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The Jazz Wheel
You don't HAVE to have a system, or any structure to your practice sessions. But if you like to feel that there's a definite start and finish point, then this could be exactly what you're looking for. I guarantee you that if you have the mental discipline to commit to these 60 practice sessions using the 'position playing' and voice leading method detailed in the courses, then you will be a more capable jazz guitar player than you were. What's that? Two months? I'm not going to lie to you and say that it's easy, because it isn't. You will often be flummoxed, bamboozled and pulling your hair out, but you will also be pushing yourself further than you may have thought possible. It's a system that worked for me. A system that helped me bid farewell to the dark days of not knowing the instrument well enough. A system that took me to a whole new level, and into the live jazz arena, in which I picked up the British Jazz Award for 'Best Guitarist' and the Parliamentary Jazz Award for 'Best Small Group'. I'd love to help you because, well, a World with better musicians is ultimately a better World, isn't it? **Warning - This is not for beginners. You will need to know your scales and theory fairly well before you come here**
The Jazz Wheel
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@Simon Duff I’m glad you asked that question. I didn’t spend ages thinking about it, but I always knew that ‘All the things you are.’ would be on it because it moves around so much (also known ‘as all the chords there are’😂). I guess I chose ‘Body and soul’ because it changes key and has quite a lot of harmony in it. ‘Autumn Leaves’ is a solid tune for study, especially because it moves between major and the relative minor so much. ‘Stella’ is in there because there are so many -7b5 chords, and I wanted to become comfortable with them. Rhythm changes was definitely something I wanted to cover too, although there is a good argument for ‘not turning every corner’ when it comes to playing over this form. In the same way, I didn’t really want to focus this method on a regular blues but I found the idea of running the voice leading through a minor blues instead quite attractive, and I value the time I spent doing this.
Voice leading with octaves. Very Wezzy!
More about voice leading. This time with the groovy bossa nova and with the ideas transferred to octaves. Let me know what you think. I do like talking about this sort of stuff…
Voice leading with octaves. Very Wezzy!
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@Martyn Harding thank you!
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@Brian Davies there’s always a sacrifice somewhere…
Stella By Starlight
Here’s the missing example solo from the ‘jazz wheel’ tunes. To avoid all doubt, the ‘jazz wheel’ Is the little device I invented to ensure the whole of the guitar neck is being covered by your practice. That’s all in the ‘Classroom’ if you sign up to ‘premium’. Thanks.
Stella By Starlight
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@Martyn Harding Thanks, Martyn. It’s very kind of ‘direct’ stuff isn’t it. There’s nowhere to hide!😂
More uses for the same economy picking pattern.
This stuff is useless unless you can address some harmonic and melodic problems with it. I guess it’s a chicken and egg situation. Is our melody formed by a technique or is our technique formed by our melody? Who knows? I explore these issues in the ‘Picking’ section in the Classroom.
More uses for the same economy picking pattern.
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@Matt Wilson ‘Straight no chaser’ with Clark Terry is excellent. Nobody ever talks about that.
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@Matt Wilson i’ve got a bootleg I can send you. I did try and order the proper Album, but they cancelled it.
Voice leading horizontally.
I know this is on social media, but I thought it would be handy to have it right here, and just in case you haven’t seen it. Let me know what you think. I like talking about this sort of thing!
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NIGEL PRICE is an award-winning British jazz guitarist. He leads the acclaimed Nigel Price Organ Trio, winners of a Parliamentary Jazz Award.

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