I love the way he is able to have clean cadences to his responses to questions during the interview. It was clear he was playing from an auto-pilot place in his head and even able to really listen to the interviewer and respond with thoughtful answers. When he says be prepared .... I am hearing him say practice but also be ready for what's to come when you follow these principles in your journey to mastery.
What does it take to become a true master? _"Dedication, obsession, total involvement, open mind, enjoyment."_ Advice for musicians? _"Have contact with the universe and lose yourself."_ I love Rosenwinkel's views. What an inspiration.
Never stop playing, practicing, writing, studying new concepts and keep rehearsing them. Be true to your Art, and leave the gadgets aside. Every word here is filled with the Truth. Thanks maestro.
I love how he balances his practice, and it seems very honest to me. 10-6 hours is the kind of practice to bring you to the "next level". 1 hour a while while on the road for gigs, for maintenance. And sometimes you have to delve into composition, arranging, music theory, whatever and you don't have time to practice the instrument at all. A time for every purpose under heaven. Seems very wise to me. (Me, I'm very happy when I can practice 2-3 hours a day!)
I don't hear much of Allan Holdsworth in his playing, but it's nice that Kurt mentions him in the same breath as folks like Bill Evans and Bud Powell. Allan would be pleased.
He plays legato like AH. His left hand technique is strong and his articulation and sound is remeniscent en AH. Also, the flow of their lines are somehow close. Very Legatoesque and fluide. It's like a knif that cuts into a piece of butter.
@@icecreamforcrowhurst I didn't say he sounds like Allan Holdsworth. They are different players. But Kurt uses the same articulation with a legato technique combined with a very short decay and more attack, which is also how AH played. They are obviously very different players but they have a lot more in commun than what you think !! Even in the phrasing, the flow and the shape of the solos, Kurt borrows a lot from Allan ... but with his own language that makes him sound like him.
I'm glad Kurt came right out and said it -- the part about his periods of 10 hours per day of practice. I believe this was in the NY days (1990s) though I'm sure there were other times, since his live playing continued to explode in development during the mid-to-late 2000s. As pertains to the first question, a few hours a day doesn't cut it.
Yup. The best of the best always do. If people work 8 hours a day on average musicians should play 8 hours a day if possible... That's what Kung Fu Music Lessons is all about :)
Its nice to hear his honest answers. I didn't realize he played piano first. That explains a lot with his approach which I always found pianistic. He has some other videos as well on more specifics regarding sequence which are very good insight into his melodic approach
Conoci hace menos de 1 año de la existencia de kurt. la primera vez que lo escuche , no me gusto mucho, pero me fui dando cuenta con los dias , que era un maestro notable en la gitarra, versatil con un sello muy personal. Mil gracias por conmpartir esta joya
Very worthwhile to see this- you can't blame him for riffing if he has a show coming up- I'm assuming this is right before a gig- the mention of hard work practicing is good.
in other \words, "It's Your Thing", so, "Express Yourself!" LOL On another note, can anyone identify Kurt's guitar strap? I'd like one of those for myself. Cheers, Kurt!
@@electrojazz14 I feel you on that. It's great to have a place and dedicated time for music like that. I went to Musicians Institute and did the same. I tried to average 10 hour a day while I was there. Sometimes was 16! The hardcore music grind haha. I feel that it's important to do 3 minimum everyday. Like the 3 foundational notes of a triad. Then hit 5 hours. The pentatonic scale... Smallest scale. Then 7 or 8 for the full octave. So the real magical number is 8 for me. I am creating the Music Monastery... A private music school in nature where we all play 8 hours min everyday with no other obligations. Working on it so people can have that space to play and be creative.
Yes it can be for sure. It's not for all peoplt. It can be a quality 10 hours though. Especially if you are having the time of your life doing it. In terms of "Mastery" though, the best musicians in the world play more than anyone else. That's why they more more advanced. Notice all the "virtuosos" start younger and play more. That have years of experience already from starting at 1,2,3 and playing longer time frames. So if you want to earn real levels of mastery, 6-10 hours a day for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years is what it takes. Another perspective is that many musicians love music so much that they just want to play all day. Some people just want to play. Pat Matheny, Steve Via, Victor Wooten, Mozart... They play allllll day for love of music and that's why their skills are so high. I went to Musicians Institute with 500 guitarists in the school from all over the world. The best players in that school had started youngest and played all the time. That's it. You can certainly play poorly all day and not advance quickly though... The KFML philosophy is "Perfect Practice Makes Perfect" instead of practice makes perfect... But all in all, if you are working to improve for the love of it all day, you will advance faster that others. If you play 2 hours a day for 1 year OR if you play 4 hours a day for one year you should be at least twice the level at that rate... But the best in the world are playing 10 hours a day and it's easy to see why the level is dramatically increased. That is some logic but in my experience is it just that way... In my private school The Music Monastery, every student and teacher plays 8 hours a day. Hitting the octave. This
You can do both. Parker practiced 10 hour days. Coltrane had a legendary schedule that include blocks of ear training, improvising, writing, transcribing, piano, etc. Joe Diorio told me he played around six hours a day, in his 70s. Music is a big ocean.....
Shame to hear him omit the classic source bop guitarists. Dude's always been a soloist over being a rhythm section player. Great line player but man if you like god tier comping go elsewhere.
Never stop practicing not even during interviews
As he just said he is warming up for his gig, as is the bass player
I love the way he is able to have clean cadences to his responses to questions during the interview. It was clear he was playing from an auto-pilot place in his head and even able to really listen to the interviewer and respond with thoughtful answers. When he says be prepared .... I am hearing him say practice but also be ready for what's to come when you follow these principles in your journey to mastery.
What does it take to become a true master? _"Dedication, obsession, total involvement, open mind, enjoyment."_ Advice for musicians? _"Have contact with the universe and lose yourself."_ I love Rosenwinkel's views. What an inspiration.
Never stop playing, practicing, writing, studying new concepts and keep rehearsing them. Be true to your Art, and leave the gadgets aside. Every word here is filled with the Truth. Thanks maestro.
"10 hours or more, a day..." Yep, and it sounds like it.
Yes yes! The world can tell haha. 10 hours a day seems to be the golden number for musical training.
@Vodoo Child Stevie Via. Paul Gilbert. Most Masters. Listen to interviews of the people who are the best in the world. See what they say ;)
I practice 19 hours a day, eating, sex, netflix while practice but still can't figure out how that Am cord works.. any tips ?? 😪
@@roygertel The problem is that you're multitasking! No multitasking allowed! XD
I love how he balances his practice, and it seems very honest to me. 10-6 hours is the kind of practice to bring you to the "next level". 1 hour a while while on the road for gigs, for maintenance. And sometimes you have to delve into composition, arranging, music theory, whatever and you don't have time to practice the instrument at all. A time for every purpose under heaven. Seems very wise to me. (Me, I'm very happy when I can practice 2-3 hours a day!)
I don't hear much of Allan Holdsworth in his playing, but it's nice that Kurt mentions him in the same breath as folks like Bill Evans and Bud Powell. Allan would be pleased.
Yes. Such amazing musicians.
He plays legato like AH. His left hand technique is strong and his articulation and sound is remeniscent en AH. Also, the flow of their lines are somehow close. Very Legatoesque and fluide. It's like a knif that cuts into a piece of butter.
Nobody plays or sounds like Allan Holdsworth; not Kurt, not Tim Miller, not anybody. Holdsworth’s musical language was entirely unique to him.
@@icecreamforcrowhurst I didn't say he sounds like Allan Holdsworth. They are different players. But Kurt uses the same articulation with a legato technique combined with a very short decay and more attack, which is also how AH played. They are obviously very different players but they have a lot more in commun than what you think !! Even in the phrasing, the flow and the shape of the solos, Kurt borrows a lot from Allan ... but with his own language that makes him sound like him.
@@Samyham007 "He plays legato like AH. His left hand technique is strong and his articulation and sound is remeniscent en AH. "
Nope.
wise and helpful thank you Kurt
Yes! Thanks for watching!
Blowing wild chord progressions while talking casually, impressive
wild chord progressions?
I'm glad Kurt came right out and said it -- the part about his periods of 10 hours per day of practice. I believe this was in the NY days (1990s) though I'm sure there were other times, since his live playing continued to explode in development during the mid-to-late 2000s. As pertains to the first question, a few hours a day doesn't cut it.
Yup. The best of the best always do. If people work 8 hours a day on average musicians should play 8 hours a day if possible... That's what Kung Fu Music Lessons is all about :)
“Have contact with the universe and lose yourself”. Ego has no place in music.
My fav8 jazz artist.
Nice! Good taste ;)
Great comments by an amazing player.
Love his comments. what a beautiful cat. Always been a genius.
Deep Song is a favorite of mine..
Its nice to hear his honest answers. I didn't realize he played piano first. That explains a lot with his approach which I always found pianistic. He has some other videos as well on more specifics regarding sequence which are very good insight into his melodic approach
I learnt piano at 7 and started guitar at 12 and have played alot for 50+ years. Not quite at his level. Yet
Love to you kurt your music is so uplifting so full of intelligence and hope.
A real Master of the guitar.
Yes!
Great listen this man!!! Awesome! Love kurt
Yes! Kurt is the man!!! Stay tuned for other interviews. Many more happening :D
@@kungfumusiclessons7579 🙌👏❤
Conoci hace menos de 1 año de la existencia de kurt. la primera vez que lo escuche , no me gusto mucho, pero me fui dando cuenta con los dias , que era un maestro notable en la gitarra, versatil con un sello muy personal. Mil gracias por conmpartir esta joya
Thank You for this!
You're welcome! Thank's to the man Kurt!
He is a cool guy and a music master
Very worthwhile to see this- you can't blame him for riffing if he has a show coming up- I'm assuming this is right before a gig- the mention of hard work practicing is good.
AWSM
Yes! :D
Cosmic creativity 💥
Yes!!!
Do you ever consider yourself a master of something? Hehehehe. Have a good one guys! Great music by the way!
Perfect pitch can help
National Treasure! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Looks older here but delivers likewise wisdom!
Yes!
Actually some sage and well-chosen advice from the jedi master. Beats the one about always packing your uniform on top in your suitcase.
Haha! Sure does.
in other \words, "It's Your Thing", so, "Express Yourself!" LOL
On another note, can anyone identify Kurt's guitar strap? I'd like one of those for myself.
Cheers, Kurt!
Is that Dario Deidda working out on a Marco bass in the background?
That isn’t an understatement Kirk is one of the best jazz guitarists today .
Absolutely!
Kirk Hammet
@@Zilvinas. lol
hours a day
He or Slash back in 1987 ??!
Guitar as fidget-spinner...
Haha! Yes. That's what music is for a lot of people :D
Master-bate!
10 hours a day is reasonable if you wanna get to a decent level, 100% KR
Yes yes. How many hours a day do you play?
@@kungfumusiclessons7579 6 to 8 but I slowed down I used to do it 12 especially when I was at Berklee
@@electrojazz14 I feel you on that. It's great to have a place and dedicated time for music like that. I went to Musicians Institute and did the same. I tried to average 10 hour a day while I was there. Sometimes was 16! The hardcore music grind haha. I feel that it's important to do 3 minimum everyday. Like the 3 foundational notes of a triad. Then hit 5 hours. The pentatonic scale... Smallest scale. Then 7 or 8 for the full octave. So the real magical number is 8 for me. I am creating the Music Monastery... A private music school in nature where we all play 8 hours min everyday with no other obligations. Working on it so people can have that space to play and be creative.
@@kungfumusiclessons7579 Jazz is about dedication and hard work there is no two ways about it, you get back what you put in...
@@electrojazz14 Absolutely. Everything else in life as well :)
I like the idea of practicing that much, but it seems excessive. Quality, not quantity
Yes it can be for sure. It's not for all peoplt. It can be a quality 10 hours though. Especially if you are having the time of your life doing it. In terms of "Mastery" though, the best musicians in the world play more than anyone else. That's why they more more advanced.
Notice all the "virtuosos" start younger and play more. That have years of experience already from starting at 1,2,3 and playing longer time frames. So if you want to earn real levels of mastery, 6-10 hours a day for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years is what it takes.
Another perspective is that many musicians love music so much that they just want to play all day. Some people just want to play. Pat Matheny, Steve Via, Victor Wooten, Mozart... They play allllll day for love of music and that's why their skills are so high.
I went to Musicians Institute with 500 guitarists in the school from all over the world. The best players in that school had started youngest and played all the time. That's it.
You can certainly play poorly all day and not advance quickly though... The KFML philosophy is "Perfect Practice Makes Perfect" instead of practice makes perfect...
But all in all, if you are working to improve for the love of it all day, you will advance faster that others.
If you play 2 hours a day for 1 year OR if you play 4 hours a day for one year you should be at least twice the level at that rate... But the best in the world are playing 10 hours a day and it's easy to see why the level is dramatically increased. That is some logic but in my experience is it just that way...
In my private school The Music Monastery, every student and teacher plays 8 hours a day. Hitting the octave.
This
You can do both. Parker practiced 10 hour days. Coltrane had a legendary schedule that include blocks of ear training, improvising, writing, transcribing, piano, etc. Joe Diorio told me he played around six hours a day, in his 70s. Music is a big ocean.....
then you don't like the idea... that much
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Oh no ...... how many likes ? 666 !
Shame to hear him omit the classic source bop guitarists. Dude's always been a soloist over being a rhythm section player. Great line player but man if you like god tier comping go elsewhere.
I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you on that point.
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I think he can comp with the best of them, but just prefers his own style.
@@jjmatashi Absolutely. Everyone is their own unique self.
If your requirement is that someone must go all "Freddie Green" when comping then maybe he's not your guy.