Apr '25 (edited) • General discussion
🎸 Why Most Jazz Guitarists Plateau — And What Helped Me Break Through
This one’s for the players who feel stuck, even after doing all the right things:
  • Practicing regularly
  • Learning solos from records
  • Knowing their scales and arpeggios
  • Even jamming with others when possible
But still… the solos don’t flow.They feel safe, or repetitive, or like you’re trying to remember what comes next instead of actually playing music.
I was 100% there too.What finally clicked for me was learning how to simplify my mental process while soloing.Less thinking, more listening.Less “what scale goes here?” and more “what sound do I want?”
That shift is what helped me actually enjoy improvising — and start getting better, faster.
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🎸 Why Most Jazz Guitarists Plateau — And What Helped Me Break Through
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