Hiro’s Jazz Theory

I often hear students plays practiced altered dominant scales. I hear some schools teach melodic minor scale starting half step above the root of the dominant chord (theoretically no justification on this explanation). I strongly against students to practice improvisation with scales especially when altered dominant (and diminished chord). I will try to explain why understanding what altered dominant let you blow cool phrases.

You practice diminished scales. You play the practiced scale on your improvisation. Unless the material is Brazilian music, which calls for

Jazz music theory certainly isn’t the most important thing to play jazz music. Most of the times it even doesn’t help playing since you don’t have enough time to think theory when you are sight reading the chart on stage.

While 6th note of Dorian and 4th note of Mixo has special reasons in their avoid note (refer to my

Low Interval Limit is a concept that defines the lowest pitches at which intervals can be clearly perceived without sounding

What is most important thing in jazz music? What makes jazz music so unique? Is it improvisation? Certainly not, because improvisation

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