I've just created a brand new challenge for anyone wanting to start improvising and playing jazz from scratch. It's based on exactly what we work on in my "Getting Started with Jazz Violin" sessions, broken down into five simple daily steps you can follow at your own pace. You'll find the full free course waiting for you in the Classroom. Everything you need to take your first real steps into jazz is in there. I'll be posting about it everyday this week but you can join whenever you want! Here's how to begin: 1. Comment "READY" below so we know you've accepted, and we can all cheer you on 2. Head to the Classroom and open 5 Days to Improv 3. Start day one today You can’t master jazz in 5 days, but you can learn the ropes and start understanding how jazz musicians think practise and play. Join my free workshop all about the 5 days this Saturday 4th July https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZnjEKtrbT4SZBPN60qVcHw Comment "READY" and let's go 🎵

Comment “day 3” on this post to keep up your streak! Use this thread to post your progress videos and ask any questions you have about the challenge. Well done for making it to day 3! Today is all about creating small two note motifs from the chord tones and using them to improvise with. It’s an exercise that I think anyone at any level can learn from. Forcing yourself to stay simple can help you find inspiration a lot easier than a blank canvas. Looking forward to your videos!

Comment “day 4” on this post to keep up your streak! Use this thread to ask any questions and post your progress video! Hopefully by now you are starting to see two things; How a jazz musician thinks and practises. The benefits of showing up for yourself regularly and practising something new! Today is all about “jazz language” and how we use pre prescribed melodic material inside an improvisation. Enjoy!

Comment “day 5” on this post to round off and compete the challenge ! Use this thread to ask any questions and post your progress video! You have now worked through a huge chunk of what makes up the mind of jazz musician How a jazz musician thinks and practises. Well done for showing up for these five days to learn something new. Today is all about Pentatonics as well as rounding off what we learned! Enjoy!

Comment “Day 2” on this post to keep your streak! Congrats for making it to day 2! Progress starts with consistency. Little and often is the best way to learn anything new! Today is about trial and error with the sounds of the major scale over the A section of “Lady Be Good”. You will be improvising with rhythm and using your ear to see what sounds good to you. Get to the classroom and start the video, show us what you come up with by posting a progress video on this post or use this thread to ask any questions you have about the challenge today. Happy practising!