10 Jazz Improvisation Patterns for a Great Sounding Solo

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
  • Jazz Improvisation Patterns - a quick tip to help your improv.
    In this video, I'm going to show you how to play 10 jazz improvisation patterns based off of the pentatonic scale that will make your next solo sound great.
    Today we're going to be learning some of the most common jazz improvisation patterns that are used in a lot of solos ive played over the years. These patterns always sound good and can easily be applied into what ever music you want them in. So take a seat, grab a pen or pencil and lets get started!
    Interested in checking out more? You can get all of my video courses at courses.jazzta...
    -
    Hi, my name is Jason Klobnak and I’m a jazz trumpeter from Denver, CO that helps musicians like you find a better way to improvise. If you’re looking for a quick jazz improvisation tip that will help your soloing then you’ve come to the right place!
    #jazzimprovisation #jazzimprovpatterns #jazztrumpet
    I'd also like to invite you to check out my band's latest here:
    open.spotify.c...
    ---
    Be sure to drop a comment, like, subscribe, share, etc.
    More info on me can be found at jasonklobnak.com or jazztargeting.com
  • เพลง

ความคิดเห็น • 327

  • @Bnha_cosplays_aot4598
    @Bnha_cosplays_aot4598 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    BRO THANK YOU I GOTTA IMPROV A 16 BAR SOLO IN LIKE 4 DAYS AND WAS PANICKING.
    Eternally grateful, thank you

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you - I hope this helps you on your solo. Good luck!

  • @offidano9587
    @offidano9587 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Another clarinetist here who is eternally grateful for this video.

  • @retro_sounds
    @retro_sounds ปีที่แล้ว +27

    As a clarinetist who’s recently gotten into jazz improvisation, I absolutely love this video. It’s given me confidence and a solid vocabulary to be inspired and create my own solos. Thanks so much for sharing this.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you - I love hearing from other instrumentalists that it's helpful for them in some way!

  • @ephraimpinckney2925
    @ephraimpinckney2925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This is the best use of my 15 break on a Saturday afternoon at work🎺😎😃

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I won't tell...thanks for checking it out!

    • @clawboss2028
      @clawboss2028 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JasonKlobnakMusicInc what would you be telling about? He just said he watches it on his break, not during work.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@clawboss2028 relax - it's a tongue in cheek response (from 5 months ago no less).

    • @clawboss2028
      @clawboss2028 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JasonKlobnakMusicInc what makes you think I’m not relaxed?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@clawboss2028 My comment to the original poster was meant to be lighthearted. Clearly there's nothing to report whether they were working or on break (it's irrelevant). I apologize if my response to you came across as dismissive or disrespectful. Is there anything else you would like to discuss?

  • @notnam3less374
    @notnam3less374 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    1st pattern: 2:07
    2nd pattern: 2:32
    3rd pattern: 3:28
    4th pattern: 4:00
    5th pattern: 4:26
    6th pattern: 4:46
    7th pattern: 5:10
    8th pattern: 5:25
    9th pattern: 5:40
    10th pattern: 6:14

  • @lennmendoza5130
    @lennmendoza5130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Awesome melodic lyrical vocabulary, very vital info for all musicians, this helps to train my ear to hear the intervals, thanks for sharing

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for dropping the nice comment and checking out the video!

  • @tommyboulet7072
    @tommyboulet7072 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I am a guitarist and found this video so useful. Help me to visualise things. Your method is amazing

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm glad to hear - thank you for checking it out!

  • @tangopaparomeo338
    @tangopaparomeo338 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nice video Jason, thank you. I play piano, not trumpet, but your inputs are all still valid for right hand soloing on piano. Well done!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for checking it out. I think any good concept should work well for every instrument and encourage others to check out instrumentalists and educators from other than what you play.

  • @philiprowland9390
    @philiprowland9390 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I second the other commenters here - I play guitar but I have some horn students, and I find this can be very useful for both myself and my students.
    I just subscribed and I will check out your other material.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Philip - thanks for checking the video out and subscribing!

  • @carpandkittycatsfishing3969
    @carpandkittycatsfishing3969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m in a bunch of honors bands, and I still can’t improvise. This’ll help a lot. I’m 12 btw. Thanks

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      This should definitely help you get started. When starting out - think shorter and simpler lines to begin. We have to learn to crawl before we walk...before we run, etc. Keep at it!

  • @ThomasLaVeist
    @ThomasLaVeist หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Many thanks for this video! I am a bassist and I found value in this video. Great stuff.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wonderful - always happy to hear other instrumentalists are finding this useful too!

  • @keithalan8720
    @keithalan8720 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I read and wrote music as a preteen .This has REALLY shaken the cobwebs and dust off .Thanks for SHOWING me .I'm a kinetic and visual learner, and this was all i needed .Thank you sir!

  • @hafizremychannel
    @hafizremychannel 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    done subscribe. thx sir

  • @artompkins7958
    @artompkins7958 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Also, sometimes you can repeat and “slide” these patterns chromatically in your solos so that even if the notes themselves don’t fit with the current chord, the relationship of the repeated notes gives the listener’s ears a sense of connection, tension, and resolution when your sliding pattern does end in its home key.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely true. It has different names, but I like the term 'side-slipping.' There's even degrees of how 'in' or 'out' you want to take it (which doesn't have to be chromatically either).

    • @artompkins7958
      @artompkins7958 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JasonKlobnakMusicInc “side-slipping” that was the term I meant. Thank you

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@artompkins7958 'slide-slipping' is totally valid too (especially for guitar players).

  • @joelpierson2628
    @joelpierson2628 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The perfect lesson, Jason, for me where I am currently at. Thank you! It will help me get out of this funk of being disenchanted with my playing for months which has led to going days without playing at all.
    I have scoffed at the idea of practicing patterns for years, thinking it would be impossible to think of them when improvising. I don't think much when improvising beyond where to start the next idea and which direction to go. I have been stuck thinking I'm not smart enough to think and improvise simultaneously like others appear to do. The saying, "Forget what you have learned," in the context of improvisation, has been a mystery to me, but finally, I realize patterns are for the shed. I'm telling myself to work them, in time and within a harmonic context, and trust they will eventually become part of what comes to me in the moment without much thought, like all the junk I play already!. The deliberate practice of patterns is the process of getting there.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Any honest musician will tell you that feeling of being in a funk is real, but it's also cyclical if you can outlast it. The joy of playing comes back again eventually. I've said in many of my videos I don't think about patterns or licks when I'm actually improvising. I truly think about rhythm and where and what the last note of my phrase is going to be. It keeps me on track. The pattern work, though, is stuff to work on in the shed. Keep at it!

  • @esotericist
    @esotericist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent tutorial. I'm just about ready to start to memorise these as I have the basic pentatonic scales internalised now! Trumpet Jazz iprov here I come! Thanks Jason !

  • @spivvo
    @spivvo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love it, I play guitar but this is great! Loved your playing at the end. Subscribed.

  • @mocatz1963
    @mocatz1963 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG! I can't even measure how much work this saves someone who is just starting out like me.
    I am playing Clarinet.

  • @GuitarAge
    @GuitarAge ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just appled these patterns (in conjunction with guitar specifics) to Green Dolpnie Street standard and sounds amaizingly. This lesson (and your channel activities) is one of the most awesome education and practice tips source which lead straight to the point. Thank you for your input into jazz education. Of course it'll take a while to master all these 10 patterns (which you put into 9 min video) but it's awesome and it's absolutely worth it. Actually this is the only way to start improvising sounding like a jazz ))) Thank you, subscribed.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much for checking it out! It takes time to take anything from practice to performance ready, but will be well worth it in the end.

  • @jimkangas4176
    @jimkangas4176 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very straightforward and solid. Thanks! (You might have titled this "After 1-2-5").

  • @joseph2832
    @joseph2832 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Denver Colorado where the water boils faster!

  • @RichardCyen_RichySax
    @RichardCyen_RichySax 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks for this piece maestro 🙌🤲🌹

  • @andrewcharley1893
    @andrewcharley1893 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just love how the jazz rhythm section is playing under your teaching,Kool dude😎👍🏾YEAH!!!!!!

  • @DANIELGONZALEZESTRADA
    @DANIELGONZALEZESTRADA 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    im a newes trumpet player on jazz, and im eternal lly grateful with you

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy to share - please feel free to check out some of the other videos too!

  • @bernhardtmitdt2586
    @bernhardtmitdt2586 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A music tutorial with random background music 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      99% of my videos have background music which isn't playing when a music example is. It's ok if you don't like it. Thanks for checking it out anyways.

    • @bernhardtmitdt2586
      @bernhardtmitdt2586 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@JasonKlobnakMusicIncSo this seems to be the 1%-video where you play licks over a background music that has nothing to do with your licks. If this is a question of liking it or not ... 😢

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bernhardtmitdt2586 🤷‍♂

  • @RockRabot007
    @RockRabot007 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love the concept of using these patterns as starting points for improvising. Very good lesson. Thanks!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree - thanks for checking out the video!

  • @baguette3000-V2
    @baguette3000-V2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    very interesting approach!

  • @kwgm8578
    @kwgm8578 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jason, thank you. It's a nice and simple way to communicate this idea, or these 10 ideas. So many students have trouble understanding the concept of a jazz vocabulary at first, and play scales instead of phrases in their attempts to improvise. I blame the modal system, which is so often misunderstood for a "shortcut" to the eternal beginner's problem of "what do I play?"

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Multiple paths to get to the same place, but some people definitely need a simplified approach in the beginning.

    • @JeanWJoseph
      @JeanWJoseph ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciate this video so much. I’ll be taking these patterns through every key and interchanging minor and major like you did and i’m really excited to memorize these licks and then start creating my own.
      🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @michaeldennisguitarlessons
    @michaeldennisguitarlessons ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent Lesson! Simple, Straightforward and Practical. Some of the patterns remind me of Willie Thomas "Pentatonic Pairs".

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you - Willie's pentatonic pairs is a part of my teaching pedagogy when it comes to improvisation (although presented slightly different). Thanks for checking it out!

  • @heatherhillrd
    @heatherhillrd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Useful and straightforward. Might be better if the background music was not playing during the played patterns.

  • @zacharyallyn7020
    @zacharyallyn7020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The 9th pattern sounds like it’s a part of Miles Davis’ repertoire. Great info!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It very well could be! All of these patterns are pretty common amongst a lot of players so you'd be in good company using them...

  • @joaquinbohn5810
    @joaquinbohn5810 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The 4th be feeling so lonely 🥲
    Thanks for the video! I find it very helpful since I always strugle with my solos!

  • @fooperfarvey4812
    @fooperfarvey4812 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well shoot this is pretty sweet

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for taking some time out of your day to check it out!

  • @deadcarrots-c9d
    @deadcarrots-c9d ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gracias amigo soy guitarrista y me sirvió de mucho

  • @cooganbeggs4942
    @cooganbeggs4942 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man you’re tone is really really nice 👌 Great video, just what i have been looking for. many thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for the nice compliment and for checking out the video!

  • @johnmacqueen3811
    @johnmacqueen3811 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a relative late bloomer with tuba this is exactly what I need to jump start tuba solo ideas for '20s era hot jazz and shore up remaining weak spots in my note / fingering choices?

  • @artinweddings
    @artinweddings หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video thanks

  • @HardwiredMusicMaker
    @HardwiredMusicMaker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is such good information - and I'm a guitarist so it really speaks to music not just an instrument

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you - my goal is to help as many as I can, not just trumpet players!

  • @bretweinraub
    @bretweinraub ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is brilliant! exactly how my brain works. greetings from switzerland

  • @GregMoore7
    @GregMoore7 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    3:05 I know David Baker's books are super popular, but I'm sure you'd agree that the Bebop lick was first made famous by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie back in the 50's Bebop era :) Ain't trying to be the jazz police lol Super useful video Jason thanks!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Licks made by Parker/Gillespie, yes. Codified by David Baker. Similar to western art music when a composer (like Beethoven) creates a theme and a theorist years later names the theme/melodic device.

  • @tooter1able
    @tooter1able 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jason, Question about #3. Can you not use different numbers (pitches)such as "5-b5-4-6-3-2" (sol-bsol-fa-la-mi-re) in a 2nd step m7 chord (ex: Dm)? Also, doesn't it make more musical sense to use solfeggio syllables to reinforce the making/creating of melody so that the player HEARS the pitches???

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You absolutely can. It’s up to the individual and musical upbringing they have had or what makes the most sense. I know a lot of gospel musicians who would prefer the numbers of the key (and hear it that way best). Other musicians in other cultures use fixed Do in solfège, so using that can get tricky when attempting a “one size fits all” approach. What works best for you will be perfect for you and there’s nothing wrong with that!

  • @NomeDeArte
    @NomeDeArte ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excelent video, thank you so much, best regards from Argentina!

  • @sogehtdasnicht
    @sogehtdasnicht หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great content! I‘m sitting with my violin here to use your concept. ❤

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wonderful - I love hearing about any of this content being useful for other instrumentalists as well!

  • @patrickblay7684
    @patrickblay7684 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for your concrete video.
    A question : could it be used if playing a Bass guitar ?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Patrick - absolutely! This idea can be used by any instrument.

  • @artompkins7958
    @artompkins7958 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These ideas are called “Melodic Structures” by some.
    As I guitarist primarily, I labored for years thinking that the pentatonic patterns were just a guitar thing, especially helpful to sounding like you might know what you’re doing when you really don’t. Then I started transcribing solos by horn players, and realized they’re all using these pentatonic ideas just about everywhere. Then I fully embraced “Pentatcism”, and I thank you for this very helpful video.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pentatonics can get a bad rap because of its over-use by some instruments, but the value to them far outweighs the negativity. Especially if we view them as a skeleton to start from and add the rest of the body to it to make it unique.

  • @MegaRas73
    @MegaRas73 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As you play over the blues are you changing key with the chords or is everything approached as Bb is 1. I'm confused

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It can be both. For beginners, I like to start them with the major pentatonic scale on the I chord and then change the natural 3 to a flat-3 when you go to the IV chord. You can do a lot with just that. But, as you grow you will want to add more. So the digital pattern changes based off of either the key you are in or the chord of the moment. I hope that helps!

  • @artvandelay8090
    @artvandelay8090 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jason I admire your jazz-playing ability and your knowledge of the theory behind it. My whole life, I've been so focused on mastering the upper register of the horn and playing lead, that I never spent any time of learning how to improvise. In spite of that, in the local big bands in which I play, I am given many opportunities to play jazz solos because I can do a halfway decent job of it, and know how to play with expression and emotion and my upper register ability allows me to add some real fire to the solo when I want to. But here are my weaknesses: I do all of my jazz soloing by ear. Putting the chord progressions in front of me is meaningless. You might as well put Asian writing on the page, because I won't know what to do with it anyway. 😆 Sometimes I have the advantage of being familiar with the tune and what the chord progressions sound like and I can do OK, but in cases in which I've never heard the tune before and I don't know where it's going, I have to listen to the chords and play accordingly, which is essentially "reacting" to what I hear, which obviously puts me at a disadvantage and doesn't allow me to do as well. But here's another obstacle I'd like to lay down for anyone who would attempt to help me. I don't want to learn how to be able to look at the chord symbols in order to know how to play. I think I'm a little to old to start doing that and I think having to look at a bunch of symbols and then figuring out what to play would take more of my focus away from just relaxing and making music. Another weakness of mine is that I'm not able to spontaneously play fast licks, you know, with 16th and 32nd notes or a lot of quick triplets in succession. Most of what I play doesn't get faster than eighth notes with some turns here and there, kind of like "booby da bah doo-wop da diddly ah ba dee-bop. But every time I try to play a fast run, I might start out OK, but then get hamstrung the further along I get and have trouble connecting to the next phrase - I get kinda tangled up, so I just avoid playing fast licks, but I'd love to be able to play them. What I think would help me (and a lot of players whose situation is similar to mine) is to have a book of GREAT fast jazz and bebop licks that can be applied to a lot of chord progression scenarios that come up in a lot of the popular jazz standards to practice in all of the keys. I think if I could learn those licks by rote, I could then rely upon my ears to know when to apply them over the music that I encounter and let them just roll off of my fingers without actually figuring them out on the spot. I remember Joe Magnarelli asking the question in an interview once "are we ever really improvising?" - Which is basically an admission that when jazz players play jazz, they're not really inventing or creating on the fly. What they're really doing is just stringing together scales, patterns, and licks that they've practiced thousands of times before. I don't do that, I actually create everything on the fly, and that's why my playing is limited. If I could learn all of these great licks, that would be a tremendous help to me. Do you know of such a book that contains a lot of great licks like that? Sometimes people come up to me and say "hey, I like the way you used the mixo-phrygian-locrian mode combo to transition into the bridge on that tune." And I'm like, "what the heck are you talking about?" I don't want to learn the theory. I just want to learn the licks and I'll let my ears do the rest. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Keep on blowin', you sound great.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot to unpack here and something I honestly don't have the time to respond to all of it at this moment. Knowing a lot of theory isn't necessary, but some can be helpful. I typically teach beginning/intermediate improv students to think in key areas for standards and then use different tools to make their own coherent statements. I have a number of videos called 'Mapping Out Standards' that highlight that. It might be worth checking those out.

    • @artvandelay8090
      @artvandelay8090 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JasonKlobnakMusicInc Nothing to unpack. I gave a lot of personal background to illustrate why I'm looking for what I'm looking for, but all I was asking was a simple single question of what books are you aware of (I'm sure you have a pretty extensive bibliography of material that you utilized in your development before you started coming out with your own stuff) that are available out there that suit what I'm looking for. They may not be something that you wrote yourself, but perhaps some by other authors. I thought I heard of a title called "Bebop Vocabulary." The title sounds interesting, but I don't know if the book is any good. Besides, there are many other styles within the jazz realm that bebop licks don't always fit that well. I don't want to be shoe-horning bebop licks into everything I play.

    • @pjbpiano
      @pjbpiano ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@artvandelay8090, reading everything you said, it looks like you want to do a certain thing but you want a direct route to doing it rather than learning every minute detail of the thing.
      The unfortunate thing here is however that learning to be a great improviser is basically learning to compose music but on the spot. This means that if you want to sound a certain way, you have to study the rules of studying that way and then internalizing it completely so that you can do it at will. And those rules are what people call theory.
      What this means is that you will unfortunately have to learn some amount of practical theory because you will need to know and understand how melodies were put together in order to be able to invent yours in the style you are interested in. And because you are in the jazz field, you will definitely have to cultivate the ability to look at a chord sheet and create fitting melodies to them (so much of jazz no longer use predictable chord schemas like the 2-5-1s, Coltrane changes, the blues and rhythm changes).
      And the main reason why this is so is because it will be hard for people to write a comprehensive set of go to melodies which one can memorize and apply in any given situation simply because it defeats the point of creating music spontaneously. The best you can have are things like these where someone shows you examples and the thought process that went into creating these music so that you can grind it out yourself and come up with your own creative take on the music. The bebop Bible is really good, but just like you noticed, it does not fit in all conditions so simply copying it by rote will not be too useful. What will be useful is learning to deconstruct the ideas in there so that you can understand how they put it together and then you can use the basic idea behind putting lines together to create lines that sound good in other contexts.
      Hope this helps.

    • @artvandelay8090
      @artvandelay8090 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pjbpiano Nah, I don't agree with this "composing on the spot" business. Heck when I listen to Charlie Parker play, I hear him play all of the same licks, just applied in different places. I've heard many other very well-respected jazz players say that improvising is not composing, or even improvising because everything they play are just a bunch of licks that they've practiced in every key many many times, so there really isn't any creativity about it. Improvising is just plugging in those licks in the right places and maybe throwing in a little spontaneous connective tissue in between them, which can just be one note played in a particular rhythmic pattern that just came to their heads. So it's really about 90% regurgitating licks and 10% ad-libbing. When a jazz player says "these people are my influences," what they really mean is those are the people whose licks I stole and incorporate into my playing.

    • @JeanWJoseph
      @JeanWJoseph ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am not an improviser by far, but i’m studying music now and the more I study the better i get. my ears are pretty good ali can hear most things and translate them to my horn - however, i realized that my ear alone was not going to make it happen. the language has to be learned and like any language there is syntax and semantics you have to understand the characters to build words to form phrases and then those phrases have to make grammatical sense.
      improv is really the same…. if you can’t spell then you might be saying something intelligible, but when someone reads it or listens back they notice all the mistakes you made.
      so here’s my point. you can learn all the licks you want in all the keys and modalities, but you will eventually need to analyze what’s in front of you to understand it and make the most informed choices you can. its improvisation, but you have to plan it out a bit or at least work out some things that you think could work.
      the automatic response is just an effect of having done so many repetitions of something (analysis, a lick, an embellishment or some other technique) that it’s engrained in your mind and you instinctively know how to get to it on your horn.
      if all you’re concerned about is the performance then you may not be so pleased with the outcome. (another trumpet channel has a video specifically about this mindset and basically he says you have a .001% chance of nailing a performance you didn’t prepare well enough for. the performance is in the practice room.

  • @MrDavidFitzgerald
    @MrDavidFitzgerald 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice thanks Jason. Have you ever considered enabling the thanks button on your channel? I find it a quick way to support videos like this

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To be honest - I didn't realize this was an option until you mentioned it. It's turned on...thank you!

  • @minglorex
    @minglorex 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this ❤is possible for us to connect

  • @caryheuchert
    @caryheuchert ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bravo 👏 Wonderful lesson and great tips!!! 😊

  • @ArsalanPareyal
    @ArsalanPareyal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The best lesson on jazz improvisation! Thank you!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow - thank you 🙏 There's a lot of great stuff out there from great people so that's high praise indeed!

  • @RichardCyen_RichySax
    @RichardCyen_RichySax 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey champ , I have very big question,
    how are these patterns generated?
    Is there any rule guiding these patterns?
    Can I create my own patterns?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      These are common patterns found in music. And yes, you can create your own!

  • @capre7
    @capre7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video! Many thanks from a sax player! I will use these 🎷

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad to hear you find these beneficial! I think all instruments can use concepts like these.

  • @chriscolumbus3695
    @chriscolumbus3695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Just Started Following You and i am Enjoying what i am Seeing. Wow!!!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for checking it out - I hope you find some of it to be valuable to your playing in some way!

  • @MrDavidFitzgerald
    @MrDavidFitzgerald 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very useful video, thanks!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for checking it out - I hope it adds some value or benefit to your playing in some way!

  • @JosephCBrownJr-o7s
    @JosephCBrownJr-o7s ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for helpful information with the various patterns. I really appreciate it 🎺

  • @brenellwallace5446
    @brenellwallace5446 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just got back into playing my trumpet after 15 years but I can’t past the D on the line .. how do you play the high notes?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trying to answer that type of question with just text is tough to do. I would recommend getting a lesson with a good trumpet teacher (in person or online) and have them see what you're doing. It would be easier to diagnose that way.

  • @florianbender7465
    @florianbender7465 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry but I didn't get what the numbers stand for. Could you please explain?

  • @yannmondehard4171
    @yannmondehard4171 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for smiling during my struggly chorus ;)

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought it would be better to smile than to vibe everyone while they're soloing. Thanks for checking out the video and playing along!

  • @thebarryhorns
    @thebarryhorns ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video just changed my life.
    Thanks.

  • @ili626
    @ili626 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:40 The split brain theory is a myth. The general idea doesn’t need a neural basis to be applied conceptually though

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      There are plenty of studies on what sides of the brain fire when doing analytical processes versus creative. This video isn't about neural biology and was never intended to be (I'm not a neurologist and don't claim to be one...real or armchair), but meant to describe the balance between analytical and creative. So, yes...a concept. Thanks.

  • @spartacusjonesmusic
    @spartacusjonesmusic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is great.

  • @yoloyo7019
    @yoloyo7019 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Idk anything about jazz so there's a lot for me to work through here and I am bout to put in some real time with it. Question though: with faster chord changes, would it be accurate to say you're still thinking in terms of this 1-2-3-5-2-1 (or whichever) sequence, but adapting it to the new chord as it happens? So for example if there were 3 chords in this sequence, you'd have the 1-2 of the first chord, the 3rd and 5th of the second chord, and then the 2-1 in the final chord? Surely that probably sounds good but is there a better way you'd think of it?
    Sorry if you answered in the video, I'm going through slowly 😅

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks yolo - you can do what you wrote, but in faster tempos I tend to think in key areas rather than chord - to - chord (exceptions exist TBH).

    • @yoloyo7019
      @yoloyo7019 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JasonKlobnakMusicInc Thanks for the reply! By "key area" of the song do you mean like the literal musical key, or like "important section" of the progression?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yoloyo7019 Both. Many times progressions have modulations and tonicizations to different keys other than that of the original. Try them both.

  • @hazorio
    @hazorio หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bravo....

  • @martinnermut1630
    @martinnermut1630 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super, the best way how to explain, for us, who dont use notes, but chords, thank you.

  •  หลายเดือนก่อน

    im a saxaphone player and ive never improved before but my band teacher said i had to and i was very scared

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  หลายเดือนก่อน

      The first couple of times can be scary because we're exposing ourselves and our abilities in front of others. Start by having a plan of action before you do and have an idea of what you would like to do and go from there.

  • @kevinhornbuckle
    @kevinhornbuckle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I put these tone patterns through my trombone.

  • @MicSam-ws5fg
    @MicSam-ws5fg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An so my time has come to excel on the trombone😈😈😈 Thank you very much so kindly.

  • @irishmuso7129
    @irishmuso7129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very useful. If only guitarists could think like this:)

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think any musician can think like this and could find some benefit from it. Thanks for checking it out!

  • @benwinstanleymusic
    @benwinstanleymusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You've got a really nice tone, thanks for the video

  • @Paul_plays_jazz
    @Paul_plays_jazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you very much

  • @gib321
    @gib321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've always struggled with licks and improve ideas. This method seems way more accessible thank you. Subscribed.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for checking it out and hope you find some value in the other videos!

  • @MrSpanky2001
    @MrSpanky2001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Worked these patterns into my harmonica practices. The only problem is getting the minor progressions because a harmonica is not tuned to produce some of the notes unless your a Howard Levy. Great tutorial at any rate. Keep up the good work.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mention this a lot in other videos and comments, but find what works for you and discard the rest.

    • @jasonricci
      @jasonricci ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bro just bend the 3d a half step in 2nd position for the b3rd/minor 3rd and you got all these licks in the 1st octave,!

    • @kevinhornbuckle
      @kevinhornbuckle ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you have a chromatic harmonica?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevinhornbuckle I do not, but if it's working for these guys then it's all good for me.

    • @jasonricci
      @jasonricci ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kevinhornbuckle you can actually play three octaves of a chromatic scale on a regular diatonic harmonica.

  • @miso12162
    @miso12162 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A great small, but biiiiiig lesson! Thanx!

  • @JeffersonCamargo25
    @JeffersonCamargo25 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Que maneiro, obrigado!
    Thank you so much!!!!

  • @djizzah
    @djizzah ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good basic tips which sound tasty

  • @gazicj
    @gazicj 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    super helpful--thank you!

  • @raseshgandhi6702
    @raseshgandhi6702 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very lovely information 🎉

  • @DanielWOstler
    @DanielWOstler หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Terrific! Cool demo as well!

  • @lesharris9560
    @lesharris9560 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At last! Where have you been?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for checking out the video - be sure to check out some of the other stuff on my channel (I've been around for a while 😃)!

  • @altoSax4
    @altoSax4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great tips! Thank you.
    🎺

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you - I hope you find some value or benefit from some of them!

  • @theLUCYCOWAN
    @theLUCYCOWAN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thankyou thats a really useful aid and i like your solo a lot

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Lucy - glad to hear and hope you find some benefit from them!

  • @Charlesbabbage2209
    @Charlesbabbage2209 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have muppets started teaching jazz on TH-cam? I feel like this dude is related to Bert and Earnie.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If I start busting out the Sesame Street theme on the trumpet, you'll know for sure!

    • @dennisferrell3662
      @dennisferrell3662 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@JasonKlobnakMusicIncI'm using your channel to improve my improv skills on chromatic harmonica, and I admire Toots Thieleman, so the Sesame Street theme is in my essential repertoire!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dennisferrell3662 - haha...thanks Dennis!

  • @patrickwerrell1804
    @patrickwerrell1804 ปีที่แล้ว

    Many people use Double negatives in language. Like 'Don't Forget' to give a thumbs up...Can cause the brain to forget! You may want to use the word 'Remember' to give a thumbs up! PS, I gave you a thumbs-up! Thanks for the video.

  • @Coda_J
    @Coda_J ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, when you are switching from the major to the minor , is the minor the relative of that major or is it any minor?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm keeping the same root, but lowering the 3rd scale degree in these examples.

    • @Coda_J
      @Coda_J ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks

  • @gerardoasencio8510
    @gerardoasencio8510 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hay algún pdf con los patrones ?

  • @anthonydlima99
    @anthonydlima99 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you, very helpful

  • @jasonricci
    @jasonricci ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was really fun Thank you!!!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for checking it out!

    • @yoannlardent9787
      @yoannlardent9787 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jez! I knew it! I got on that video and checked it out last night and I knew that was your kind of stuff Jason !
      Ahaha guess i'm t the right place 😄

    • @jasonricci
      @jasonricci ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yoannlardent9787 my man! This guy is SUPER!!!

    • @yoannlardent9787
      @yoannlardent9787 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasonricci He sure seems like he is!
      Maaan i was almost having a headache realising how much possibilities there is with those 10 paterns and the scales we commonly use...! Never ending process that is 🙄😛

  • @patrickblay7684
    @patrickblay7684 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you
    An other question on the second pattern : when you play the minor part , do you play just the b3 instead of the M3 or do you have to play the b6 also or the M 6 ?
    Sorry if the question seems stupid but I am a beginner.

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not a stupid question at all. The only note I'm changing is from the M3 to the b3. The 6th stays the same. You CAN alter the 6th to create other pentatonic scale types that are good for different situations.

  • @achesomesilas6906
    @achesomesilas6906 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And which can we use to play

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whichever ones you like and fit the line creation you are making in the moment.

  • @samrecord1617
    @samrecord1617 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Jason, great lesson!

  • @jarodsmith3768
    @jarodsmith3768 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your positivity is infectious!

  • @prasadrahanesitar
    @prasadrahanesitar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great
    Thank you Jason

  • @WhatsItLikeToBeEnlightened
    @WhatsItLikeToBeEnlightened ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great stuff. thanks

  • @willguess3266
    @willguess3266 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do have a PDF of these patterns would be helpful for my students! Great Video!

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว

      No PDF of these patterns. We can apply our own rhythm and feel so you end up getting and creating your own lines with your own feel.

  • @roger6145
    @roger6145 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Merci beaucoup 🎺

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are welcome - thank you for watching 🙏

    • @roger6145
      @roger6145 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Jason. I am a french trumpeter. Do you give lessons ?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@roger6145 Hi Roger - I do teach lessons, but my schedule is full right now. There is always a possibility later on down the road, though.

  • @almost401
    @almost401 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where’s that backing track from?

  • @bobinbud
    @bobinbud ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good on acoustic guitar also

  • @Mariachikids00004
    @Mariachikids00004 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry to bother, are the changes in concert pitch?

    • @JasonKlobnakMusicInc
      @JasonKlobnakMusicInc  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not a bother - yes, they are in concert pitch.

    • @Mariachikids00004
      @Mariachikids00004 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for getting back to me! Can’t wait to use these ideas and patterns to better my solos

  • @malachia8590
    @malachia8590 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff, thanks!!