Improvisation Can Be Taught - Jazz Piano Legend Mulgrew Miller

[caberwacky]

He's not asian :D

[symioncion]

great!



[TheTruth285]

He explained this so well that I had to replay it a couple of times to sink in. lol! He knows his stuff.

[legalrule]

What a fantastic guy and he is an equally great teacher!!

[miglage]

Muy interesante el enfoque de Mulgrew Miller!!!

Y buen profesor!!

[rololoo]

Very good explanation.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@rololoo He's a very good teacher, Mr. Miller.

[bluebirdWANNABOP]

@lexo30 -- not to knock your "deep grammar" which exists behind ANY verbal language -- true enough -- but even WITH THAT, each person still learns some PARTICULAR language by listening, by hearing that PARTICULAR language (i.e., the vocabulary, the phrasing, etc). And in fact, there are researchers now who think that musical aptitude may predate verbal aptitude in evolutionary history. But this is all something of a digression from the real topic here, isn't it?

[lowgrau]

right on

[lexo30]

Not to knock Mr. Miller who is a great pianist and probably a great teacher too, but his description of how we learn (ordinary) language is not correct. We don't learn to speak by imitating other people. We don't really 'learn' to speak; we acquire the complex stuff without anyone teaching it to us. His description of how we learn language is a great description of how we learn to play jazz, but being able to play jazz is not a basic human faculty in the same the way that ordinary language is.

[LenonHonorFilms]

I have seen scores of your videos but this one was so very important to see. I had to finally comment and say thank you.

[mihmus]

THANK YOU for this!

[guyleclairemusic]

Very Much enjoyed that, and thx Mulgrew (& Brett)

[gibraltarify]

i thought he actually in this video lol

[JuliusPT25]

WHERE DOES HE TEACH!

[astrocelestial]

Thank you so much JazzVideoGuy !! Just wonderful !!

[JJGabriel]

Fantastic. God bless u.

Good vibes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[miglage]

A very good teacher. Very interesting points.

[azexperiment]

JVG rocks! Brett more of these instructional type interviews please! Great stuff. I owe you some token dough$ for your great work bro ! There should be a paypal button donate link on these videos! Thanks for doing this.

[JazzVideoGuy]

@azexperiment Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm so glad you're able to use this. Stay tuned.

[leojbramble]

Fantastic video; thanks for posting this.

[bobbygoesbig]

Brett, I heard Mulgrew had a stroke recently. Is he doing ok?

[JazzVideoGuy]

@bobbygoesbig It was a mild stroke. He's doing better.

[bobbygoesbig]

@JazzVideoGuy Thanks so much for the reply, that's good news :)

[protocosm]

Love the interviews. Like Hal Galper says: The apprentice system has disappeared and this is how the tradition gets passed on to younger generations.

[pyannaguy]

So many people (non-musicians) love to push the idea of skill being a "gift' and all that magical thinking bullshit. Sure, some people have more aptitude than others, but, as the old musicians used to say, "The more I practice and study ......the more 'talented' I get!"

Great skills are learned and developed.

[PROPHETICPRODUCTIONZ]

Im sorry I cant remain quiet, I think the jazz pianist that is self taught is "speaking"more of a spiritual language than a schooled one. Im biased, I admit it, but I feel the tones when great uneducated pianists perform. Thats not to say education is bad, but for me most schooled musicians sound robotic and cold.

[Dread098]

@PROPHETICPRODUCTIONZ A self taught pianist, i a person who teaches himself from records, books, and who learns a lot from other musicians. It's not at all like going to an institution, but it's not at all like sitting on the piano and just "see what happens". A great deal of STUDY, PRACTICE and JAMMING is present in both ways.

[MichaelNormanMusic]

Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[Bratschenator]

Mr. Primack,

You're doing something which has unknown consequences. You're messing with improvisers' minds. Hal's and Mulgrew's videos, and everything you post is mind-altering shit. The Rollins, the Marsh, the Konitz..... you're changing the course of people's lives. Just be aware of that.

Kisses and Hugs,

Pancho Espinoza

Santiago, Chile

[JazzVideoGuy]

@Bratschenator Muchas gracias Pancho. The music has certainly changed my life.

[Magarepasa]

Seconded.

[ImproviseNow]

@Bratschenator meant to give you thumbs up sorry...

[detroitbuffalo]

I wish this section was longer...

[karpopper]

156

retarded

[holygroove2]

True what he says about teaching. We make students aware of the areas they need to pay attention to. Phrasing, groove (time and feeling) theoretical issues, etc. It's funny b/c I find myself using basic layman's terms in dealing with people who want to learn. You want them to learn fast but it doesn't always work that way. This video is encouraging in many ways!

[ankhaton]

@holygroove2

Right what you said - I'm a ex-drummer trying keyboard

I'm 100% note-dyslexis - alas - tried 10 times

I don't have that in other languages - speak 6

see my OBAMA BLUES

and the little I i learned came from imitating

and each time I do a same song > a tinny chord or riff more

I wish there were such teachers on youtube

who would make for 5$ a tiny imrovement of what I do

already

[LeanMcHungry]

Straight forward no BS from the master.

[Texasbbqrock]

Good Words! Thanks man,

[bopguity]

This is as close to the Gospel truth about learning jazz I've ever heard. Props to Mulgrew and Bret for this vid.