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Quick Win: How to Learn Giant Steps (Jazz Tutorial)
Quick Win: How to Learn Giant Steps (Jazz Tutorial)
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Giant Steps is notoriously one of the most feared jazz standards for musicians to learn and improvise over, not only because of the complex harmony but also because of the speed.So today, I'm gonna talk about how we can learn the chords most efficiently so we can improvise over them well and find out the harmonic secrets that Giant Steps has to offer.In this episode:1. Intro2. Preparing to learn the melody - LIST process3. Analyzing the chords (featuring Brett Pontecorvo)4. The ii-V-I cadences5. Moving down by major 3rds6. The V-I cadences7. Using the melody to organize key centers8. Second half of the tune9. Moving up by major 3rds10. RecapImportant Links:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Listen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastGet our Amazon Best Selling book50% off Offer
Released:
Aug 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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