Quick Win: Turn ANY Song Into JAZZ (Reharmonization 101)

Learn Jazz Standards Podcast - A podcast by Brent Vaartstra: Jazz Musician, Author, and Entrepreneur

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Today, I wanna show you how you take a simple song, like, "You Are My Sunshine", and turn it into jazz. We'll take up 4 levels of reharmonization.In this episode:1. The basic chord changes of You Are My Sunshine2. How I play the tune with the basic chord changes3. Level #1 - How to turn the tune into jazz4. Level #2 - Spicing it up a little bit5. Level #3 - How to get rid of redundancy and add twists6. Level #4 - Use this specific tactic to add more harmonic movement and color7. A cool thing you can do for endingsImportant Links and Resources:LJS Inner Circle MembershipFree Guide to learn standards by ear: Learn Jazz Standards the Smart Way Listen to the Learn Jazz Standards PodcastGet our Amazon Best Selling bookLearn Jazz Standards Inner Circle: Get 50% off your first month! Want to get your jazz question answered on the podcast? Click here.