7 Skills Jazz Beginners Don't Spend Enough Time On

What is difficult about learning Jazz? Jazz Beginner: 5 Myths That Waste your time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXz5RW55rjE&list=PLWYuNvZPqqcHcRM5XL8rGFh1Xqkft77Qk

“Learn a lot of song so that music theory describes music that you already play and already hear” is such a great take away for the day. Now I’m inspired to pick up my guitar and practice today

@6:25 'Composing is actually just improvising slowly, and also with a way to go back and fix the lines so that they sound better and that you can figure out how the new thing should fit in there' - GOLD!

Playing with the two four deal on the metronome is essential in order to play Jazz with other band members regardless of how solid your timing is. Emily Remlar's first video lesson taught me that. She made two instructional videos on the Hot Licks label. A battery-powered clock on the wall is 120 ÷ 2 = 60:) I practice around the clock. It is also where I compose music. 120 BPM is my favorite meter. I like to solo by filling in the blanks of points to chords, so that the overall flow of the swing and feel of the songs I compose maintain their continuity.

Metronome really is a lot more gratifying than some make it out to be haha. Just the feeling of getting your notes on time helps when inevitably having to analyze a song's rhythm. I've been using that since day one! Cheers for a great lesson.

i dont listen to Jazz, i dont play Jazz, and i understand less than 1% of what is being said.... but i sure do love your channel anyway!

I never practice comping because I play rock and have zero idea of what you are talking about and I don't know how I got to your video, rock on dude!

Been following your channel for a couple years now and it helped me so much. As someone who was self taught and grew up learning metal, punk, and other guitar driven genres, jazz seemed super intimidating. What helped me get good really quickly was learning the entire album "chet baker sings" by ear. I slowed down youtube to .25 speed and transcribed Russ Freeman's piano parts to guitar. Fully immersing yourself in the language is truly the best way to learn. Your videos on shell voicings and minor subdominant chord types were incredibly helpful in my journey. Let us rejoice at the chameleon nature of the m7b5 chord

Many thanks for all the work you put together to help us get into jazz guitar.

It's really nice to see how the overall quality and craftsmanship of your videos, editing and content has become better and better over the last year Lars! I really like that style.

always a useful hints and concept 😇😇😇

Many Many thanks for this Precious directions to ameliorate beginners TOUCH AND FEELING OF JAZZ

this video really helped me stay stoked about learning jazz tunes 🙌

Best lesson ever. Not only for beginners. We all need to go back to level one now and them.

Another great video that motivates! Will be cracking out the 2/4 metronome 🙂

Another great lesson, thank you Jens. I have now a teacher I meet with twice a month and it is making a huge difference in my playing. Your lessons are just as important. Thank you again.

Simply the best jazz guitar teacher on youtube. Clear, efficient, musical, bits of humour and also great video production. Check out Jens Larsen, Learn Jazz, Make Music...check out Jens Larsen again just to be sure 😁

Great advice as always! As someone who plays and listens to lots of genres, #6 did make me chuckle and think "only in the jazz community do you need to be told to compose and that it's okay to do" haha. And I liked your explanation "It's like improvising but slower, and you can fix things" as if they don't even know what composing is. 😂

Another great one man! Btw....nice production values. The video looks so pro dude Hollywood quality 😊

New guitarist here. I love your videos and learn so much from each one, even though I'm a beginner. This said, I've played drums all my life (was as working drummer for a long time), so the idea of not playing to a metronome is just laughable. ALL musicians should practice playing to a metronome. And as a drummer even when playing live I played to a click. So yes, solid, solid advice, Jens. Thank you!