playing jazz
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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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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 - Tritone Subsitution from Minim Pro 13 days old
Quick Tips seem to be this blog's equivalent of buses - after waiting ages for one, three come along at once! In recent posts on jazz blues progressions ...
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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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Getting Better Faster (Part One) from Minim Pro 31 days old
Like many musicians, I am constantly trying new methods and approaches in my personal practice. If I hear a new sound on a record or come across a new ...
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The Power of Perception from Minim Pro 34 days old
Confidence is an important part of being a performing musician. I've recently been thinking about the things that can build or diminish our confidence ...
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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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Sort Your Head Out from Minim Pro 45 days old
The last couple of posts on blog have looked at overplaying as one of the most common pitfalls that jazz musicians of all levels should be wary of. ...
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