How to practice Gypsy Jazz guitar efficiently - Dos and Don'ts
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Published 2024-05-07
LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS I TALK ABOUT IN THE VIDEO:
Paulus Schäfer - Sinti Jazz guitar camp
www.paulusschafer.com/2024/03/01/sinti-jazz-guitar…
Cyril Gaffiero - The luthier that built my guitar
www.cyrilgaffiero.fr/
Yaakov Hooter - Gypsyandjazz.com
www.gypsyandjazz.com/
YOUTUBE: @Gypsyandjazz
Michael Horrowitz - Reststroke Picking
www.djangobooks.com/Item/gypsypicking
YOUTUBE: @DjangobooksPage
Denis Chang - DC Music School
www.dc-musicschool.com/
YOUTUBE: @DCMusicSchool
Remi Harris - 100 Gypsy Jazz Guitar Licks
www.fundamental-changes.com/book/100-gypsy-jazz-gu…
YOUTUBE: @Remi_Harris
Clément Réboul - Apprendre le Jazz Manouche.com
www.apprendre-le-jazz-manouche.com/
YOUTUBE: @clement.reboul
Christiaan van Hemert - The Van Hemert System
christiaanvanhemert.com/workshops
YOUTUBE: @ChristiaanvanHemert
Gismo Graff - Gypsy Jazz workshop in Germany
gismograf.de/about/
YOUTUBE: @gismograftrio
Filippo Dall'Asta - Online lessons and Gypsy Jazz retreats in Tenerife
www.filippodallasta.com/
YOUTUBE: @filippodallasta
Sébastien Dorotte - Django Licks Academy
guitare-exploration.com/
YOUTUBE: @gypsyjazzmanouche-sebdo
Sven Jungbeck - The proper chords to...
svenjungbeck.de/
YOUTUBE: @SvenJungbeck
Robin Nolan Gypsy Jazz breakthrough retreats
www.learngypsyjazzguitar.com/sv-reserve-my-spot-to…
YOUTUBE:@GypsyJazzSecrets
Tim Kliphuis - Grappelli Django Camp
www.grappellidjangocamp.com/
Martin Gioani - Guitare improvisation.com - backing tracks (honorable mention)
www.guitare-improvisation.com/l-improvisation-en-j…
YOUTUBE: @guitareimprovisation
Thomas Baggerman - My first teacher and good friend!
thomasbaggerman.com/
YOUTUBE: @ThomasBaggermanTrio
CHAPTERS:
00:22 Introduction
01:13 My personal Gypsy Jazz Journey
03:41 Step 1: Tune your Guitar
04:17 Step 2: Rest stroke Picking
05:30 Right hand - 'La Plume'
07:00 Reststroke Picking
08:00 Sep 3: Tap the right Foot (Left)
08:20 Step 4: Chord Fingerings
09:30 Disclaimer
09:56 Step 5: Breaking down a Song
11:32 Step 6: Listen
13:29 Step 7: Simplify the Melody
14:50 Step 8: Embellish the melody
15:06 Step 9 : Make it Swing
18:10 Step 9 (bis): Learning to Improvise
21:40 Step 10: Learn Scales, Triads and Arpeggios
22:00 Step 11: Learn Vocabulary
23:33 Step 12: Transcribe Solos
23:54 Step 13: Transpose and Combine
26:02 Step 14: Play with Others
26:57 Step 15: Put together a Setlist
27:45 More tips on playing in a group
29:00 Step 16: Learn Django Solos
30:28 Conclusion
33:47 The best practice routine
35:30 HAVE FUN
All Comments (12)
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Thanks for the shout out man! 🙂🙏👍
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W O W 💫 you sent me for a wild 🦆 Goose Chase I was hoping to get some kind of information about Gypsy Jazz but instead fell asleep and I don't remember what time but woke up in the middle of the night 🌉.
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Nice video and so recognizable this journey from beginner to better step by step.
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It's insightful to hear about your experiences from attending so many workshops with top-level teachers. Thank you for sharing!
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Nice one :-)
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Thanks for sharing. Great to have the insights of someone a little bit further ahead as well as those that seem to be at an unobtainable level. Thanks for the pointers on the resources too!
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Thanks, Alex. Very helpful!
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Excelent Alex! you've been doing and amazing work this years. Guitar playing, enjoying with friends and sharing. ✨😀
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Very good Video Alex! I hope to see you at Gismo in June :)
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Yess broo
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You have some good points, but you talk to much. Dont tell it, show it 🤩
