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Az Samad

@azsamad

Jazz Guitarist - Composer - Music Educator

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jan 15, 2019, 1:25 PM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #24: How Do You Make Pop Songs into Jazz Versions?

A lot of people ask me about this. Like how do you take an Ed Sheeran song or a Taylor Swift song and make it jazzy? I often ask back, "Why would you want to do this?" The thing is that sometimes we…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jan 11, 2019, 1:23 PM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #23: Simplify Learning Jazz Guitar

Learning jazz doesn't have to be complicated. Do this: Learn the melody of a song you like Learn the chords of the song Find a way to play a solo guitar version of it Learn to play all the arpeggios…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jul 30, 2018, 4:37 PM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #22: Macro and Micro Practice

How do you get better at playing jazz guitar? Macro and micro practice. Macro is playing the entire song, learning the vibe and the whole tune. Micro is fine tuning the first melody, the first phrase…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jul 8, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

5 Gary Vaynerchuk Videos For Musicians

So much of Gary Vee's videos are on his take on business, marketing, branding, social media, positivity and life. I dig all those but look forward to the videos when he gives advice or talks to music…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jul 1, 2018, 5:18 AM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #21: Simplify Learning Jazz

Jazz is sometimes over complicated. How about we... 1) Learn songs. 2) Memorise melodies and chords. 3) Play them! 4) Learn how to embellish melodies. 5) Learn to improvise on the songs. 6) Play the…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jun 25, 2018, 10:16 AM UTC

Why Are You Writing Stuff on Steemit?

Are you just posting stuff because you think you'll make money here? Are you expressing yourself? Are you saying something to make a difference? Are you sharing your expertise? Are you sharing your p…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jun 21, 2018, 6:39 AM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #20: Tradition versus The Future

Listen to the past. Be aware of the tradition. But make your own music. Don't worry about it being authentic. After all, what is authenticity? The main thing is respecting the art form, keep on learn…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jun 18, 2018, 4:28 PM UTC

Music from A to Z | EP 01 | The Giving Economy and Energy

Listen to the podcast here: https://anchor.fm/az-samad/episodes/Creating-art-and-the-energy-from-your-audience-e1ls2k/a-a4267p [Transcription of podcast] The thing about creating art is that in today…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jun 15, 2018, 5:15 AM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #19: To Learn Jazz, Play Jazz

An oversimplified way of learning jazz? 1. Pick a song you like. 2. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the melody. 3. Learn (memorise) and be able to play the chords. 4. Play the song. 5. Find some…

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Az Samad
@azsamad Jun 14, 2018, 7:26 AM UTC

Az Jazz Guitar Lessons #18: Finding Inspiration and Facebook Hate Posts

Some people like to post about the guitarists or musicians they HATE. I sort of understand the feeling of being together hating something. But, over time I feel that finding stuff that inspires is a…

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