Chris Potter - Pat Metheny - How to Play What You Hear in Your Head

You must play by ear. Music is meant for the listener, when you play music you better listen and play what you hear.
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00:00 How to Play What You Hear
01:35 Hear the Scale
02:12 Jazz Improvisation
03:08 Rhythm
04:14 Chord Tones
05:17 Learn Jazz Language
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[bassmonk]

My philosophy exactly. I would add that we are listening to the other musicians in a multiple conversation. The really value of music is that the audience is really listening to the musicians selfless cooperation with each other...

[russelljazzbeck]

Soren, you're the best. I get excited about all your videos. This one is exactly what I need right now.

[enriqueernesto]

Miles Davis was once asked why he didn't play the high notes of Fats Navarro or Dizzy Gillespie. He replied: "Because I don't hear them."

[tradingwithwill]

That Dexter Gordon solo of Blue Bossa is awesome I had transcribed the solo for guitar at one point.

[musterionsurly]

Great explanation and demonstration. Thanks a million.

[davidsheriff]

I never really understood when people say " play what you hear". Is that supposed to be taken literally? Are they saying that you should have everything in your head before you play it? Who does that? When I play, I have a certain vocabulary and I play from that, mixing things up, trying to swing and trying to play melodically through the changes, I'm not hearing what I play in my head before I play it. I also never understood Sonny Rollins' quote "you can't think and play at the same time", I don't know about you guys, but I'm thinking while I'm playing. Maybe it means don't get so in your head about the theory and try to play in the moment and interact with the other musicians, but even then, you're still thinking. Perhaps these things are meant to be poetic and not taken so literally, but I'm not a genius so maybe there are people that play like that. I always wondered what is happening in Keith Jarrett's mind when he plays 🤔

[jimlanpheer]

Good advice, yes it IS good to tap into 'the inner listener' that each of us is and has and to be able to respond to it. But, to have the tools to be able to EXECUTE what that 'inner listener' hears? That's where the proverbial 'ten thousand hours' of practice comes in, to prepare your body to be able to respond to your 'inner listener' and to be able to execute what you are 'hearing'.