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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #24: How Do You Make Pop Songs into Jazz Versions?
A lot of people ask me about this. Like how do you take an Ed Sheeran song or a Taylor Swift song and make it jazzy? I often ask back, "Why would you want to do this?" The…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #23: Simplify Learning Jazz Guitar
Learning jazz doesn't have to be complicated. Do this: Learn the melody of a song you like Learn the chords of the song Find a way to play a solo guitar version of it…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #22: Macro and Micro Practice
How do you get better at playing jazz guitar? Macro and micro practice. Macro is playing the entire song, learning the vibe and the whole tune. Micro is fine tuning the first…
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azsamad (49)in #business • 6 years ago
5 Gary Vaynerchuk Videos For Musicians
So much of Gary Vee's videos are on his take on business, marketing, branding, social media, positivity and life. I dig all those but look forward to the videos when he gives…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #21: Simplify Learning Jazz
Jazz is sometimes over complicated. How about we... Learn songs. Memorise melodies and chords. Play them! Learn how to embellish melodies. Learn to improvise…
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azsamad (49)in #steemit • 6 years ago
Why Are You Writing Stuff on Steemit?
Are you just posting stuff because you think you'll make money here? Are you expressing yourself? Are you saying something to make a difference? Are you sharing your…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #20: Tradition versus The Future
Listen to the past. Be aware of the tradition. But make your own music. Don't worry about it being authentic. After all, what is authenticity? The main thing is respecting…
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azsamad (49)in #music • 6 years ago
Music from A to Z | EP 01 | The Giving Economy and Energy
Listen to the podcast here: [Transcription of podcast] The thing about creating art is that in today's giving economy, which means you're giving away a lot of stuff…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #19: To Learn Jazz, Play Jazz
An oversimplified way of learning jazz? Pick a song you like. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the melody. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the chords.…
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azsamad (49)in #inspiration • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #18: Finding Inspiration and Facebook Hate Posts
Some people like to post about the guitarists or musicians they HATE. I sort of understand the feeling of being together hating something. But, over time I feel that finding…
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azsamad (49)in #books • 6 years ago
Why I Started Writing Geeky Jazz, Guitar and Music Book Reviews
Frankly, I was frustrated. I wanted to buy certain books, video and courses but had a hard time figuring out whether they were right for me. Lot of stuff for sale out there but…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #17: Improvising with Clarity
For a jazz soloist, the mark of a mature improvisor is that they can start, play and end phrases with immense clarity . They choose notes with confidence and deliver it…
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azsamad (49)in #guitar • 6 years ago
My Top 3 Favourite Mateus Asato Videos
Mateus Asato is one of the most amazing distinctive young guitarists of recent times. Great playing, musical phrasing and just an amazing individual voice. I feel very fortunate…
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azsamad (49)in #business • 6 years ago
Top 3 Videos That Reshaped How I Think (Gary Vee, Derek Sivers, Steve Jobs)
Here's another side of me. This is not music, well at least not directly. These are 3 videos that have reshaped how I think. Check it out. Document, Don't Create Gary Vee…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #16: Performing Brazilian Music over the Years
I'm currently preparing for my upcoming performance at Bobo KL with my new project, Samba Selamba on June 8th and 9th. So, in today's post I share some of my past…
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zord189 (74)in #dsound • 6 years ago
Team Malaysia | Teh Tarik Sundays EP07 | 03.06.2018 (Guest Host)
Click on Thumbnail for Full Recording, starts at 5:00 mins What is Teh Tarik Sundays? It is the FIRST talkshow initiated by @branlee87 and @zord189 with the support from…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #15: Bossa Nova and Samba - Classic Recordings
I'm currently preparing for my upcoming performance at Bobo KL with my new project, Samba Selamba on June 8th and 9th. So, in today's post I share some of my favourite…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #14: Scales for Spain (Chick Corea)
This is a bilingual (Malay/English) lesson on some of the scale choices you can use on Chick Corea's Spain (the solo section). Gmaj7 = G Lydian (D Major Scale) F#7 = B…
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ftlob (67)in #spotify • 6 years ago
Steemit Musicians Spotify Playlist [update May 27] Submit In This Post
Link to playlist on Spotify The Steemit Musicians Spotify playlist is a playlist by and for the Steemit community. We started curating the playlist about two months ago and…
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azsamad (49)in #jazz • 6 years ago
Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #13: Improvising on Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely
One of my students, Rushdi asked a question on how to practice improvisation. He also mentioned that he's currently working on Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely. This song is a…
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