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There you go! Exactely 🙃

Thank you Icthi! You can do it too, it is not rocket science ;)

Thank you Jason for the approvement ;)

Thank you! 🤩

Very helpful stuff!

@@noortjeeliseslettenhaar2630 Thank you! I always try to deliver helpful information! :D

I love Stan Getz so much! I think he is one of my top 3 Sax players of all time. Where did he say that?

Hi Neil, sorry for long reaction time, I was on Summer Break. Can you please send me an email? Simon@simonpetermann.ch I am glad to help you!

Hi Joe, I am sorry that you didnt find what you were looking for. All the Information I share in this video were crucial for me to become a professional jazz musician and also helped my students (some of them now playing professionally Too)

Thank you Clifford, :D

sorry, I dont understand your question

Thank you Lorenz! 🤗🤩 I am glad if some of my ideas even get recognized from colleagues on other instruments! May the Jazz be with You! 😎

Thanks for the add, Mark! 🙃

Thank you! Whatever variation you do, it will help your playing :)

Same to you!

Thanks for watching :)

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Absolutely! I love that comment! 😁🤗 But for many people who learn music from reading sheet music it is not always as natural as you describe it...

@@simon.petermann Yes, it is horribly wrong that people are taught to read and not speak. And then they're taught "theory" where simple practical things are presented in complicated ways and made to look difficult, bordering on dangerous. This convinces them that not trying to say anything of their own was for their own good. It's better to stay safe and stick to performing legitimate pieces in a guaranteed respectable manner.

haha, yes, that's very true! When I grew up and sought my way into jazz playing and jazz theory, everyone wanted to teach me the jazz scales. And OMG, there is a different scale on every chord, how devastating is that! Now, 25 years later i can tell you: I NEVER think about scales when I am playing... I think of 1000 other things... In the meantime I don't even thing people starting with Jazz improv should be bothered with scales too much... I now follow a quite different approach in my teaching now...

You are very mich welcome! If you want to dive into improvisation more and more and have questions... Get in touch, I am always happy to talk :)

can you send me an email with your question and include the sheet you want to rewrite? simon@jazzlovers.fm

Should I use minor or Dorian?

@@oscaryiu3329 Most probably you should use Aeolian. Thats the most common for this. But you can use the one mode you like the most. If you wsnt to try it out, you could start with a childrens song and then play that in various minor modes. I used to do this with "Happy Birthday" for example.

Yes absolutely! you can apply it to any instrument: All the horns and wind instruments, guitar, piano, bass... I can even think of drummers doing these exercises! (maybe the need some adaption). What instrument do you play?

@@simon.petermann bass

Oh wow, what a word! let me know if you get back to play again - also when it is just a little bit ;)

@@simon.petermann I'm practicing now to play in a big band next week that my sis leads (in another State). I won't get an improv solo this time so will plan to surprise her with one another time.

@@polson8084 That sounds cool! It is nice to get support from the family :) Are you going to play in that band more often in the future?

@@simonpetermann.trombone it is 4 hrs away so wont happen very often. If I can get back in shape for better sight reading then I'll try to sit in w a local band near me... (THANK YOU for your awesome Trombone videos!!! They've been a great inspiration for me to get back in the game)

Ay Jeff, Thank you so much! Nice to meet some dedicated jazzists here ;)

Oh wow, what a compliment! Thank you Max :) Let me know if I can be helpful with anything :)

Yess, you're welcome! Tell me if you have any Questions :)

Thank you so much! Greetings from Bern ;)

I 100% agree! Good point about the missing link! I will include that in my future explanations of this exercise ;)

Thank you! Sure, let's talk about jazz on cello! 🤩

Great Simon 🔥🔥🔥 thank‘s very much!

@@joeleschbach immer gerne! 😎

It is actually the easiest and most beneficial exercives of all! I call it "the mother of all improv exercices" 😂

Thank you Michael! If you want to be part of the community, you can get my newsletter or join my FB Group :) Would be glad to see you there :)

@@simon.petermann Morning. Thanks for the invite!

Just do it for 10-15 Minutes a day will already help you! :)

Absolutely! Sometimes students forget that it is all about melodies when they learn too much of theory. But theory is only an aid, never the reason!

Yes please do that! It is about building good habits, then it will be an easy thing :)

Thank you MIichael! I am sharing more things like this in my FB Group, please find the link in the video description :)

You're welcome Jesse!

Yay! Thank you :)

Thank you! Check the whole video for more info on the topic!

There are actually similar things you can do. Please send me an email simon@jazzlovers.fm