practice tips
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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 - 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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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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Quick Tips - Jazz Blues from Minim Pro 20 days old
Whilst jazz may have been born from the blues, it went on to develop its own, separate identity whilst keeping much of the phrasing and deliberate dissonance ...
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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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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 ...
