Tom Catanzaro
Boost your confidence and find your authentic sound!
Are you overwhelmed by the task of
learning to improvise over jazz standards?
Are you tired of trying to learn endless scales and chords but you still can't put it all together and make meaningful music. all the scales and theory you need to learn before you can jump in and play jazz standards?
Do you dream of bringing down the house at the local jazz club, the coffee shop, your school, your church, your next corporate party, or the local concert hall?
There is!
I am passionate about helping serious players with 2 or more years of experience become master improvisers by learning the way all the best players learn...
by playing regularly with the most experienced players and analyzing jazz standards in real time.
Jazz is a language, and it takes more than information to learn the nuances of speaking a language. You need to be able to imitate someone else's playing in real time to become truly fluent.
Enough endless preparation through etudes, method books, backing tracks, and learning patterns. The best way to learn is to jump in and start playing with a pro to guide you...one jazz standard at a time.
Not only will you become a master improviser, you will also build a huge repertoire of the best known standards so you will be prepared for any stage!
learning to improvise over jazz standards?
Are you tired of trying to learn endless scales and chords but you still can't put it all together and make meaningful music. all the scales and theory you need to learn before you can jump in and play jazz standards?
Do you dream of bringing down the house at the local jazz club, the coffee shop, your school, your church, your next corporate party, or the local concert hall?
There is!
I am passionate about helping serious players with 2 or more years of experience become master improvisers by learning the way all the best players learn...
by playing regularly with the most experienced players and analyzing jazz standards in real time.
Jazz is a language, and it takes more than information to learn the nuances of speaking a language. You need to be able to imitate someone else's playing in real time to become truly fluent.
Enough endless preparation through etudes, method books, backing tracks, and learning patterns. The best way to learn is to jump in and start playing with a pro to guide you...one jazz standard at a time.
Not only will you become a master improviser, you will also build a huge repertoire of the best known standards so you will be prepared for any stage!
The best way to learn to improvise is by playing the best known jazz standards.
Each tune will be a vehicle to teach you more improv language, since the main goal of improvisation is to compliment and embellish melody in a way that enhances the experience of hearing the song.
So there is no need to spend months learning complex chords and scales before you can dive in - you can start making music IMMEDIATELY! And have a lot of fun in the process.
What you will learn:
- Killer melodic lines and modern vocabulary you can use over and over again
- How to play over the most common chord progressions used in hundreds of jazz standards
- The best shortcuts to analyzing chords and harmony so you don't get lost in the a sea of scales and chords
- The best color notes to play on each song to give your playing that modern, authentic edge
Each tune will be a vehicle to teach you more improv language, since the main goal of improvisation is to compliment and embellish melody in a way that enhances the experience of hearing the song.
So there is no need to spend months learning complex chords and scales before you can dive in - you can start making music IMMEDIATELY! And have a lot of fun in the process.
What you will learn:
- Killer melodic lines and modern vocabulary you can use over and over again
- How to play over the most common chord progressions used in hundreds of jazz standards
- The best shortcuts to analyzing chords and harmony so you don't get lost in the a sea of scales and chords
- The best color notes to play on each song to give your playing that modern, authentic edge
