Jazz Theory Explored 1.0

In this course you will discover how the colorful musical techniques of Jazz tonalities work and learn how they`re constructed in this 34-tutorial Jazz Theory course by Gregg Fine...

Jazz has expanded the language of music. Knowing jazz theory opens up all kinds of powerful ways to build melodies, rhythms and chords that can be deployed in any musical genre. This course, by jazz artist and expert Gregg Fine, reveals the cool techniques used by musicians everywhere to add color and depth to their songs and productions.

"Jazz Theory Explored" starts with a little jazz history, where the origins of jazz are explained and jazz`s ongoing impact on musical culture is revealed. Next up is a deep look at jazz fundamentals where you learn all about swing, syncopation, instrumentation, song form and more.

From there you`re into a masterclass on jazz chords and scales. It is here that the language of jazz is demystified. You learn all about the chordal constructs and melodic options that give jazz its signature sound.

So whether you`re an aspiring jazz artist or you`re just looking for some cool techniques to spice up your EDM tracks, this course delivers the goods!

Table of Contents:

1. Intro and Course Overview
2. Jazz History - Part 1
3. Jazz History - Part 2
4. What is Jazz?
5. The Swing Feel
6. Syncopation in Jazz
7. The Instruments of Jazz
8. The Rhythm Section
9. Song Form Explained
10. More on Song Form
11. About Improvisation
12. Developing Improvisations
13. 7th Chords in Jazz
14. The Various Types of 7th Chord
15. Chordal Extensions
16. Altered Chords
17. Building Chord Progressions
18. More Chord Progressions
19. The Major Scale Modes
20. The Pentatonic Scales
21. The Blues Scale
22. Introducing the Melodic Minor
23. The Melodic Minor Modes
24. Symmetrical Scales
25. The Bebop Scale
26. About these Exercises
27. Triads
28. 7th Chord Arpeggios
29. Chordal Extensions
30. Scales
31. Permutating Arpeggios & Scales
32. Lydian Dominant
33. Superlocrian
34. Half-Whole Diminished