Jazz Improvisation - Creating and Resolving Tension

If you like this Jazz Piano Tutorial, please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/WalkThatBass For more information check out my website: https://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/jazz-improvisation/creating-resolving-tension/ In this series of videos I cover Jazz Piano Improvisation techniques. I'll explain, from start to finish, how you can learn to improvise over a jazz song and sound professional. This Jazz Piano Tutorial is an introductory lesson to the overarching idea behind Jazz Improvisation. It is the first video in a series that is designed to explain how Jazz Improvisation works and to teach you how to improvise. Absolutely anyone can do it. Two common misconceptions about improvisation: 1. Creativity can't be learned; and 2. Improvisation is improvised Both are completely wrong. Improvisation can be learned and required lots of planning (chord and guide tone mapping). In this video I cover my general lesson plan for this series of videos and the key overarching idea behind Jazz Improvisation, which is: Creating Tension and Resolving Tension. In Jazz improvisation, you need to create tension by using 'wrong notes' and then resolve the tension by falling back into the 'correct' diatonic scale. I give an example of this in the video so that you can better understand. Ways you can create Tension: - Scales - Polytonality - Ambiguous - Passing Notes (approach note/targeting) - Cycled Patterns - Dissonant intervals/Avoid notes - Displacing the Melody - Chord Extensions Ways you can resolve tension: - Riffs - Scales - Diatonic - Arpeggios - Guide Tones - Melody - Quotes & Cliches If you enjoyed this Jazz Piano Tutorial, please subscribe