Major II V I & Turn Around Licks

In this practice session we will work on the major II V I & Turn Around progression in the key of C. There are over 40 II V I licks and reharmonizations to learn in different styles!
There are also some exemples of 2 measure II V I patterns to work on at 4:48

[vannigio]

Grazie. Sei il primo che ho trovato che condivide materiale davvero utile gratuitamente.

[marjcalisthenics]

brother this is unreal I enjoy so much your tutorials, please never stop uploading you are a real g

[MyMusicEducation]

Another great video reminding me why yours is probably the best educational jazz piano channel on YouTube.

[johnnyblue]

For us wannabe serious piano bopers out here, these lines are like “tablets from the Sermon on the Mount”. Wonderfully bluesy in context; practical and great for our ears. Keep it coming.

[deprospero]

Wow! I can't believe I haven't seen this before now. Thank you so much! Practice, here I come! 😊

[Rafa-mvnn]

Thanks Stijn for the useful licks!
Some timestamps for myself (please don't mind :D)
1: 0:29
2: 0:48
3: 2:33

[erics]

I am classically trained. This video explained so much. Thank you!!!!

[NineHardStyle]

Out of all other youtube videos about licks practice, you're the only one who put some background of where the licks are based on. These are some really useful tools for us to create our own lines. Awesome content as always, and look forward for more 🙋

[golfnut]

Sir, you are a gent of the first order for all the free work you do and I applaud you sincerely. Thanks for all your hard work.

[josephshaules]

This video really helped me make a breakthrough! Huge thanks for all the work that went in to it! There have been breakthrough moments where under the influence of this video I can feel myself playing at a level I hadn't experienced before. This video was the scaffolding that took me there.

I have been working on learning to play jazz for a couple of years now. I have a piano teacher but progress has been halting. I had tried practicing different scales, tried to learn riffs from musicians I liked, watched countless videos about "tricks" to play bebop, etc. Often, however, if I tried to learn something in isolation -- such as a using a particular scale over a particular chord; or a particular riff or line; I would end up with something that I could recall if I consciously tried, but which was really hard to integrate more fully into my own playing. It felt that whenever I went back to trying to improvise on my own I fell back into the same habits. Also, I had more theory in my head than in my hands, so there was a huge gap between what my hands could do and what my head understood. And finally, there was often a missing element in my playing - it didn't sound "jazzy" and I had a hard time figuring out what I was missing.

This video, however has been perfect for me. It has hit the sweet spot in all those areas. It feels to me like a distillation of essential elements of jazz playing that are laid out one after the other, but still forming a whole. I can practice a single lick from a measure that I like - or see how 4 measures fit together - or how 8 measures hang together, or how the overall performance builds over time. The left hand is minimalist, which really helps me hear what's going on - the relationship between the solo line and the harmonic structure. The added hand-written notes are a master stroke. They are there if you want to see them, but don't distract from focusing on whatever particular element you want to see. Because there is no voice over, I am free to pay attention to different things on each listen. I have listened to and enjoyed different jazz videos on Youtube, and I like and greatly respect many of them. I find different videos useful for different things. This video, however, has been perfect for me to actually work with, rather than just watch.

One of the other commentators said that they "spent too much time watching you play and not enough time practicing your stuff". My personal feeling about that was - Great! I had the same reaction. I realized, however, that it meant that it was trying to get into my ear. I listened any number of times before I started trying to work with the video at the piano. When I did, however, the sounds were already working their way into me. I then started to try memorizing the lines a measure at a time. I have largely learned 32 bars now - though not perfectly. I also pick up individual bits, and focus on particular segments where I want to figure out what I like about that particular place. I have never been focused on memorizing - probably not good enough to do so effectively - but have found that getting this video into my head and partially into my hands has really helped. At this point, I find that I can borrow a bit, such as the beginning of a phrase, and then use that as a starting point for improvising - but managing to capture something of the feel you have on this video.


I am deeply appreciative of the time and creative energy that went into making this - not to mention the years or practice to achieve this level of playing. So a big thanks and please know that it has been very meaningful and helpful to me.

[gerredy]

Thanks so much for your amazing channel and resources, you are spreading light into the world.

[massamakossikatabale]

This is the only YouTube channel I need to learn jazz💯

[BethanyLowe]

That is a LOT of education in under 6 minutes!! Subscribed!

[CharlieMyers-xkot]

Thank you so much for the Beautiful jazz studies!, my students are going to love these too

[willylandin]

Thanks a lot! So generous the way you explain everything" greetings from Argentina

[Tainokreba]

The free pdf is a godsend, many thanks

[JoseTorres-ftxk]

I use this video just to get into a good mood. Thanks Stijn

[kooky]

What an amazing present you did for us. Thank you very much ❤ That is exactly what I was looking for since a long time. Your anotated leaks is a must have for anyone who wants to increase its jazz vocabulary. Just : Thank You. Chears

[guillermo_guevara]

Congratulations, you do an excellent job!

[FranciscoA.]

Thanks a lot..Stijn!!!
Hugs from Brazil