As I mentioned in the last module on Jazz Chords; Jazz is almost always 'homophonic'. All this means is that Jazz consists of two parts:
- Jazz Chords (Harmony); and
- Improvisation (Melody).
To facilitate my teaching, I have further subdivided the above two facets of Jazz into Theory and Practice components. We will first learn the Theory (Jazz Chords and Jazz Scales) and then learn how to apply the theory in Practice (with Jazz Chord Voicings and Jazz Improvisation).
| Theory | Practice |
| Harmony | Jazz Chords | Jazz Chord Voicings |
| Melody | Jazz Scales | Jazz Improvisation |
In this module we look at Jazz Scales – which are used in improvisation. In these lessons we will discuss:
- The Chord-Scale System;
- Why you can use multiple scales over the same chord;
- Melodic minor and Altered scales;
- Diminished Scale;
- Wholetone Scale;
- much more.
And once we learn some Jazz Scales, we will go on to see how we can apply them in Jazz Improvisation.
