Make It FEEL Good: Do This to Get Better at Keeping Your Place and Landing Your Phrases in the Pocket
Pat Metheny and Eric Clapton have it. Charlie Parker did, too. Regardless of where you are on your journey as an improviser, understanding this feel will make you sound better. Quickly. This simple exercise will help.
Listening Lab: Using Straight 8th Notes to Make Your Lines Swing Hard (Ryan Kisor’s solo on “I Think My Wife Is A Hat”)
You know those medium swing tempos where it’s somehow so difficult to get your 8th notes to swing? This solo offers an ideal example of one solution.
Practice Your Execution With This Coltrane Changes Exercise
A practical way to improve your time while getting comfortable with a challenging set of chord changes.
Get Your Reps In: Use Repetitive Phrases to Improve Your Time Feel and Groove
Looping short phrases slowly and repeatedly can make any difficult passage less daunting. You might even lull yourself into a “flow” state.
Focus On Feel: An Exercise to Improve the Way You Deliver Vocabulary
Ever feel like you’re just not “putting it all together”? This exercise will help you get away from thinking note to note, chord to chord, and instead focus on a phrase, delivered with style.
The Rhythmic Density Scale will improve your technique, time feel, and improvisations
There’s more to “60 bpm” than just a metronome setting. Use this important technique to open new levels of accuracy and rhythmic control in your improvisation.