The Best Jazz Improvisation Exercises You Should Practice

Nothing gets you better at improvising solos, then constantly improvising solos a lot! But there are some jazz improvisation exercises that you can do to help condition yourself in ways that will eventually improve the the way you improvise and strengthen a few key areas. (Keep reading...) The three main things that EVERYONE can work on is really "making the changes" (outlining the harmony really well), playing more interesting rhythms, and leaving space in your improvisations so that you and the people you play with can have a musical conversation. Adam Smale will show you three of the the best Jazz improvisation exercises that you should practice in order to strengthen the way you approach jazz soloing. Since improvisation is so important in Jazz, it's really necessary to improve your jazz solos by do practicing exercises that can get you closer to a real-world situation so you don't have to think too much when you are improvising. Important Videos Mentioned You Should Watch: ➡️ Using Scales to Improvise on Guitar: The Little-Known Truth: https://youtu.be/IZ0BpKblgSE ➡️ Rhythm is THE MOST Important Thing in Jazz: https://youtu.be/vWtysMLu9zU Not mentioned, but these are very helpful videos for learning how to build solos form the ground up: ➡️ Jazz Improvisation - Nine Levels of Cracking The Code: https://youtu.be/NjWiSehvgTI ➡️ The Secret to Great Jazz Improvisation: https://youtu.be/bwtGAEPQneg All MY VIDEOS ARE PRODUCED WITH THE HELP OF MY PATRONS: Ross Hamilton Peter Brock Dave Nye - THANK YOU! ❤️ BECOME A MEMBER TO ACCESS ALL PDF LESSONS For as Low as $3/mo ❤️ Get exclusive content, access to videos before the public, save on any books or lessons, and be a part of an Online Monthly Hang with me and other patrons. Here at Patreon: ▶︎ https://www.patreon.com/adamsmale You can also make a donation to the channel⎜🙌 🤗⎜Donate: https://www.paypal.me/adamsmale CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Natural Conversation 0:58 - Make the Changes 3:30 - Work on Your RHYTHMS! 5:23 - Space is the Place, Man! GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO SONY ZV-1 Camera: https://amzn.to/2GsPaS0 SHURE SM7B Microphone (Voice): https://amzn.to/3oMXFbn SHURE SM57 Microphone (Guitar Amp): https://amzn.to/3bvk2Ne PORT CITY PEARL 50w Head: https://portcityamps.com/product/pearl-head/ PORT CITY 1x12 OS Wave Cabinet: https://portcityamps.com/product/1x12-os-wave-cabinet/ SMALL TRIPOD MICROPHONE STAND (Similar to mine): https://amzn.to/3hbTNgd FOCUSRITE SCARLETT 2i2 (3rd Gen) USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3jPhQmx If you are new to the channel, Click this link to subscribe to my channel. Be sure to Click that Bell Icon and get notified each time I put out a new video https://www.youtube.com/c/adamsmale?sub_confirmation=1 Be sure to check out Adam Smale's other videos for guitar lessons and music lessons in general. https://www.youtube.com/c/adamsmale Comments, Subscribes, Likes, are always welcome. ▶︎ ADAM’S BOOK: https://www.newapproachtoscales.com/ ▶︎ ADAM’S TEACHING SITE: http://www.guitarwise.net/ ▶︎ ADAM on SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6R9t88NYpDZRTy5t1L71jJ ▶︎ BUY MUSIC: https://adamsmalemusic.bandcamp.com/ ▶︎ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/adamsmale.jazz/ ▶︎ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/adamsmale/ ▶︎ WEBSITE: https://www.adamsmale-jazz.com/