Chris Potter’s Approach: Why Practice Is Meaningless Without This
Discover how to transform exercises into real jazz vocabulary using Chris Potter’s approach. Learn to apply patterns, arpeggios, and rhythms over Autumn Leaves, turning theory into music. Get structured practice insights and expand your improvisational toolbox.
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The Key to Meaningful Practice – Exercises are useless without knowing where they belong.
Transforming Arpeggios into Music – Apply jazz exercises musically over Autumn Leaves.
Beyond Drills: Creating Jazz Language – Alter patterns with rhythm, structure, and phrasing.
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In this tutorial
00:00 Why Practice Is Meaningless Without This
00:50 Why We Practice
01:40 How To Add Purpose
03:06 Chris Potters Practice Approach
04:16 Play Solos
05:49 Add More Ideas
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