3 Secrets of Bebop Lines

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    Jazz pianist Jeremy Siskind uses Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee" and "Blues for Alice" as examples of how to use connections on strong beats, interesting shapes, and compound melodies to improve your bebop lines.
    Chapters:
    0:00 - Introduction
    1:45 - Connections on Strong Beats
    4:00 - Exercise Regarding Connections on Strong Beats
    6:50 - Interesting Shapes
    11:05 - Exercise for Interesting Shapes
    12:20 - Keith Jarrett Story
    12:54 - Compound Melodies Explanation
    14:07 - Blues for Alice Example of Compound Melodies
    15:58 - Donna Lee Example of Compound Melodies

КОМЕНТАРІ • 112

  • @gogoteca
    @gogoteca 2 роки тому +37

    Playing the Donna Lee shapes on Autumn Leaves is the best improv exercise I have done yet. Not just helpful to get the shapes down but also pretty fun to do. That was some solid advice!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому +2

      Awesome! Have fun with it!

    • @johnanderson9494
      @johnanderson9494 Рік тому

      @@JeremySiskind I want to learn this guy's best runs ua-cam.com/video/T0KCX2k_9uA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=rkjp56

  • @jacquesbouchard8884
    @jacquesbouchard8884 19 днів тому +2

    Ok ... now... I'm leaving others youtubers jazz lessons .. I finally found THE reference!!!! I really like the way you are teaching! Only 3 videos, and I understood what I struggled with for waaaaayyyyy too long now!!!!! Thanks so much!! I hope you'll enjoy the coffee !!!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  12 днів тому

      That's very kind! I don't claim to have all the answers, but I try to share what I can.

    • @jacquesbouchard8884
      @jacquesbouchard8884 11 днів тому

      @@JeremySiskind I'm wondering if your books can be applied to any instruments... I'm a bass player and as you know, it's a little difficult for us to get outside of the root note ... Or it may be a great idea for another video !!

  • @Georgie_B_
    @Georgie_B_ 3 місяці тому +3

    This is one of the most lucid and incisive lessons I’ve seen on bebop and Parker’s style, and I must’ve watched 50 masterclasses in the last month! 🤣 you have a real gift for highlighting the most fundamental and key aspects of a subject, hope you keep teaching jazz - a lot of the players can play like Parker brilliantly but they can’t teach it and only talk in abstractions. Your rhythmic and harmonic analysis here are phenomenally helpful as they give the student some useful techniques to experiment with in their own playing. Really enjoyed the lesson! All the best!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 місяці тому

      That's so kind, thank you, Georgie! I'm honored!

  • @larry4589
    @larry4589 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks very helpful!

  • @hello55125
    @hello55125 2 роки тому +8

    This IS the essence of Parker and all the beeboppers!! Just the litte exercise where you put the approach notes to the third in context sounds like a Bird solo. Could you make some more of these videos? Does your book cover this stuff? If not bring one out!! Thanks

  • @NizJazzBTC
    @NizJazzBTC Рік тому

    Loved this lesson. Thanks Jeremy!

  • @judykessler3025
    @judykessler3025 4 місяці тому

    This is what I've been looking for: melodic lines based on harmonic progression, knowledge and intention of intervals and authenticity.

  • @yeahnatya
    @yeahnatya 7 місяців тому

    Amazing as always! Thank you

  • @guicolla8407
    @guicolla8407 12 днів тому +1

    great class , but honestly the highlight of this video was hearing Donna Leaves ! cheers , thanks ...

  • @enriquecajunsheriff4104
    @enriquecajunsheriff4104 2 роки тому +6

    please man we need more videos like this. My problem is I can understand everything , transcribe note by note perfectly but when it comes to improvising myself...im lost

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks so much, Enrique! I’m glad it helped!

  • @robertomui333
    @robertomui333 6 місяців тому

    Awesome beboplesson !!! Thx for sharing ! 😎

  • @davidgerber9317
    @davidgerber9317 3 роки тому +14

    Top-notch, pro-level content in every video. Man, you deliver every time!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому +1

      David, thank you!!! I'm so a appreciative to get feedback. :)

  • @stuartheadey5240
    @stuartheadey5240 3 роки тому +2

    Really helpful stuff. Cheers, Jeremy.

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому +1

      Happy to help, Stuart! Thanks for the comment!

  • @JulianWegner
    @JulianWegner Рік тому +1

    This lesson is what I have been looking for for years :D BTW Mozart also changes directions on off beats

  • @SolarMumuns
    @SolarMumuns 2 роки тому +2

    Fantastic lesson - bravo!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому

      Thanks much, Patrick! Happy practicing!

  • @genekelly3961
    @genekelly3961 2 роки тому +9

    Hi Jeremy an eye-opener, for real. I really think this concept (strong beat connections) is hardly ever explicitly taught yet it is really an essential principle to sounding bebop legit. I’ve had teachers talk chord scales, licks, rhythm, shapes, etc. This is a jazz nugget. Also, going into 7ths is not as strong as to 3rds, yes? Bought your book, btw!!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому +4

      Yay! I’m glad you found it helpful, Gene! I do much more practice with thirds than sevens just because they create harmony against the root. They’re both important, but I think thirds are just the most essential.

  • @flober1970
    @flober1970 Рік тому +1

    Thanks again ! I have read a lot and seen many courses, but you are the first that I know to talk about the concept of compound melody. Maybe not the best term, I see it as a structural element, like the pillars of a building. This concept is obvious in the non-bebop tune of bye bye blackbird. Some of these concept can be seen in the great ‘forward motion’ book of Hal Galper.

  • @bill3837
    @bill3837 Рік тому +2

    yep that works passing tones thank you

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому

      Awesome, I'm glad you got something out of this, Bill!

  • @mrmusicplz09
    @mrmusicplz09 Рік тому +3

    Thank you, Sensei Jeremy!!!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      Lol, my pleasure, Gregory! I'm not sure i've ever been called "Sensei" before.

  • @stevenelliot1823
    @stevenelliot1823 2 роки тому +2

    Great lesson!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому

      Thanks so much, Steven! I'm glad you dig it!

  • @zawados
    @zawados Рік тому +2

    Thank You!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому

      You're very welcome, Pawel! Happy practicing!

  • @brendaboykin3281
    @brendaboykin3281 3 роки тому +2

    Thanx, Jeremy 🌹🌹🌹🔥

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому

      Brenda, you're the bomb! Thanks for the great vibes!

  • @HollyFayHolverson777
    @HollyFayHolverson777 2 роки тому +2

    Jeremy. Thank you so damn much. You helped me get out of a rut. The 1/2 step leading (ascending or descending) into the chord tone on beat 1 and beat 3 really helped me to be more free and melodic when playing bebop. Thank you and bless you.

  • @JRNL75
    @JRNL75 Рік тому +3

    Great tutorial! Thumbs up ❤

  • @Morganstudios
    @Morganstudios Рік тому +1

    Nice exploration! Next I want a full Schenkerian analysis of Donna Lee! XD

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      Ruh roh, that’s above my pay grade! 😂

  • @kriz9960
    @kriz9960 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you Jeremy! I've played a lot of bebop in the past year or two, but i never really figured out bebop improvisation. I tried some of these techniques and finally managed to play something that really sounds authentic. I will definitely be practicing these techniques and using them in my playing. So thank you!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому

      This is so nice! I’m really happy you found the video useful!

  • @tioliak
    @tioliak 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you very much!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  10 місяців тому

      My pleasure - happy practicing!

  • @wtf077
    @wtf077 Рік тому

    I will say that u are the best teacher in UA-cam

  • @km6206
    @km6206 9 місяців тому +1

    very solid lesson!

  • @Ken-pi7qk
    @Ken-pi7qk 2 місяці тому +1

    Fantastic lesson Jeremy. Wish I had found it earlier. Many thanks

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Місяць тому

      Thanks for watching, Ken! I'm glad the algorithm led you here! 😊

  • @kladmonet9
    @kladmonet9 Рік тому +1

    Thank you! The information is great! lets play A Night in Tunisia!

  • @monsterjazzlicks
    @monsterjazzlicks 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant execution of Donna Lee over Autumn Leaves! 😁

  • @ranblake3165
    @ranblake3165 Рік тому +5

    Admire your ideas .do wish audio louder

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      Wait, is this *jazz legend* Ran Blake???

  • @SolomonDouglas
    @SolomonDouglas 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah!

  • @louisb784
    @louisb784 2 роки тому +2

    Great, it's so simple, at 6.36 i have a watershed leap forward at the very moment you smile.. I get it.. Ty.

  • @margaretdickson9940
    @margaretdickson9940 Рік тому +2

    just starting bee bop. this was excellent.

  • @yurib7067
    @yurib7067 Рік тому +3

    Bud Powell has been my favorite pianist for about 25 years. When watching this video, I started thinking about his music, then you said his name. Then when you started playing blues for Alice I started thinking about Bach, then you mentioned Bach. I don’t know what that means but it’s a strange coincidence at the very least. Do you concur?

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +2

      It sounds like we should be friends, Yuri! I guess we're thinking along the same lines!

    • @yurib7067
      @yurib7067 Рік тому

      I’m listening to your Debussy recordings on Apple Music right now.. if I wasn’t a guitarist I’d buy all of your books.

    • @yurib7067
      @yurib7067 Рік тому +2

      @@JeremySiskind man, that album of perpetual etudes is amazing… you can teach AND play!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому

      @@yurib7067 I'm so happy you like them. Thank you, Yuri!

    • @yurib7067
      @yurib7067 Рік тому

      @@JeremySiskind Have you ever read “Dance of the Infidels” by Francis Paudras? Great book

  • @rodrigomunozmarmolejo9337
    @rodrigomunozmarmolejo9337 Рік тому +1

    this is awesome

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      Nice! Thanks for watching, Rodrigo. I'm glad you got something out of this. More on this topic coming next week!

  • @spoonito
    @spoonito Рік тому +2

    Thank you for showing your hands on the keys -- that's so helpful to see the way you set your hands (vs me, who learned piano on his own and play mostly with 3 fingers -- oops!)

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      No problem! Using 5 fingers will make you way more efficient! 😉

  • @saxgiao9594
    @saxgiao9594 5 місяців тому +1

    Thanks from China!! Such a good explanation for the bebop ❤

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  5 місяців тому

      Amazing! Thanks for watching from all the way over there!

  • @MrRezillo
    @MrRezillo Рік тому +3

    This is very helpful. I'm a trumpet player with only rudimentary piano skills - but this is about bebop theory, not technique, I'm going to try this on a few of the war horses (Autumn Leaves, All the Things, etc.). Mega thanks, Jeremy.

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      Great, enjoy, and let me know how it goes!

  • @MetaphysicalMusician
    @MetaphysicalMusician Рік тому +1

    Excellent

  • @ChrisPBacon-so6rl
    @ChrisPBacon-so6rl 3 роки тому +10

    Hey Jeremy! Great lesson, just bought your book and have found a huge amount information to add to my practice routine (specifically the ballad section on a tune like misty). I was hoping you could cover retaining repertoire? Do you have a day dedicated to that during the week or do you just ingrain every tune by practicing in all 12 keys (I still forget these tunes tho). Any help is great and keep doing what you’re doing!

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому +13

      Great - glad you found good stuff in the book. Retaining repertoire is difficult. I would A) keep a list and separate it by tunes you DEFINITELY know, tunes you MOSTLY know, and tunes you sorta know; B) do an hour-long performance twice a week. At a cafe, on Instagram live, SOMETHING to keep you playing. The best way to retain repertoire is to PLAY. C) Remember that memory has three components (at least) - aural, tactile (muscle memory), and intellectual. I would identify which is the weakest/strongest for you and try to improve your weakness and accentuate your strengths. I think playing in all 12 keys is a wonderful exercise, but is usually overly time-consuming and not productive. Playing tunes in just one other key I think is just as useful - it forces you to listen and to really think about the changes. I hope that helps a bit!

  • @Malcolm.Y
    @Malcolm.Y Рік тому +1

    Wow. A seminar in actual composing instead chord-scale numerology. I could say a lot, but as a former drummer - it's not just the snare, lol. What you call compound melody, I always called delayed resolution, and at a higher level than mine, the delays can be real counter melodies.
    I always told people, there is more to learn in the head of Donna Lee than there is in a year of trying to figure out what scale goes with what chord, because there is only scale and it goes with all the chords - the chromatic scale. lol

  • @p1anosteve
    @p1anosteve 3 роки тому +3

    So interesting your analysis. I have no idea, but wonder might it be that Parker's melodic shaping was something to do with him playing saxophone and the way that get various intervals on that instrument.

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому +1

      You could be right about the saxophone, but I'm not sure. As I said in the video, I think that shape creates rhythm, and players on virtually every instrument have imitated Parker's shaping.

  • @Thouveninpascal
    @Thouveninpascal Рік тому +2

    About "Be Bop", all the secrets are in any Charlie Parker solo, the more you learn, the more you'll "speak" be-bop. No bird, no Bop.

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      That seems pretty fair (although Monk repeated claims that he, not Charlie Parker invented it, for whatever that's worth 🤷‍♂️)

  • @humblemai2211
    @humblemai2211 Рік тому +2

    Please make more tutorial about jazz Bebop Piano like this...thanks

  • @kopajertamas
    @kopajertamas 10 місяців тому +1

    Hi Jeremy
    I think this is one of the most helpful bebop video on yt!
    Thank you so much!
    But I still have some issues with this style.
    For example at the first topic. How do you connect the enclosures?

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  10 місяців тому

      Do you mean how do you connect "in between" the enclosures? Well, that's a huge question. The easy answer would be, "by using arpeggios and scales." But if you ask a more specific question I might be able to give you a better answer.

  • @bradking1107
    @bradking1107 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome lesson! Thanks so much for sharing hope you are well God loves you deeply Shalom 🤗🐼❤️✝️💐 Philippians 4:8

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much , Brad! I’m glad you like it!

  • @alexandros_haralabidis
    @alexandros_haralabidis Рік тому +1

    Hi Jeremy, I started by writhing solos (playing directly is a bit premature for me) following the Donna Lee shape and I liked it a lot, do you think it's ok? I wrote a solo for Whisper Not -first chord C minor- (which has a different chord structure of course), first note G as Donna Lee, trying to find good notes for every chord following closely Donna Lee. Would you reccomend a more loose approch based on the general shape that I remember by memory?
    I discovered you and your channel a few days ago, I'm already an admirer in terms of your playing and of your pedagogic skills.
    Thanks for your precious advice!
    Greetings from Athens, Greece.

    • @ranblake3165
      @ranblake3165 Рік тому

      Nice comment I was visiting your city April 20,1967 Vradiazi became a favorite piece

    • @alexandros_haralabidis
      @alexandros_haralabidis Рік тому

      @@ranblake3165 Thanks Ran. Unfortunately, Athens has changed a lot since then -for the worse.

  • @mottahead6464
    @mottahead6464 9 місяців тому

    After this video......easy.... I'll play bebop whenever I want.

  • @Jzh733
    @Jzh733 2 роки тому +3

    So we should accent the weaker beat instead of the strong ones most of the time?

  • @AkosTothHotClub
    @AkosTothHotClub Рік тому

    Donna Leaves? D'autumn Lees? 😉👏👏👏

  • @mariamattos8688
    @mariamattos8688 Рік тому +2

    Idon't know If I'm studying a lot or you are speaking slowly but I'm understand ALL you talk and play....

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  Рік тому +1

      Whoa. I'm glad you're understanding everything! We must both be doing something right!

  • @monsterjazzlicks
    @monsterjazzlicks 2 місяці тому

    I think this is the video with the Jarrett situation described.

  • @franciswallace2268
    @franciswallace2268 3 роки тому +3

    Hello Jeremy , l am Francis living in Germany ...where can l have your book about the lesson in this Video ... thank you

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому

      Hey Francis! I love having friends in Germany! I have two books that might relate to you - “Jazz Band Pianist” is publishing by Hal Leonard and can be bought through Amazon. My self-published book, “Playing Solo Jazz Piano” can be purchased as a PDF at www.Jeremysiskind.com/shop/ or as a hard copy via Amazon. Thanks for your interest!

  • @brothercaleb
    @brothercaleb 3 роки тому +4

    Does your book cover all this?

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому +4

      Nope - working on a new book soon that does more improv. :)

  • @charlessci8464
    @charlessci8464 2 роки тому +2

    Great lesson but the compound melody concept is really hard to pick up.

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  2 роки тому

      It’s complicated but it’s worth it. Stick with it, Charles!

  • @novellmusicmedia6895
    @novellmusicmedia6895 7 місяців тому

    Very cler even for begginers

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  6 місяців тому

      Great! I'm really happy to hear that!

  • @JRiggs9
    @JRiggs9 3 роки тому +3

    Fascinating Bebop breakdown of beats, shapes and melodies. You make it all seem so easy. You have a way of opening up ones mind, and perceptions . . .
    Again Thank You !

    • @JeremySiskind
      @JeremySiskind  3 роки тому +1

      I so appreciate it! Thank for taking the time to let me know you like the videos! :)