Something I've been thinking about in case it helps anyone else - I've been working on learning language and lines, and one of the issues I was having was that I'd take down a line or a lick and learn it in a practice session, and then move on and never touch it again and I'd forget it. I'm trying to now get into a habit of applying the technique of "spaced repetition", so a bit of repeated practice of the same lick, ideally as soon as possible after the first time, and then with bigger and bigger gaps. So for example, practice the same lick 2 days in a row, and then revisit it (even just briefly) after a week, then maybe after another 2 weeks. I'm finding things stick a lot firmer this way, and are more likely to come out in my improvising! Same thing should be applicable to other things not just licks, e.g. learning repertoire

@Kaia K got the assignment straight away. She shares her process, helps others in the comments, ask great questions and is really committed to learning more about playing jazz. We are lucky to have her here!

27 degrees at 9 in the evening(inside 🫪). Did ya'll know that Its possible to throw in diminished arpegios with all min7b5 chords?🧐 U probably did,but it was a great discovery for me. Makes life a LOT easier 🤟

Once again I’m not in practise mode this weekend. Gigging everyday and playing cars with my son in the day. If this weekend is all about practise for you, what’s your focus? Otherwise, how are you enjoying the weekend? Matt

Hello everyone! My name is Mason. I'm from the USA and play violin in the North Carolina A&T University Jazz Ensemble. I'm fairly new to improvising, but I thought I'd share one of my better attempts! I'm hoping to improve while on summer break so I can come back stronger next semester.