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Welcome to episode 241 where today we are diving into Strategy #3 of Minor Blues Month!In the last episode, we pick up where we left off with an etude that was re-composed to add chord tones and scales. This time we implement bebop language utilizing enclosure and chromaticsm to take it to the next level.It's episode 3 of Minor Blues Month here on the LJS podcast where I've been going over 3 strategies for improvising over a minor blues, an important song form in jazz. And the last episode, of course, #4 next week, is going to be all about my strategy, my plan for mastering "a minor blues".But in today's episode, we're going to be talking about strategy #3 which is all about bebop language and applying that over a blues. You'll be composing an etude. We've applied blues language. We've applied chord tones and scales. Now, we are going to take that same etude and add some bebop into it and it's going to be really awesome. In this episode:1. A review of last episodes etude 2. Adding an extra chord change to the minor blues form 3. 3 characteristics of bebop and how to utilize them 4. I re-compose the etude adding bebop language Important Links:1. Minor Blues Accelerator course2. LJS Inner Circle Membership3. Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

Welcome to episode 240 where today we are diving into Strategy #2 of Minor Blues Month! In the last episode, we composed a 12-bar minor blues using the minor pentatonic and blues scale almost exclusively. This time we build on that etude by incorporating chord tones and a few scales to level up the jazz in our minor blues.This is our second episode for Minor Blues Month here where we are going over 3 strategies for improvising over a minor blues, as well as the last 4th episode being my practice plan for really mastering and diving deep into a minor blues. In the last episode, we talked about strategy #1 which was using minor pentatonics and the blues scale to improvise. And on that episode, I basically composed on the spot an etude over a 12-bar minor blues using almost exclusively just those two tools. Now, in today's episode, we are going to take that exact same etude and add strategy number 2 to it, and start doing a little bit of recomposition. And strategy #2 is all about using chord tones and modes and scales to start adding some more color and dimension to this important song form. In this episode:1. A review of last episode's etudes 2. Adding some chords to the minor blues form 3. Chord tones and scales to use over a minor blues 4. I re-compose the etude while implementing the new strategy Important Links:1. Minor Blues Accelerator course2. LJS Inner Circle Membership3. Free Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!

Welcome to episode 239 of the LJS Podcast where today we kick off "Minor Blues Month" on the podcast! We'll be uncovering 3 strategies for improvising over a minor blues and then my master practice plan for dominating a minor blues. Today is Strategy #1: Minor Pentatonics and "Blues Scales."Listen to episode 239October 2020 is Minor Blues Month here on the LJS podcast where I will be going over 3 strategies for improvising over a minor blues followed by the final episode 4 of the series where I'm going to give you my plan for mastering a minor blues.Now today's episode is strategy number 1 where we're going to talk about using the minor pentatonic and the blues scale. What's going to be fun about this series is each strategy is going to go over something new. A new kind of approach to the minor blues but I'm going to be composing a solo, it's a 12-bar minor blues solo today on this show, only using those tools.And in the next episode, I'm going to be taking that exact same solo but changing it and morphing it up a little bit to add the new strategy. And in the next episode, strategy number 3, adding more to the solo to start developing it and making it more complex.In this episode:1. Minor Blues Month and what you will learn 2. The chords to a basic minor blues form 3. How to play minor pentatonic and the "blues" scale 4. I compose a solo using these scales on a minor bluesImportant Links:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart WayLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month!