2 Ways to Accelerate Your Jazz Learning, with Dr. Stefan Hall
Stefan Hall combines ears and hands in a two-pronged approach to learning jazz. Find out how simple modal practice combines with listening for jazz mastery.
Stefan Hall combines ears and hands in a two-pronged approach to learning jazz. Find out how simple modal practice combines with listening for jazz mastery.
Armed with a website and two vans, two midwest super-teachers teach their students to teach themselves. Then they keep it real with live music experiences.
Jazz guitarist Stefan Hall teaches that, with the right attitude, you can learn to “speak jazz” on your instrument by playing along with recordings.
Jazz guitarist Stefan Hall moonlights as a classical composer. Also listen to his gypsy/modern jazz fusion and gem-like standards rescued from oblivion.
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Listen to how jazz improvisation has evolved in each of the major eras of the history of jazz, from the start through bebop, fusion, free jazz and today.
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Much of the elaborate art of jazz can be classified by basic approaches. Let’s see how we can be inspired by the masters to create transcendent solos.
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