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Lessons in Modern Jazz Improvisation.
We'll try to free ourselves from conform institutional thinking and approach Music in new ways. This is about NewJazz and not OldJazz. So we live on the edge; sometimes we'll fall into the deep and sometimes we'll go right to the top.
I like to keep on being "small". I run the NewJazz project by myself and I do not make a business concept out of it (no sponsors or merchandise either). I read all of your comments and I try hard to answer all of your questions. I love to be in touch.
Approximately every second month a NewJazz lesson is uploaded. All my lessons are designed so that you can approach them in NO specific order. I try to make them all start out easy. If a lesson becomes too advanced (or weird), just skip to another one. So just pick out a subject that you love and let Music grow from there… in that way you keep Motivated - and
Motivation makes Music!
Oliver Prehn, NewJazz, Master in Music & Multimedia
We'll try to free ourselves from conform institutional thinking and approach Music in new ways. This is about NewJazz and not OldJazz. So we live on the edge; sometimes we'll fall into the deep and sometimes we'll go right to the top.
I like to keep on being "small". I run the NewJazz project by myself and I do not make a business concept out of it (no sponsors or merchandise either). I read all of your comments and I try hard to answer all of your questions. I love to be in touch.
Approximately every second month a NewJazz lesson is uploaded. All my lessons are designed so that you can approach them in NO specific order. I try to make them all start out easy. If a lesson becomes too advanced (or weird), just skip to another one. So just pick out a subject that you love and let Music grow from there… in that way you keep Motivated - and
Motivation makes Music!
Oliver Prehn, NewJazz, Master in Music & Multimedia
AVOID AVOIDING THE AVOID NOTES
AVOID NOTES? What're those? Well, don’t be afraid, because these apparently ‘forbidden’ notes are not dangerous at all - on the contrary.
In this NewJazz Lesson we’ll walk through some of the most commonly declared AVOID NOTES - and one by one I’ll show you how they are all COLORFUL, THRILLING and UNAVOIDABLE. Avoid notes give contrast and characteristics to jazz music.
We’ll also play ‘forbidden’ JAZZ CHORD PROGRESSIONS. And by the very end of this lesson I’ll show you a fascinating thrilling SUPER JAZZ CHORD that contains lots of avoid notes. This Jazz lesson will be an exciting and fun musical journey for sure…
Short Wikipedia article and overview of the avoid note concept - with references.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoid_note
Translations of the English subtitles to Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French by Edgardo Solano from Colombia. Thank you so much Edgardo!!! You can turn on the subtitles and choose a language in the video settings.
All NewJazz lessons are free, public and for everybody. If you want to help me keep going you are so much welcome to make a small voluntary donation at either
www.patreon.com/newjazz or
www.paypal.me/newjazz
You can also just give me a nice like - moral support is also great support!!! Thank you so much :) :) :)
Many warm regards from Oliver Prehn
University Master degree in Music & Multimedia
www.newjazz.dk
Index
00:00 Intro
03:10 Avoid note DEFINITION
03:33 MAJOR SCALE avoid note
06:23 DORIAN avoid note
09:38 NATURAL MINOR avoid note
12:31 PHRYGIAN avoid note
14:27 MIXOLYDIAN B6 avoid note
17:25 LOCRIAN avoid note
19:55 Avoid ii-V-I CHORD PROGRESSION
22:58 Avoid SUPER JAZZ CHORD
27:07 Outro
In this NewJazz Lesson we’ll walk through some of the most commonly declared AVOID NOTES - and one by one I’ll show you how they are all COLORFUL, THRILLING and UNAVOIDABLE. Avoid notes give contrast and characteristics to jazz music.
We’ll also play ‘forbidden’ JAZZ CHORD PROGRESSIONS. And by the very end of this lesson I’ll show you a fascinating thrilling SUPER JAZZ CHORD that contains lots of avoid notes. This Jazz lesson will be an exciting and fun musical journey for sure…
Short Wikipedia article and overview of the avoid note concept - with references.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoid_note
Translations of the English subtitles to Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French by Edgardo Solano from Colombia. Thank you so much Edgardo!!! You can turn on the subtitles and choose a language in the video settings.
All NewJazz lessons are free, public and for everybody. If you want to help me keep going you are so much welcome to make a small voluntary donation at either
www.patreon.com/newjazz or
www.paypal.me/newjazz
You can also just give me a nice like - moral support is also great support!!! Thank you so much :) :) :)
Many warm regards from Oliver Prehn
University Master degree in Music & Multimedia
www.newjazz.dk
Index
00:00 Intro
03:10 Avoid note DEFINITION
03:33 MAJOR SCALE avoid note
06:23 DORIAN avoid note
09:38 NATURAL MINOR avoid note
12:31 PHRYGIAN avoid note
14:27 MIXOLYDIAN B6 avoid note
17:25 LOCRIAN avoid note
19:55 Avoid ii-V-I CHORD PROGRESSION
22:58 Avoid SUPER JAZZ CHORD
27:07 Outro
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Thrilling Scales for the ii-V-i progression in MINOR
zhlédnutí 12KPřed 2 měsíci
We'll learn what scales to use on what chords when playing the ii-V-i progression in MINOR. And by the end we will have created a very useful and complete SCALE CHART for jazz improvisation. In this other jazz lesson we also build up a similar scale chart - but over the chords from the ii-V-I progression in MAJOR. czcams.com/video/obehWchLrlo/video.html Here we have the two scale charts (MINOR ...
Thrilling Scales for the ii-V-I progression in Major
zhlédnutí 23KPřed 4 měsíci
We'll learn what scales to use on what chords when playing the ii-V-I progression in MAJOR. And by the end we will have created a very useful and complete SCALE CHART for jazz improvisation. Our SCALE CHART is complete and enclosed - and we'll find out that we can combine any of our scales to make an awesome result. At the conclusion of this jazz lesson I'll demonstrate that, by rolling dice an...
5 Practical Beginner Tips to Piano Improvisation
zhlédnutí 37KPřed 6 měsíci
In this Piano Improvisation Lesson we'll learn 5 Easy and Practical Beginner Tips on how to Improvise over Common Jazz 7th Chords. Later on we’ll add some Additional and more Advanced Jazz Chord Flavors as well... All NewJazz lessons are free, public and for everybody. I have no sponsors and I sell no merchandise. I'm just little me trying to make Music the EPIC CENTER of everything! If you wan...
A Funky Modal Jazz Fusion Jam (observe all the thrilling scales in use on the keys)
zhlédnutí 16KPřed 8 měsíci
THE SCALES in use ARE WRITTEN above the piano AND MARKED on the keys. A Funky, Modal, Jazz Fusion Jam in D minor by "The NewJazz Fusion Trio". Fabricio Pereira; Bass Red-E (Erik Frandsen); Drums Oliver Prehn; Piano Title; "a minor jam" The musical scales in use on the piano; Natural Minor Aeolian Dominant (Hindu) Locrian Altered Dominant bb7 Lydian Augmented Mixolydian (no6) Lydian Minor Blues ...
THE MEGA EXTENDED JAZZ CHORD
zhlédnutí 68KPřed 10 měsíci
We’ll create a thrilling MEGA jazz chord. First we'll build up the chord. Then we’ll do music theory and analyze what we hear. Finally we'll learn simple and easy practical tips about how we can use the MEGA chord when improvising Jazz Music… I refer to this other lesson about scales and their systematics; czcams.com/video/9C6hPGG7C8Y/video.html About 6 years ago I presented the idea about the ...
SYSTEMATIC OVERVIEW of MUSICAL SCALES
zhlédnutí 60KPřed rokem
We’ll create a simple, outstanding and consistently systematic overview of musical scales. First we’ll define our field of study. Then we’ll do a methodical scale walkthrough and draw our simple overview scale chart. And finally, if you're interested, we'll discuss some geeky music theory stuff about the methods in use and the preconditions of our simple scale overview chart. In many ways, this...
How to improvise LYDIAN - Simple & Thrilling Modern Jazz Methods
zhlédnutí 95KPřed rokem
We'll learn a simple and thrilling method to approach Lydian - in that way we'll create an Exciting and Fun Lydian Playground suited for Modern Jazz improvisation. We can use the Lydian Playground both when playing with or without a band. First we'll learn to play Lydian by using a simple Major Triad Add2 structure. Then we'll do thrilling Lydian Progressions. Then we'll play gripping Contrary ...
Modern jazz in LYDIAN MODE with a simple HAND GRIP
zhlédnutí 16KPřed rokem
Lydian improvisation with graphics on top of the piano showing the hand grip positions in use. In the center of the screen you'll also see the Lydian progression in use: ||: E Lydian | D Lydian | C Lydian | B Lydian | A Lydian | G Lydian | F Lydian :|| On the bass we have the passionate and spirited Fabricio Pereira (the Earth Man). On the drums we have the impulsive and dynamic Erik Frandsen (...
Exercises to gain TOTAL RHYTHMIC FREEDOM when improvising jazz
zhlédnutí 51KPřed rokem
This lesson is an alternative and quite silly approach to Jazz. But we really don't care, because our silly exercises of rhythm are also very applicable and useful. And Music is all about being a little silly sometimes - having fun. So you may want to try this out. At 26:08 I refer to this other lesson about how to play all the 7 Modes by using a single pentatonic hand grip: czcams.com/video/P_...
EASY TIPS to "SpiceUp" the DORIAN MODE
zhlédnutí 49KPřed rokem
We'll learn to really SpiceUp the Dorian Mode when improvising a jazz solo. First we'll learn some basic stuff about how to play Dorian by using a pentatonic HAND GRIP. Then we'll add some thrilling BLUE NOTES. Then I'll show you THE GOLDEN JAZZY TRICK (how to blend in the Locrian Mode). Finally I'll present some EXTRA MATERIAL (how we can easily transpose our thrilling techniques to any tonali...
POLY MODAL IMPROVISATION with the Major Modes
zhlédnutí 40KPřed rokem
This lesson ended up pretty advanced - but only in theory!!! In practice we use only ONE simple hand grip!!! But we do not just play a single mode - we play POLY MODAL; we freely alter our sound and we blend different thrilling colors and flavors making our jazz improvisation organic and alive. If you want to investigate more thrilling benefits of the hand grip technique you can also try out th...
Easy Method to Improvise in ANY KEY
zhlédnutí 178KPřed 2 lety
The great advantages of using HAND GRIPS - a simple tool for free jazz improvisation. First we'll learn how we can quite easily improvise in any key. Then we'll learn to blend different musical scales; we'll play POLY MODAL and make our jazz improvisation both colorful and exciting - we'll gain a fantastic tonal freedom and tell a musical story! By the end we'll go further in depth about the ID...
LOTS of BLUESY JAZZ PHRASES in SLOW MOTION
zhlédnutí 111KPřed 2 lety
19 exercises with bluesy jazz lines for the right hand over the ii-V-I chord progression in C - first in normal speed, then in slow motion so that you can play along and really investigate what's going on in detail - nice and easy. In the left hand we play a simple walking bass. Above the keys we have the sheet music. We'll start out easy with exercise 1 and then the exercises get more advanced...
3 fingers to do thrilling "ii-V-I" improvisation
zhlédnutí 66KPřed 2 lety
We'll use only 3 fingers to do thrilling blues & jazz improvisation over the standard ii-V-I chord progression. We'll start out simple - then we'll gradually add more and more stuff - finally we'll add the pinkie to the party ;) With the 3 finger motor system we take advantage of the physiology of the hand so that we can play really fast, firm and steady. Furthermore we have a simple and safe h...
Use thrilling CHROMATIC TONES to improvise over the ii-V-I chords
zhlédnutí 84KPřed 2 lety
Use thrilling CHROMATIC TONES to improvise over the ii-V-I chords
Blending the MAJOR & MINOR Blues Scale
zhlédnutí 52KPřed 2 lety
Blending the MAJOR & MINOR Blues Scale
Go INSIDE & OUTSIDE when improvising Jazz
zhlédnutí 54KPřed 2 lety
Go INSIDE & OUTSIDE when improvising Jazz
A Modal 'Viking' Blues (with graphics showing the scales in use)
zhlédnutí 24KPřed 2 lety
A Modal 'Viking' Blues (with graphics showing the scales in use)
How to Play Thrilling 'Free Style' Jazz - Right Away!!!
zhlédnutí 288KPřed 3 lety
How to Play Thrilling 'Free Style' Jazz - Right Away!!!
How to use the PENTATONIC SCALE to improvise thrilling Jazz...
zhlédnutí 131KPřed 3 lety
How to use the PENTATONIC SCALE to improvise thrilling Jazz...
POLY MODAL IMPROVISATION with the Melodic minor Modes
zhlédnutí 49KPřed 3 lety
POLY MODAL IMPROVISATION with the Melodic minor Modes
PRACTICAL SHORTCUT to play all the MELODIC MINOR MODES
zhlédnutí 98KPřed 3 lety
PRACTICAL SHORTCUT to play all the MELODIC MINOR MODES
Funky 'Train' Jazz in G (with Scale Graphics on Keys)
zhlédnutí 52KPřed 3 lety
Funky 'Train' Jazz in G (with Scale Graphics on Keys)
The SECRET to become FAST & STEADY on the PIANO
zhlédnutí 1,8MPřed 3 lety
The SECRET to become FAST & STEADY on the PIANO
101 Licks & Phrases in Slooow Motion - for Jazz Improvisation
zhlédnutí 143KPřed 3 lety
101 Licks & Phrases in Slooow Motion - for Jazz Improvisation
1:25 started off like Erik Satie! Definitely subscribed
Can you do a lesson on the Hexatonic Scale at some point? Or is there a Video on this channel? Thank you so much your friend Bill
Hi Bill :) Great suggestion! But I have so many requests so I’m not sure if or when - I hope that you understand... but I'll have it in mind for sure :) Thanks a lot for your input and feedback. Cheers from Oliver
Can this lesson be applied to just normal blues? So when I do a blues song I can mix between the two scales?
Hi :) Sometimes yes - it depends on the song, what sound we want and so on. In this playlist I've gathered all my lessons about blues and we also use hand grips to play 12 bar blues chord progressions czcams.com/play/PLd8gNAxPUcJw5aJHoXoWvu2g8D9I0g5fe.html Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz Awesome. Your teaching is the best on youtube. Thank you.
❤️❤️❤️
I can listen to this forever.
3.56 - 4.03 killing stuff
Superb!
A ✨complete✨ guide? Double harmonic minor? Harmonic lydian? Neapolitan minor? Neapolitan major?
Hi :) Other scales are just as valid as the scales shown in this vid. I just made a well-defined field of study; ‘the scales of harmonies’ (explained from 12:25) to limit the total number of scales to walk through. But I believe that I’ve shown you the way and method to continue the exploration... Best regards from Oliver
How do use them in a song
Hi :) The NewJazz channel is mostly about modal and free improvisation and not so much about playing songs and the old standards. I really hope that you understand and that it's ok with you. Cheers from Oliver
Thank you so very very much
Always so beautiful thank so much. love turkıye
@NewJazz thanks this made clear things that I struggled with
Thank so much the best teacher love turkiya
Thanks so much
this is the first time I have ever seen modal jazz explained in a way that makes sense. Thank you so much for this!
Mr. Prehn has just a right mix of theory, practice, and performance. Thanks a lot.
I discover my 4th finger dying and weak..... so easy so important exercise. THANKS!!!!
Really love your content, man, keep up the great work!
Amazing how much work Oliver puts into his videos, especially organising every scale so perfectly. Thank you so much! You should teach at a university!
I believe there's a mistake in the formula of family 6. It shouldn't say W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H (as in whole-half-whole-half-etc.), but instead W-W-W-W-W-W-W (only wholes), otherwise it is identical to the diminished or family 5 on the chart, which alternates between whole and half steps.
Correct and thanks :) I’ve made a spelling mistake on the graphics, I’m so sorry about that. The whole tone scale is of course 6*W. I have pinned a comment to the top explaining… Best regards from Oliver
@@NewJazz All good! Didn't see the comment. Many thanks for a wonderful video, very educational and inspirational! Thank you for teaching me something I didn't learn in music school 😆
A warm cheers! from New Zealand.
i love your explanation... easy to practice
How come I feel like watching The Bridgerton and Lady Whistledown :). Excellent explanation, so grateful I found your channel.
Oliver !! Yo so cool 😎
Can anyone find a better method of teaching out there? And as smooth and easy? Very gifted and talented teacher.
Joe Henderson In and Out
Fantastic teacher. Wonderful style - system of thinking -approach.
Thank you so much
Thanks so much!!!
I don't think my life is going to be long enough to learn all of that 😢
You certainly don't have to learn all scales - I haven't - then I for sure get confused… instead just recognize the system of families and look up specific scales whenever needed. Here is a PDF with all the scales, then you can always have them nearby: newjazz.dk/Compendiums/scales_of_harmonies.pdf Best regards from Oliver
¡Gracias!
Thank you so much for your very generous voluntary “super thanks” donation - you help keep me going for sure!!! I'm very grateful :) :) :) Best regards from Oliver
Amazing sir 😊
50 years ago when I was a twenty year old budding jazz pianist, I ran into one of the top players in Buffalo. He said he was so used to playing complex clusters of dissonant chords and odd scales, that they no longer sound dissonant after a while and just more interesting and cool. At 69 years old now, I understand what he meant.
Amazing
On the right hand what scales are you playing? Seems like right hand is playing scale based notes
Hi :) That's a really good question. I'm not thinking so much about scales in this video, I think 'hand grips' - but if we should analyse this as musical scales (and that is also fun) we have a span form Bb Major scale over Mixolydian to Dorian - a mixture of those 3 - a mixture of minor and Major ;) Cheers from Oliver
Even atonal, free jazz is ordered and structured. And most jazz has a tonal center. People always structure their stuff, even if it's to improvise within that structure.
True! We just can't help it... Cheers from Oliver
Fantastic applause o
Yeah Come Back 👏
You are a great musician thanks for sharing this information in such a simple way awesome
So unfair! I have heard these sounds in Classical music - why not JAZZ????? 😅
Yes, that's crazy!!! Cheers from Oliver
At 2:25 timestamp there is C Ma7 9 notation. Why not just writing C Ma9? Cause 9th chord already includes the 7th note, no?
Hi and good question. I wrote "C Ma7 9" so that the chord would not be confused with the "C9" chord that is a dominant 7th chord (the chord has a minor 7th extension). So I wrote 'Ma7' to indicate that it's a "C9" but with a Major 7th extension; 'Ma7'. Cheers from Oliver
@@NewJazz Thank you!
I couldn't avoid watching AVOID AVOIDING THE AVOID NOTES
LOL Cheers from Oliver
It might be the most misinterpreted concept in music that finally, a teacher talks about. That's not all because we are talking about the Best music teacher out there. Thanks 🙏 Oliver.
Although i am not a player, i compose and your channel always gives very good insights, thank you. I always like to be mindful where the tritones are in any mode or chord that i am writing, not to avoid them, but to know when to use them or not, in the proper moments when i want the contrast, not acidentally in random fashion. I believe this is the real intention behind such "rules", except people distort it eventually and turn a "use it conscientiously" into a "dont use, its bad". Maybe because it is easier to understand and removes need to think and distinguish when it is desirable or undesirable. Same as patallel 5ths, it thins up the voicing, do not use it. Yes it does, but if i want to make the texture thinner in a moment, also for contrast and impact when it widens again, then it is desirable at that specific moment. Good to see teachers like you helping people out of the musical matrix.
Exactly. I totally agree :) Cheers from Oliver
Thank you, Very calming video! Aren't all 13th chords inversions of each other since you play all 7 notes? And in the natural major scale you can order all the notes in fifths. What makes the Dorian one stable compared to the other modes? Just the order of notes?
Hi :) Thanks a lot and a good question. Yes, all the Modes have the same interval structure, just different starting points/degrees. The thing about Dorian is that we can order the fifths from the very keynote (staring point) and all the way through the 13th chord and all the 7 Dorian notes. Cheers from Oliver
this is asmr
Bravo Monsieur, votre pédagogie est toujours aussi fascinante et ô combien enrichissante ! Bonne continuation à vous Bravo Sir, your teaching is always as fascinating and oh so enriching! All the best
This is incredibly enlightening. I adore your approach to music, andbfind your insights invaluable, and make me really think about things. 🙏
you hit multiple times notes you're supposed to avoid wtf ?????
Exactly, that's the idea. "Avoid Avoiding the Avoid Notes" ;)
When I impovise and happen to play a note that sounds dissonant, I often stay at it and try to find follow-up notes that make that dissonant note fit into the musical flow. This often helps me break out of boring patterns to find new, fresh components in my music.
I do the exact same approach on my improvisation jamming plus repeating the same "error" at the same timing thus giving the intentional use of dissonance and also the opportunity to re-evaluate as a listener.😊