How Do I Turn Scales and Arpeggios Into Solos?

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast

Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

Music Commentary, Jazz, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Saxophone, Jazz Theory, Jazz Bass, Jazz Piano, Education, Music, Jazz Guitar, Jazz Solo, Jazz Standards, Jazz Trumpet, How To

4.8 • 536 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In this episode of the Learn Jazz Standards Podcast, Brent addresses a question from Paul Elwood about connecting scales/arpeggios and improvisation. Brent emphasizes that scales and arpeggios are foundational tools but suggests a shift in mindset from thinking about chord tones or scales to improvising more instinctively. He introduces a framework involving learning, recomposing, composing, and improvising to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and creative expression. Brent enco...

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0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:53.2	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, my friends, what's up?
0:54.4	Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.
0:55.8	Welcome to another episode of the Learn Jazz Standards podcast where I'm answering your
1:01.1	jazz and music related questions five days a week to help you shorten the learning curve,
1:06.8	to have more fun than ever playing music and reach your potential as a jazz improviser.
1:13.3	All right, we have a great question today
1:15.5	from Paul Elwood.
1:17.1	Let's give it a listen.
1:18.7	Hi there.
1:20.0	So when I'm playing extemporateaneously,
1:23.3	I'm thinking about chord tones
1:25.5	and passing notes too, but mostly core tones, or I'm thinking
1:29.1	about arpeggios made from, you know, modes or scales. But my guess is I think I must be
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