How to Reharmonize Jazz Standards

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

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Join Brent on another engaging episode of the podcast, where he dives into the captivating world of reharmonization. From basic concepts like tritone substitution to more advanced techniques like re-composition, Brent provides a crash course in reharmonization strategies that will take your jazz playing to the next level. Whether you're a seasoned musician or just starting out, this episode promises valuable insights and practical tips to help you feel more confident improvising and have mo...

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by the Learned Jazz Standards Inner Circle.
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0:29.5	That's LJSinnerCircle.com or find the link in the show notes.
0:34.8	Now, on to today's episode.
0:53.1	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right. What's up already?
0:55.4	Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards.
0:58.8	Welcome to another week here on the Learn Jazz Standards podcast.
1:10.2	This week I'm answering your jazz and music-related questions here on the show to help you learn jazz, to help you feel more confident, improvising, and to have more fun than ever playing your instrument.
1:12.4	That's what it's all about, my friends.
1:17.5	Today we have an excellent question from Mark Rush. Let's give it a listen.
1:21.5	What are your recommendations for re-harmonizing songs? Thank you.
1:30.1	All right, Mark, great question. Reharmonization is actually kind of a sexy topic. I know this because I made a YouTube video about it once,
1:36.8	and that YouTube video became very successful. So if you ever type in reharmonize jazz standards or how to reharmonize songs, you'll probably find it on YouTube. So that might be an extra
1:42.0	resource to check out after this episode. So let's just do a little
1:45.7	crash course, I guess is what I'm trying to say, on reharmonization. What is reharmonization?
1:51.9	So reharmonization is when you take a melody, an existing melody, and you change the chords
1:59.6	underneath it, right?
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