass clef.

I also send you the backing tracks and recorded demos of myself playing the etudes.

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Here are links to other lessons I have created that you may find helpful.

Bebop lines the easy way video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV31IbZRVgU

Check out the lessons I created on the jazz standard 'There will never be another you'
Lesson 1 - Practicing the changes - https://youtu.be/OvtJf9XslcE
Lesson 2 - Rhythm - https://youtu.be/cDkxasfMZj4
Lesson 3 - Scales and forward motion/targeting - https://youtu.be/zNRg5KimSfA
Lesson 4 - Practicing jazz with structure - https://youtu.be/UfZbnm3dy1s

Autumn leaves lessons -

Lesson 1 - Major - https://youtu.be/-hlZZN8a0NQ
Lesson 2 - Minor - https://youtu.be/zXwDKGMekVY

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Email 1 - Getting around a ii -v- i - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sz3K5fsvL4
Email 2 - Can can jazz etude - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKXEa-GPABk
Email 3 - Practicing jazz vocabulary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4LSE4Tek6E
Email 4 - Chordal solo on 'All of me' https://youtu.be/hNUwpMYNpcY
Email 5 - Basin street chordal solo - https://youtu.be/pnXSRKFf6k0
Email 6 - Chet Baker diatonic approach blog post resources - https://www.jazzetudes.net/post/a-chet-baker-diatonic-approach-to-jazz-improvisation
Email 7 - Cherokee jazz etude - https://youtu.be/R04Gzboak7A
Email 8 - Someday my prince will come solo - https://youtu.be/a_X3a6haMp4


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