Basic Enclosure Practice

00:00 - Intro
01:21 - 3-Note Surround
07:20 - Broken 7th Chord
11:08 - Exercise #1
14:40 - Exercise #2
17:58 - Exercise #3
21:55 - Exercise #4

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[andrewwebster]

This is one of the best jazz lessons ever. It’s scaffolded, it constantly and consistently builds upon something that has just been learned….there’s depth and complexity….
I’m absolutely going to incorporate this into my personal guitar and voice studies as well as challenge my choir students over the next semester! Brilliant guys. Thanks!

[Stevecollinsclear]

this is 'kin GOLD - as a horn player - just being exposed to the wonder of enclosures? I finally have a set method "how to practice them' my OCD LOVE YOU. much respect ❤

[mattmugridge]

This stuff is exactly what I needed. I understand enclosures and how to attack them to scales but how to practice this stuff has been alien to me. This shows me how. More exercises like these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for sharing

[brianroche]

I'm also translating for guitar... it all works. Adam's "Major Scale in Eight Ways" is a must for guitarists at any level!

[brentwheeler]

I love the way you say "we've been playing for 25 minutes now". Try 3 days half an hour or so a day man and I still have the last exercise to do !!!! but how much learning do I get (a guitarist) off you pianists? Brilliant thanks Adam.

[difFamilyVlog]

This is such a great video!
I’ve been really focusing on my arpeggios across the fretboard lately 🎸 and this is really testing that. Each exercise here is like three on the guitar 🥵 but once you find the right fingering for smoother enclosures, it goes pretty quickly. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[HollyFayHolverson]

This is great information. What I'd like to see next is how to use this info over a song or just a blues progression. How to hook everything together using this info instead of being over just one chord or a static harmony

[markhayden]

Fantastic! So generous of your knowledge. This will help lots of players!

[jamesrobinson]

These exercises are frying my old blues rock brain...and I LOVE IT!!!

[MarioCalzadaMusic]

man, I'm too poor to go pro, I'm following all of ur videos and I can only say thanks. I'm looking for a job that allows me to go pro ASAP

[АлександрСтепанов-рж]

Adam, this is great lesson, thank you so

[edwardv]

I'm only on Exercise #2 and my mind is BLOWN lmao. I always wondered where these guitarists were pulling these enclosures from. I feel like you can at least fake the funk if you know some of the basic structure of jazz lines. This definitely helped so much and I'm a guitarist. Thank you thank you thank you.

[ludvigbroman]

Man what a guy, this is the perfect stuff!

[brentwheeler]

Excellent - helpful and you can see the potential and very easy way to get "stepped" discipline into the practice. Brilliant thanks.

[ravishrestha]

Hi Adam. Thank you for this cool lesson. Love it. ❤️ I'm shedding this on bass.

[dereklarsen]

I'm learning to play "Manessimo"😆Sorry Adam couldn't help myself. GREAT CONTENT!! Thank you.

[jakemf]

Love these practice alongs- so fun and engaging

[williammaestre]

perfect explanatión and efective results ! Thanks

[chrisinglik]

Awesome stuff. Just one thought. In Ex3 17:58 third measure you play enclosure F-D-D# into E. It fits but to follow the logic off all the others in this ex. (starting at a note lower than a target note) it could be D-F-D# into E. Thank you for the session! :)

[nusstu]

Love this lesson. Such an under rated topic