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Originally Posted by E Tha Real
Ironically jazz trumpet, i played in jazz band and combos for college. I can play classical. But i can play any instrument as i went through all the pedagogy classes. I prefer piano, trumpet and sax. Music ed myself, on my last semester of student teach.
Get the book scales for jazz improvisation by dan haerle and aeborsold vol.26 scale book. I hope you know your scales!
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I had all those instrument pedagogy classes too and we both know you can't really play any instrument lmao
I know scales but honestly think I'm better off without them. I've heard a ton of guys (guitar/sax mostly) that just play scales on scales on scales and so many of these solos just turn out repetitive, corny, and boxed in. Used to do school big bands/combos but the big band is just a wind ensemble with a fucked up percussion section and the combo people were all kinda circlejerkers so I quit that and started playing out whenever I could.
I like major scale/modes of it for aural training but after that I'm a bigger fan of harmony - arpeggios/extensions/substitutions - because the sound I hear from most scale oriented people sounds chord to chord, disconnected, and a bit archaic. That said I've seen a few people who are all about scales that kill it every time so to each their own, but for learning aural skills, voice leading, and other aspects of improv I think memorizing the double augminished bebopdebop harmelodic minjor scales in all 12 keys isn't the way to go