Music Theory videos - How Improvisers Improvise

From the highly intuitive to the highly trained and back again, I think there are basically 5 levels of improvisation. They don't mean better or worse, just different tactics. ----- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5EEcOixvGwVFVsHXWYehHg/join Join my Patreon! https://patreon.com/bradharrison Take lessons with me! https://www.bradharrison.ca/lessons Follow up video! The Six Levels Of Blues Improvisation https://youtu.be/BI8HpvkXWeM?si=GYlaDNqULEnPQ9qJ ----- Learn All Your Scales ----- Learn All Your Scales in 24 Hours https://youtu.be/7aMJmXa_WKk Scale Syllabus - 14 kinds of scales, with play-along recordings, so you can master *all* your scales in no time at all. https://www.bradharrison.ca/scales Major Scales Give You Superpowers https://youtu.be/kjlNF0QFTZ0 Parallel Scales https://youtu.be/DpcBCYbVyxg Music Theory Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDaNGknQ_wTh3eXyjB0smdEYSvqa-wJ1_ ----- The Five(5) Levels of Jazz Improvisation Contents 0:00 - The Basics 1:36 - Level One: Use Your Ears 4:02 - Level Two: Use a Scale/Key 6:24 - Level Three: Chord Theory 9:11 - Level Four: Substitutions 10:56 - Level Five: Tension and Release https://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq-how-many-english-words https://wordcounter.io//blog/how-many-words-does-the-average-person-know