How To Play What You're Hearing

Chad LB is an international recording artist who has toured globally as a bandleader, and with superstars ranging from Chris Botti to Taylor Swift. He has been a featured soloist with premiere ensembles like the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, and was formerly a member of the multi GRAMMY winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Despite his demanding tour schedule, Chad is on faculty as a visiting artist at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for their new Roots, Jazz and American Music degree program.

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[UkuleleAversion]

1. Find content
2. Understand the composition of the phrase
3. Play it, sing it, play it again
4. Learn a phrase through all 12 keys
5. Improvising variations of the phrase

Bonus advice:
- Disciplined practice is the key
- The more deliberately you learn the language, the more accurately you hear it

[SatnamSingh-pdyh]

I heard Chad singing and I knew I had to stay

[freshlysqueezedaesthetics]

Not gonna lie this is a VERY specific topic and even though it was apparently asked about very often, the fact that it is so specific shows how much you care about teaching us. Thank you Chad. Also, thank you because this is a very infuriating topic!!!!

[connorkonen]

I’ve never heard of this “Cell” concept before. It’s crazy what you can learn from Sax players as a pianist

[bettersax]

This is great stuff as always Chad. I'm loving these latest pdfs.

[bltpkstz]

Every developing saxophonist should watch your channel. This is a gold mine. Thanks for sharing your wisdom :)

[ericliang]

the first thing chad talks about here is super important and overlooked. hal galper talks about a similar thing; if you've listened to a song a ton of times and someone asks you to sing the solo from it, i'm willing to bet you wouldn't be able to sing the fast lines slow, because you probably don't remember the actual pitches. majority of playing what you're hearing is gaining clarity on what you're hearing to begin with, and im super glad to see chad talking about this

[patg]

I remember a sax player in college that could tell you the hertz of any note or chord. Was so easy for him to transcribe anything in minutes.

[DovidM]

I urge my students to record their practice, and then to listen to the recording two days later. They find both good and bad in the phrases they played. The good helps keep them motivated, and the bad is useful in understanding where they need to improve. Without going back to the recording, it is easy just to repeat the same mistakes every practice session without being fully aware of what is tripping them up.

[pallhe]

I really admire just how well these videos are made and thought out. They're too the point, fun but never distracting, and they respect the viewer's time. Chad is all about thoroughness, and not only in his own amazing playing.

[pritiwankhede]

You are growing saxophone ideas all saxophone

[SHVEDsax]

Some people say that those topics are written in all jazz books, but the way you explain those topics is gold!

[walterholland]

Connecting with the instrument. That's what it's all about. A simple but profound statement.

[michelmalts]

Thank you very much. i will apply that. on samba jazz

[Creekheadinsomnia]

It’s weird how entertaining the melodic cells pdf is to work on for hours on end

[artjomplaunov]

I'm learning upright bass and these videos are very helpful, thank you!

[DrewBriney]

Fabulous approach to ear training. I’m 48 years old and played professionally for several years and toured and got a degree in performance and with that background, I’d say this is the best approach I’ve ever seen. So many talented artists utterly fail to enlighten their students. I slogged along in my playing for years trying traditional methods and then started really taking off when I tried similar ideas. Kudos for a tremendous approach that is easy to understand AND to apply.

[kooky]

One of your best video is my only comment. Thank you ❤

[TheAlpacaMan]

i like the words and sentences analogy

[DARKLYLIT]

What impresses me most is how SPECIFIC you are in your instruction Chad. Oh, to have had a teacher like you 30 years ago. Thank you!