Studying Coltrane changes?   click HERE for a discussion of digital patterns and some ideas on practicing
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Trying to get the most out of your practice time?  Click HERE for some new ideas on practicing. 
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The most advanced players and teachers prioritize ear-training, development of ear-to-hand skills, and playing by ear as being of central importance in communicating in the jazz language. Here are some discussions on PERFECT PITCH  (part 1) (part 2) and how we can better-develop Relative Pitch and aural skills.
 
 
 
 
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Taking them outside........A lesson on the modern use of pentatonic scales.
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When Barney Kessel or Wes Montgomery improvise in long lines of chords in their solos, is this process a complete mystery to you?  If so, read this lesson on Barney Kessel and play through the example chord lines.
 
OR...Click HERE for a book on how to learn a vocabulary of chordal bebop lines in depth.