How To Learn a Jazz Standard In Under 5 Minutes!

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024

ความคิดเห็น • 83

  • @ChadLefkowitzBrown
    @ChadLefkowitzBrown  3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    A couple slight revisions to what I describe in the video + a few subtle differences between the Ella Fitzgerald recording and the reference lead sheet shown on the screen:
    Measure 4 of A section - I refer to this as a minor ii-v to secondary dominant. It could also be thought of as a iii-vi of the tonic (Ab). Either way, the Ella version actually plays a tritone sub there by putting Gb in the bass and voice leading with a E (okay, Fb) in the strings to outline Gb7.
    Measure 5 of A section - The Ella version has a Bb in the bass, so technically this bar is Bbsus7, as opposed to F-7.
    Measure 4 of bridge - I call this a Backdoor ii-V7, but technically the Ella version just stays on ii-7 (Db-7).
    Use coupon code “CLB10" for $10 off the NEW “Mastering Chord Changes" Masterclass + PDF Package this week at www.jazzlessonvideos.com/masterclass
    This week: Chad LB Text Lessons Studio open for the first time this year! Limited space available! www.jazzlessonvideos.com/text-lessons

  • @TreyLamount
    @TreyLamount 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I don't know whats more ridiculous.. that house or the fact that this cat straight up listened to the tune once, figured out the key, the changes, and then blew a straight up perfect chorus over it... Jesus...

    • @ChadLefkowitzBrown
      @ChadLefkowitzBrown  3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Haha ah man thank you, Trey! You're the man - new tracks sound awesome!

  • @jameshoward2768
    @jameshoward2768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is a different level my goodness. Truly my favorite saxophone player and highly impressive. I love this video

  • @DIDHEJUST
    @DIDHEJUST 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    after the first "FAIL" each one killed me more and more

  • @vecernicek2
    @vecernicek2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The other day I saw Jacques Pepin's video on how to debone chicken in 1 minute. Here you show how to learn a standard in 5 minutes.
    Good news: It's about right, I can learn a standard in about the same time I need for deboning 5 chickens.
    Bad news: It in fact takes half an hour to debone a chicken.

    • @gottreich
      @gottreich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol this comment has to be on top of the list

    • @jacksonmanning5477
      @jacksonmanning5477 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hilarious comment

  • @stewartforbes3491
    @stewartforbes3491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This so wonderful. I love how humble Chad is - he’s a truly awesome musician. Showing us how to figure out a new tune, it’s harmony and melody from scratch. I’m gonna buy into a load of Ella recordings now to try this approach 😀😎👏🎷

  • @jacobrippe
    @jacobrippe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Well I know what standard I’m learning today lol

    • @squiddyjamzzz
      @squiddyjamzzz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same thing i said to myself

  • @stewyrog7952
    @stewyrog7952 ปีที่แล้ว

    Memorize a standard?! How about “how to connect the name of a standard to the melody?” Especially when there are no lyrics and a short name. Au privave, confirmation, anthropology. Do I know the tune? I dunno. Mebbe. Hum a few bars for me!
    But seriously, I’m more impressed with you with every new video.

  • @robstevens9590
    @robstevens9590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Impressive! I never thought about learning the changes before learning the melody. And a nice spontaneous solo.

  • @lucagentile4247
    @lucagentile4247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Every single FAIL is a new approach to us, human beings...thanks!

  • @Jordarr8994
    @Jordarr8994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Video angle NOT approved"💀💀💀

    • @Osnosis
      @Osnosis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And, hilarious how Melissa is so jazz naive, and Chad is all humble-Neo. The Matrix explains it all....

  • @squiddyjamzzz
    @squiddyjamzzz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    im gonna have to learn this one now. great job Chad. the Fail sign over and over was a great touch. this video was very helpful

  • @christophemagis9768
    @christophemagis9768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a way to let everybody remember that failures are for everyones who try 😃🎷

  • @jeremyretajackson
    @jeremyretajackson ปีที่แล้ว

    All I'm hearing is "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" 🎶

  • @louisthompson1020
    @louisthompson1020 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are a great world class player , but how does an intermediate hobbyist player like me do this?

  • @RalphDratman
    @RalphDratman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very impressive! I've wanted to see something like this.
    Did you really need to "learn" this piece --
    or could you have just casually listened to it once and then improvised along the second time?
    I get the impression you do not have to know the melody exactly for the purpose of improvising a chorus. The melody could turn one way or the other but still stay with the chords.

  • @Aeritth
    @Aeritth ปีที่แล้ว

    Jesus is playing Saxophone? My goodness! 😂😂😂

  • @jazznutz
    @jazznutz ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't believe he studied with Joe Gillman!

  • @jazzpote4316
    @jazzpote4316 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ladies are so funny with their "angles"! Mine is the same

  • @pedromrls6
    @pedromrls6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Future video editing Chad was roasting the heck out of past Chad xD

  • @davidpinto2197
    @davidpinto2197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks like Long Island.. where I grew up and where my parents still live. Just has that feel....

  • @aidybopification
    @aidybopification 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great lesson Chad. How about figuring out the changes with only the melody as your guide?

  • @robertgalardi3731
    @robertgalardi3731 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chad ,, You are hysterical... I am a tenor sax player and have pretty good ears for learning standards having played hundreds of Weddings , dances , Bar Mitzvah;s etc.
    But I do get the connection, playing by ear listening to a melody off a recording of which I have a ton of CD's. Yes , Listening is the real key to successful learning tunes and not using music books which are really a musical crouch that destroys your improvising glands , No other way to put it .. Also ,, learning the Lyrics is a key ingredient to playing songs in your head ,, Yeah,, we actually play off our brain not our ears ...But what do I know , just an ordinary run of the mill wedding player ....Bobby G.

  • @OnatGG
    @OnatGG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hah thats how i use siri too:) especially when i cook.

  • @richiegomez2769
    @richiegomez2769 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, you are human. Thanks, that was fun.

  • @isaacpeterjames6434
    @isaacpeterjames6434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i dont know this guy but he knows exactly what hes doing great stuff golden ear

  • @HowTo5min-co3ni
    @HowTo5min-co3ni 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing this guys. How long did it take you to learn this.

  • @chrisdu6087
    @chrisdu6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the most crazy part is that when you get into a jam session and encounter a brand new standard ,you should play it righ now

  • @KleinkMusic
    @KleinkMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel like that guy with perfect pitch you were talking about now. This stuff looks like pure magic to me.

  • @pareraphael6035
    @pareraphael6035 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The ultimate chad

  • @jazsax8634
    @jazsax8634 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Huge smile on my face 😀and ears 👂👂So therefore Chad, from the bottom of my heart/horn, I would like to sincerely say these 9 words of gattitude. Thank you, thank you, and, oh yeah, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

  • @davidpinto2197
    @davidpinto2197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice pad.... great jazz too.

  • @jwmc41
    @jwmc41 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    17 or 5?

  • @kidpoker007
    @kidpoker007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dynamite

  • @kareemakhtar6691
    @kareemakhtar6691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pretty incredible to do this

  • @ra6378
    @ra6378 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loving the bizarre puppet-show face captures on the video title images chad.Classic🤣

  • @agustinleal1766
    @agustinleal1766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this vídeo because now I know You are not Terminator man jaja. Thanks a lot really.

  • @gilsonamaral4899
    @gilsonamaral4899 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    how can you hear that fast man ???? How? it takes me very long to just learn chords while sitting on piano

  • @derelbenkoenig
    @derelbenkoenig 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How to learn how to learn a jazz standard in under 5 minutes in under 18 minutes

  • @crazychessy6499
    @crazychessy6499 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The videos are getting better and better, this is awesome !

  • @saxhubdotjazz
    @saxhubdotjazz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey Siri, give me a chad transformation :)...

  • @inspir.edmusic
    @inspir.edmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel like this video made me vicariously faster at learning tunes.

  • @marcelloestemiele
    @marcelloestemiele 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    May I post the transcription of this solo on my channel?

  • @patrickrousset2612
    @patrickrousset2612 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The secret is in his mouthpiece....joke! good job boss as usual.

  • @peterhofman7188
    @peterhofman7188 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chad LB does LB stand for Linebacker??

  • @moussavarolgil9658
    @moussavarolgil9658 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great as always ! Who had the same Problem That Siri started when Chad said hey Siri 😂😂🙌

  • @gurugusguru9724
    @gurugusguru9724 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    subtitulado en español seria excelente !! para todos tus videos de aprendizaje

  • @Dalightsax
    @Dalightsax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chad video is always helpful. Thanks a lot boss

  • @UkuleleAversion
    @UkuleleAversion 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was hearing the Cmi7b5 as a Gb7 into the F7 (A section)?

    • @jazzlessonvideos
      @jazzlessonvideos 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Tom, thanks for watching! Yes, this is noted in Chad's pinned comment above.

  • @pipborthwick6313
    @pipborthwick6313 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude your house is amazing!

  • @michamarkuszewski4546
    @michamarkuszewski4546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm really unable to belive i'm seeing this. Oh mannn

  • @alanhowell3646
    @alanhowell3646 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting. What a skill to have.

  • @monchingdeguzmam3317
    @monchingdeguzmam3317 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    your fantantic idol chad

  • @WatermelonMan6726
    @WatermelonMan6726 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    kinda sounds like white christmas

  • @jazv1233
    @jazv1233 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are just brilliant that is the type of jazz I would like to play who do you think I should be listening to as a sax player Pls ?

    • @Jordan-ll5eq
      @Jordan-ll5eq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For alto I would say Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Desmond, Phil Woods and Kenny Garrett. As far as Tenor players Coleman Hawkins, Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, and Michael Brecker are who I listen to the most. Obviously there are a lot more amazing players you should listen to but those are some of my favorites.

  • @sdarpin
    @sdarpin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really apreciate your work... keep on posting

  • @butterboydan
    @butterboydan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel so much

  • @saltybhoy1
    @saltybhoy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outrageous skill and musical ability!!!

  • @anthonysilva5312
    @anthonysilva5312 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude your channel is lit!

  • @joolsmclay4601
    @joolsmclay4601 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    did not get how to do that ;)

  • @MrGrandeFrancisco
    @MrGrandeFrancisco 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man best channel!

  • @Imsoflattered0
    @Imsoflattered0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHAT

  • @MarcusJosephsax
    @MarcusJosephsax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this 😌🙏🏾💯

    • @RoyalMail40
      @RoyalMail40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the way you're watching the same videos I am Marcus! (Fraser)

    • @MarcusJosephsax
      @MarcusJosephsax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RoyalMail40 Hey Fraser :-) Yes Chad is a great teacher, I'm learning loads! You can never stop learning.

  • @MrWhiteKeys1
    @MrWhiteKeys1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My kids show me their favorite songs on TH-cam while I am sitting at the piano, and I listen to a few bars, then play it on the piano exactly as they play it. I actually paid my way through college as a ghost writer for bands (truly awful ones) who wanted a score for their music because they wanted to copyright their material. They would send me cassette tapes, and I would send them back a score. It took me about 10 minutes per song.

  • @MrWhiteKeys1
    @MrWhiteKeys1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So for about $100 grand in student loan debt, you too can gain the ability to play or write down anything you hear... LOL. I ended up punting on a career as a Concert Pianist, and I have been a software engineer for the last 3 decades. Hey, it pays the bills. And I can afford a piano, which I would NOT be able to do as a Concert Pianist more than likely. In fact, during the pandemic, most of them are unemployed and they are really struggling.

  • @FarrinD12
    @FarrinD12 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was an awesome video! Thanks so much for making this, I’m going to check out this master class!

  • @MrWhiteKeys1
    @MrWhiteKeys1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A college graduate with a degree in music is expected to be able to listen to anything and write it down, or play it. You are right when you say that sight-singing and ear-training goes hand-in-hand with music theory. You can't really separate one from the other. Because if you have the ear training, but not the theory, then you don't know what you are listening to. And if you have the music theory without the ear training, now you can't look at music and hear it in your head, because you have no point of reference. I had 4 years of it (that's 8 semesters). The final exam is you get music paper, and they let you hear a section of a symphony 3 times, with about 10 minutes in between repetitions to give you time to write things down and connect notes, etc. You then have to score out all of the instruments in the orchestra by ear, like a few dozen types of instruments. It is challenging. The trick is to use spacing for rhythms, and then just use quick dots with the pencil to write the notes on the first pass. Then between passes, you fill in the notes and connect them. But a college-educated musician is certainly expected to be able to instantly hear anything and write out the harmonic analysis, as well as all of the notes played and sung, and all the rhythms in the percussion as well.

  • @pawo161
    @pawo161 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chad, I just realised you're the Tai Lopez of Jazz! You rock hah

  • @kpuliatch
    @kpuliatch ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing your love of learning
    Staying positive and curious thru it all
    A masterful lesson in itself
    much gratitude

  • @Ana_crusis
    @Ana_crusis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    so you're not going to tell us how to do this??