Curriculum · Jazz

Genre Path

Jazz — The language of improvisation

Swing, comping, brushes, and the deep tradition of musical conversation. Demanding but enormously rewarding.

Level 1

The Jazz Ride Pattern ready Hi-Hat Foot on 2 and 4 ready Brushes — First Steps ready Slow Ballad Brushwork ready Medium Swing Comping ready

Level 2

Comping Basics ready Trading Fours ready Bossa-Influenced Jazz ready Intro to Up-Tempo Time ready Intro to Broken Time ready

Level 3

Bop Vocabulary ready Up-Tempo Time ready Broken Time ready Modal Comping (Coltrane) ready Comping Vocabulary ready

Level 4

Free Jazz Concepts ready Post-Bop Independence ready Elvin Jones Triplet Vocabulary ready Tony Williams Concepts ready Modern Jazz Independence ready