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There Will Never Be Another You - chord changes

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6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

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We need to have more proper musicians in the world in the face of AI slop-music! Good luck! Edit: Try learning the song 'Moonglow' in the key of G. Nice and simple tune. Learn the melody and...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

Yeah! at one of the lessons you even asked me "I'm curious, did you practice slurring into up beats or do you just do it?" and I had to admit, no, nothing has been natural edit: then again I...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

You're a great community, thank you for all the advice - it's been a real pleasure reading your responses

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

You haven't chosen an easy tune to do, even if you want to turn it into a Soleares or something. The charts here are all pretty much the same, as I think someone has said. So that's not really a...

There Will Never Be Another You - chord changes

Mr B is right. Get a few tunes you love, and learn the plain melody and chords. Try to not to learn a jazzed up version. Once you can do that cleanly, interpret the song: How are you going to...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

I think you're missing something more fundamental -- learn tunes, play with other people, have fun. You do mention two tunes, so I'm not sure if you're playing more than this, but if not you should...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

Yes, I listen to a lot of jazz, but right now it's a pretty chaotic process - I try to listen attentively through full albums but it doesn't always work out. I don't have a favourite artist yet that...

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

Real milestone is when you can land simple ideas confidently, not when you have endless licks memorized.

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Oh did you now ….

6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

Wow this thread has really opened my eyes to fact that this forum has some thoughtful, intelligent, articulate and generously sharing souls along with some overly coddled spoiled and truly ignorant...

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I gotta say goodbye to Rick Beato

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6 months into jazz - overwhelmed and not sure where to focus. Advice?

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