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why am I the jazz one. surely nobody sees Kanbaru Suruga and thinks “jazz”, and yet
I think I'm going to borrow or buy some kind of book that is an introduction to jazz harmony because I feel like this might be the only way we're actually going to get anywhere with trying to speak the language of music
sighing I finally caved
I don't know how I feel about owning the licensed version of a book that used to be samizdat
what I do know is I can see a path from owning this book to us actually having a meaningful grasp of harmony, and that we've wanted to buy it every time we've seen it in a store
look, I finally learned a chord progression!
geez I wish I'd done this three years ago
The Girl From Ipanema is a classic, and knowing the jazz standards is important. However! Jazz is not classical. You are expected, at a certain point, to improvise. This is the white rice you're supposed to layer your curry over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv8wb9t0lM0
@Netoraremancer this is the most bsky reply i've gotten on fedi