#Keith jarrett transcriptions bert ligon software#

One of my primarily classically trained students transcribed the first 36 measures of a Keith Jarrett improvisation over the chord changes to All the Things You Are from YouTube. It might be easier when breaking apart shorter excerpts from that solo. That is difficult when deal- ing with memorizing a 128 measure solo. In order to improvise, one must get into the thinking behind the notes. But has playing non-jazz etudes and pieces note for note with correct style helped them with improvisation? Students who focus just on memorizing other’s work, whether it is jazz solos or classical pieces are typically the least prepared to improvise, even though they may have very well developed technique on their instruments. I can imagine this would be very helpful. Should they learn it note for note matching articulations.

Students often ask what they should do with the solos after transcribing them.

#Keith jarrett transcriptions bert ligon software#

It will do little to help their ears if they are using software to move the solo note by note and hunt and peck to find that note. It will certainly improve their ears if they are trying to hear the relationships of pitches in a phrase. JARRETT EXERCISES - 1 - © 2010 Bert Ligon JARRETT EXERCISES Exercises Developed from Excerpts of a Keith Jarrett Improvisation - by Bert Ligon All The Things You Are ( ) Transcribed by Susan Zhang Jazz educators tell students that transcribing solos will help them learn to improvise.