| When a person knows the basics of playing the | | | | guitars because the wood used is a lighter |
| guitar, it is quite easy to play music from | | | | material and the strings are set much lower |
| various genres. Many people start in one | | | | making it faster to play. For the person to |
| genre before moving on to another. A good | | | | play like other guitarists, it is advisable |
| example is Bach who composed classical music | | | | to buy the right guitar for the part. |
| the traditional way then later improvised it | | | | |
| creating something unique for the audience to | | | | Another way of learning how to play jazz is |
| appreciate. | | | | by listening to some of the greatest jazz |
| | | | musicians. Some of the best are Ella |
| Playing guitar jazz is also like that. It can | | | | Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and |
| be improvised and/or combined with other | | | | David Benoit. By buying the albums and |
| musical genres. By listening to the notes and | | | | listening to how each of these people play |
| a little practice, the people who hear it | | | | and sing, you will get into the rhythm and be |
| will simply love it. The same thing can | | | | playing like the experts in a short time. |
| happen when playing the guitar. A person can | | | | |
| start by learning a certain song the way is | | | | Since the music is quite different, |
| it commonly played; then when he understands | | | | practicing the various notes will help. One |
| the rhythm he can determine where slight | | | | can start with a C note. This should be done |
| changes can be made, how it can be refined | | | | repeatedly while the left hand is moving on |
| and/or turned into a jazz rendition. | | | | the chromatic scale. For a better feel, the E |
| | | | flat can be added until one has reached the |
| Jazz music is made up of 4 beats to a | | | | blue scale. |
| measure. This is called syncopation which is | | | | |
| very different from classical music that is | | | | Learning how to play jazz music will take |
| made up of half beats. By learning how to | | | | some time. The important thing to make it |
| play each of these notes and with a lot of | | | | successful is being able to hear each part of |
| practice, you will be able to get used to the | | | | the song. If a person is serious about |
| rhythm. | | | | switching genre's, then he must devote a lot |
| | | | of time and effort to get it right. |
| Jazz guitars are different from traditional | | | | |