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The Power of Positivity from Minim Pro 3 days old
Did you hear the one about the jazz musician who won the lottery? He kept gigging until it was gone. We jazz musicians can be a pretty gloomy old ...
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Beware Of The Web! from Minim Pro 5 days old
The internet is truly a double-edged sword. On one hand it allows us access to information on almost any topic imaginable. It has changed the way we ...
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Power Tips - Record Yourself from Minim Pro 10 days old
By far the quickest way I know of to improve is simply to listen to your own playing. Recording yourself will highlight a whole host of things, both ...
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Quick Tips - Pedal Tones from Minim Pro 17 days old
A pedal tone is a tone sustained in the bass while the harmony moves in the upper voices. Pedal tones are a great way to add a sense of movement to ...
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Power Tips - Don't Practice in All Keys! from Minim Pro 24 days old
Ok, to get the new Power Tips series underway with a bang, we'll start with something controversial! Power Tip Number one is: Don't practice everything ...
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Getting Better Faster (Part Two) - Power Tips from Minim Pro 24 days old
Every jazz student I've ever met (myself included) is in a hurry. We all want to get better – and fast. In the last two posts, I've talked about the ...
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The Power Of Persistence from Minim Pro 27 days old
Last time on the blog, I talked about the frustration caused by being afraid that you're practicing the wrong thing. In that post, I also claimed that ...
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Find Your Voice from Minim Pro 38 days old
Here’s some bad news: The process of learning jazz is a constant, life-long endeavour and you’ll almost certainly die before you are 100% satisfied with ...
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A Call To Arms from Minim Pro 41 days old
There's been a lot written recently about a new study that claims that the jazz audience is dying and it looks clear that the music is going to face ...
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Why your ego sucks! from Minim Pro 48 days old
In my last post, I talked about the widespread problem of overplaying in jazz and suggested some tips for things to do in practice to help us play less ...
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