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10.02.2025

There’s No Straight Line in Learning Jazz Guitar

If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about the “right” way to improve, this video is for you. I'm sharing insights I’ve gathered from years of teaching and talking with players just like you. Sometimes, the path to real mastery isn’t what we expect.

Jazz Guitar Lessons Blog

10.02.2025

To Transcribe or Not To Transcribe?

Transcription—an essential tool for jazz musicians, but is it the only way to learn? In this episode, I dive deep into the debate around transcribing, without offering a one-size-fits-all answer.

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24.01.2025

Top 4 Things My Successful Students Are Doing

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17.01.2025

What I Learned From 15 Years of Teaching Guitar Online

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11.01.2025

3 Essential Jazz Guitar Tips for Fluidity and Freedom on Improv

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21.12.2024

Maximizing Your Jazz Guitar Practice

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14.12.2024

Becoming a Jazz Guitarist: How to Get Started

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05.12.2024

Standards Navigator: Stella by Starlight Analysis for Jazz Guitar

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24.11.2024

Master JazzBlues Like a Pro:Essential Improv Techniques for Guitarists

Master Jazz Blues Like a Pro: Essential Improv Techniques for Guitarists

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14.11.2024

The BEST Way to Create Jazz Lines Over Chord Changes

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08.11.2024

A Jazz Guitar Teacher's Home Studio Setup Tour-Gear,Software and Tips

A Jazz Guitar Teacher's Home Studio Setup Tour - Gear, Software, and Recording Tips

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25.10.2024

Altered Scale Quick Tutorial for Jazz Guitarists - Improvisation

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17.10.2024

Harmonic Analysis: Analyzing the Chords of "On Green Dolphin Street"

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24.09.2024

Motion in Comping: Creating Movement Through Chords

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18.09.2024

Easy Scale Switching for Jazz Guitar Improvisation

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11.09.2024

Basic Jazz Arpeggios - Beginner Jazz Guitar Lesson | Toolbox 3.1

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[Review] Your Ultimate Jazz Book: Modern Method

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Modes in Order of Brightness

Learn modes with understanding.

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02.02.2023

Learning Jazz Standards With Marc's 7-Stage Process

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22.12.2022

2022: Looking Back and Paying Forward

2022 Year-in Review

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29.11.2022

Things You Have To Stop To Become a Better Jazz Guitarist

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29.11.2022

Jazz Guitar Quick Tutorial: Diminished Scale for Improv

Looking to learn and use the diminished scale for your improv? Here's a simple and easy explanation on how you can use this for your own jazz improvisation

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29.11.2022

Five Chord Melody Tips and Stuff for Jazz Guitarists of ALL levels

Learn To Play Guitar Like A Pro! Five chord melody tips to make the most out of your jazz: prioritize the melody, analyze chords, work on tunes, and play by ear!

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29.11.2022

Choosing the Right Strings with the Jazz Guitar Greats

A discussion of strings and gauges used by the jazz guitar greats by Ricky Molina.

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29.11.2022

Pat Metheny Discusses His Homunculus

From a Pat Metheny interview found on YouTube -- he describes the process of playing music, and what goes on in his mind while he's playing at his best.

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29.11.2022

How to Improvise on Jazz Blues for Guitar

In this lesson, we'll discuss the basics of playing over a jazz blues. We go into different approaches that can all be used to craft a great solo. These include blues scales, arpeggios, targeting guide-tones, and more. Join us!

Jazz Guitar Lessons Blog

29.11.2022

Classical Guitar Guide: How To Avoid Guitar Squeak

A guest post by Bryan Wesley from Classical Guitar Shed. Bryan's tips will help you play your instrument better by getting rid of those annoying guitar string squeaks!

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5 Insights from Rick Beato's Pat Metheny Interview

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The Science of Blues & Jazz: Why It Just Works!

There’s No Straight Line in Learning Jazz Guitar

To Transcribe or Not To Transcribe?

Top 4 Things My Successful Students Are Doing

What I Learned From 15 Years of Teaching Guitar Online

3 Essential Jazz Guitar Tips for Fluidity and Freedom on Improv

Maximizing Your Jazz Guitar Practice

Becoming a Jazz Guitarist: How to Get Started

Standards Navigator: Stella by Starlight Analysis for Jazz Guitar

Master JazzBlues Like a Pro:Essential Improv Techniques for Guitarists

The BEST Way to Create Jazz Lines Over Chord Changes

A Jazz Guitar Teacher's Home Studio Setup Tour-Gear,Software and Tips

Altered Scale Quick Tutorial for Jazz Guitarists - Improvisation

Harmonic Analysis: Analyzing the Chords of "On Green Dolphin Street"

Motion in Comping: Creating Movement Through Chords

Easy Scale Switching for Jazz Guitar Improvisation

Basic Jazz Arpeggios - Beginner Jazz Guitar Lesson | Toolbox 3.1

[Review] Your Ultimate Jazz Book: Modern Method

Modes in Order of Brightness

Learning Jazz Standards With Marc's 7-Stage Process

2022: Looking Back and Paying Forward

Things You Have To Stop To Become a Better Jazz Guitarist

Jazz Guitar Quick Tutorial: Diminished Scale for Improv

Five Chord Melody Tips and Stuff for Jazz Guitarists of ALL levels

Choosing the Right Strings with the Jazz Guitar Greats

Pat Metheny Discusses His Homunculus

How to Improvise on Jazz Blues for Guitar

Classical Guitar Guide: How To Avoid Guitar Squeak

5 Insights from Rick Beato's Pat Metheny Interview

Better Jazz Guitar Chords That You Should Know

What the 'ii-V' Really Is. And What It Isn't

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