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warrrreagl · 06-09-2007, 06:39 AM

I know I'm supposed to be exiled, but I can't NOT comment in this thread.

The human brain learns any kind of music through the same process. You progress from familiar to unfamiliar and from simple to complex. In other words, everything new that you learn musically is organized in your brain according to how it relates to what's already in there. The two most important things you can do to learn any type of music is 1) listen, and 2) sing. If you want to learn jazz piano, then listen to a lot of jazz piano and try to sing what you're hearing before you ever put your hands on the keyboard.

The ability to sing music inside your head is called audiation and all humans who can hear sounds have some level of this ability. The more developed your audiation skills, the better your ability to synthesize what you're hearing into your hands.

After you've been singing the jazz piano you were listening to, sit at the keyboard and try to pick out what you're singing on the piano. You will suck mightily at this at first. If you're older than 10 years old, you will be INCREDIBLY tempted to just give up and quit (since music aptitude is usually set by age 9).

There is no short and easy route to learning music - especially something as complex as jazz. It's one of the most frustrating things an adult can try. Convince yourself now that it will be long, difficult, and sometimes painful. But if it's really what you want to do, your motiviation will win out over your frustration.

1) Listen
2) Sing
3) Pick it out on the keyboard
4) Don't give up
5) Forget those method books until you're ready for them

06-09-2007, 06:39 AM	#18 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	I know I'm supposed to be exiled, but I can't NOT comment in this thread. The human brain learns any kind of music through the same process. You progress from familiar to unfamiliar and from simple to complex. In other words, everything new that you learn musically is organized in your brain according to how it relates to what's already in there. The two most important things you can do to learn any type of music is 1) listen, and 2) sing. If you want to learn jazz piano, then listen to a lot of jazz piano and try to sing what you're hearing before you ever put your hands on the keyboard. The ability to sing music inside your head is called audiation and all humans who can hear sounds have some level of this ability. The more developed your audiation skills, the better your ability to synthesize what you're hearing into your hands. After you've been singing the jazz piano you were listening to, sit at the keyboard and try to pick out what you're singing on the piano. You will suck mightily at this at first. If you're older than 10 years old, you will be INCREDIBLY tempted to just give up and quit (since music aptitude is usually set by age 9). There is no short and easy route to learning music - especially something as complex as jazz. It's one of the most frustrating things an adult can try. Convince yourself now that it will be long, difficult, and sometimes painful. But if it's really what you want to do, your motiviation will win out over your frustration. 1) Listen 2) Sing 3) Pick it out on the keyboard 4) Don't give up 5) Forget those method books until you're ready for them __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed. Last edited by warrrreagl; 06-09-2007 at 06:42 AM..