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