How to Resolve Your Jazz Lines Effectively?

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 March 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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In this episode, Brent explores the intricacies of resolving licks and lines on chord tones, shedding light on why certain resolutions are more effective than others. Drawing from a listener's question about chord resolutions, he breaks down the importance of targeting specific chord tones like the third and fifth, rather than solely relying on the root note. Through insightful explanations and musical demonstrations, Brent gives guides on how to incorporate these techniques into actual pla...

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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.
0:52.3	Music the show notes. Now, on to today's episode. All right, my friends, what's going on? Brent here from Learn Jazz Standards. Welcome to another
0:56.0	week here on the Learn Jazz Standards podcast. I'm here to answer your jazz and music questions
1:01.8	five days a week to help you have more fun than ever playing music. And of course, to improve your
1:07.7	jazz playing even faster, right? To reach those goals of playing at the local
1:12.3	jam session, of improvising a solo you can be proud of. You fill in the blank, right? I'm here to
1:16.6	help you do that and shorten the learning curve for you. Okay, so we have a great question today.
1:23.5	This is from Paul Hallsinger, and let's give it a listen.
1:28.4	Hey, Brent.
1:30.6	This is Paul from Colorado.
1:47.5	I've been noticing that a lot of these licks and lines that come out of the program here are resolving on the three note and the five note of the one chord.
1:50.2	Is there a reason for that? Do you not want to land your leads and licks on the one?
1:55.9	Because that's usually what I gravitate towards.
1:58.6	Thanks.
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