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Episode 303: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 2 Mar 11, 2022

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This week we take a look at a few more essential progressions that we didn't have time for last week. Then we talk about how to figure out the basics of form, simply by using our ears. Here we go one step further to actually learning some tunes. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 302: The Complete Guide To Learning Tunes Part 1 Mar 04, 2022

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This week we start a brand new series on learning tunes! As always, it's not as simple as diving into your favorite tune. We have some legwork to do first. In this episode we talk about some of the most common chord movements and how to practice hearing them. This is sure to make your life much easier when you get down to actually learning a jazz standard. Enjoy the episode and be sure to practice this material! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 301: Tune of the Month #2 Rhythm Changes Feb 25, 2022

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Well, here we are at the end of our series on the tri-tone substitution! This week we are studying our second tune of the month and this one is over the, ubiquitous, rhythm changes. The rhythm changes progression allows us ample opportunity to flex our muscles with our newfound knowledge and produces some very interesting sounds. Enjoy the episode! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 300: Tune of the Month #1: The Blues Feb 18, 2022

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Here we are at our first tune of the month episode in this series. This week we take a look at an etude written over the Bb blues that contains the majority of the work we have done over tri-tone substitutions. This etude is not easy and make sure you really get into the nitty gritty of how I am using the substitutions. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 299: The Tri-Tone Substitution Part 4 Feb 11, 2022

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This week we take a step back and learn some important information about resolving the progressions we have studied so far in this series. Using tension and release comes with some important caveats and we go over them in today's episode. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 298: The Tri-Tone Substitution Part 3 Feb 04, 2022

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We are back this week taking our series on the tri-tone substitution to the next level! In this episode, we discuss the possibilities for substitutions on a iii-VI -ii-V-I progression. The thinking is similar, but the execution is a bit different from last month. Enjoy the episode and thanks for listening! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 297: Tune of the Month: You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To Jan 28, 2022

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This week we take what we have covered so far in our tri-tone substitution series and apply it to the classic jazz tune, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To. This progression offers us ample opportunities to use what we have learned so far in a real life situation. Enjoy the episode and the etude! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 296: Lick of the Month: ii-V-I Tri-Tone Substitutions Jan 21, 2022

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We are back with another Lick of the Month episode! This week, we will take the progressions we learned in Episode 295 and write some killer lines over them. The lines will center around triads and 1235 patterns. This approach allows us to be creative while keeping things relatively simple. Enjoy the episode and be sure to start writing your own lines! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 295: The Tri-Tone Substitution Part 2 Jan 14, 2022

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Welcome back! This week we continue our series on the tri-tone sub and start to get into the practical applications of using this sound. We take a look at our old friend, the long ii-V-I progression and start to figure out how we can use the tension the tri-tone sub provides us with. Stay tuned for all 5 examples and next week, we will give you some concrete lines to use over these progressions. Have fun! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

Episode 294: The Tri-Tone Substitution Part 1 Jan 07, 2022

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Happy New Year everyone! Excited to be back and working on something new. In the first series of 2022, we will be talking about the tri-tone substitution and how we can start to hear and use this immensely popular sound in our playing. This device is a great way to introduce tension and interest into our playing. This series will start from square one and move through many different strategies for getting familiar with this sound. Enjoy! WANT THE PDF THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS EPISODE?? Head over to our Patreon page and when you donate $3 or more a month you get this PDF and every other. We will also be bringing you many extras exclusively to our patrons including transcriptions and a FREE gift of our latest Ebook, The Diatonic Method. We hope that we bring you value every week here at the 10 Minute Jazz Lesson and we appreciate all of your support!

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