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• 1 Sebastian // Mar 20, 2008 at 12:22 pm

  Hi!

  Great you put the music for the lick video online, too! More to practice…

  Thanks!

• 2 Simon // Apr 23, 2008 at 6:56 pm

  Hey Jonathon,

  Thanks so much for your Blues licks videos they’ve come along at just the right time for me. Your funk groove is very kool too - LH reminds me of Watermelon man, anyway thanks again

  Cheers from Simon in Sydney

• 3 Victoria Davis // May 6, 2008 at 8:44 pm

  I am not sure if you have talked about this before, but is this series available on DVD or CD? I was wanting to have a copy of all of your music videos. They are very encouraging and easy to understand.

  Thanks,
  Victoria

• 4 Jonathon // May 6, 2008 at 10:08 pm

  I’m sorry, Victoria, but at the moment, they’re only available online. I’m just a computer programmer who likes to make videos on how to play the piano in my (limited) spare time :) — Perhaps I’ll have time to work out some physical DVDs at some point in the future.

• 5 Victoria Davis // May 7, 2008 at 7:55 pm

  Thanks for the response. I can understand.

  Thanks,
  Victoria

• 6 Tyler Ehrlich // May 11, 2008 at 11:55 am

  Hello Jonathon,

  I just joined our High School jazz band this year on piano. Even though I’ve played piano, I’ve never really learned jazz theory. When told to solo, I was just given the notes of the Blues Scales and told to come up with rhythms; yours really help! When we warm up, we all take a solo over Bb blues, so can I ask you to either send me your C version (it looks like Finale?) and I’ll transpose or can you transpose it into Bb for me? If you would like, I can give you my email address.

  Thank you!

  Your jazz student,
  Tyler

• 7 Jonathon // May 11, 2008 at 1:57 pm

  Hey Tyler! Check your email, I sent you the original Finale File (C major) and a new transposed PDF in Bb…

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• 9 Andrew_Close // Jun 6, 2008 at 7:23 pm

  Hi there!

  I’ve been trying to break into the world of jazz piano for some time now. I’m classically trained but my passion’s shifted over the last few years.
  Without a doubt your tutorials are the best material i’ve come accross so far! I’ve bought a fair few books, but there’s nothing like a demonstration to motivate you, and your enthusiasm shines through! I’ve learned your funk groove, and most of the blues licks, but the difficult part for me is breaking away from my classical training and improvising. Any pointers would be most gratefully accepted!

  Thanks for these videos, they’re so helpful, and it’s pretty rare to find this quality of material for free!

  Andrew

• 10 exjob2222 // Jun 10, 2008 at 2:48 pm

  Thank you for doing these lessons. I’ve learned quite a bit. I’ve got to work on both hands more. it’s tough.

• 11 grayth // Jul 11, 2008 at 2:06 pm

  Hi,

  First let me say that I am a complet beginner at the piano and slowly learning but I like these lessons ok that said I’m starting off with lick#1.

  But I am confused a bit, again I’m a piano newb..

  Are these licks in C? I thought the C blues scale was

  C-Eb-F-F#-G-Bb-C

  I’m not every good at reading the notation but it looks like the lick is,

  Eb/E-G/F-A/E-G

  Am I missing something??

• 12 Jonathon // Jul 11, 2008 at 3:16 pm

  Hi Grayth –

  Glad to have you —

  These licks are in C, and yes, the Blues Scale consists of exactly the notes you specified. However, blues isn’t a rigid art form. There’s no reason to only play the blues scale pitches. Very few accomplished blues players stick entirely to these pitches — they’re simply a good starting point and a learning step. You start there, and branch out.

  I would have to look back through them, but I’d bet that very few of the licks in this series limit themselves entirely to the blues scale pitches.

  Hope this answers your question -

• 13 andytan // Jul 31, 2008 at 6:26 am

  Dear Jonathan Wilson,

  I first saw you on expertvillage.
  At first i taught you were like some other musician that will teach some and keep some. However, I was wrong. You are a very different musician. You are different from the rest because you’re unselfish to share what you know. Besides this, you painstakingly record down all 31 videos and 4 backing tracks for us.And your videos are of high quality plus detailed explaination with notes ,slow,fast, and with backing tracks demonstrations.
  At first i was so puzzled by blues turnaround but you have unlocked the myth of blues turnaround and even taugh me more. I like expecially the bebop licks you played.
  Not only that.. After i learn and watch your 30 licks, now i can improvise myself to make more licks. A word ‘Thanks” is not enough for showing how gratefull i am.
  I will like to say ‘Thank GOD for you”… and hope to learn more from you.

  sincerely yours,
  andy from malaysia

• 14 Jonathon // Jul 31, 2008 at 7:15 am

  Wow, Andy — Thanks for the nice words! Glad you’re getting something out of the vids — more to come!

• 15 andytan // Jul 31, 2008 at 9:40 am

  Thank you Jonathan Wilson.I didn’t expect to get your reply that fast. In replying me, I presume you’re a humble person and not arrogant.I hope you understand that my nice and kind words are not preplanned or trying to flatter anybody. they are from the bottom of my heart. Because I’m so touch to see somebody like you sacrificing a portion of his life to help strangers like me and everybody here.Do you know that you’re sacrificing your life for us? I said this because if for example, if you hav 4 months to live and you spend 3 months creating these learning materials for us,what left for yourself is 1 month. every minute ticking away is the same as ones life ticking away. I had an old friend. He just past away at 86. I visited him a few times in the hospital. in the hospital, he kept telling my parents that how he wish that before he die,he can get to see his son that is working overseas the last time. Few days later,a friend of his visited him and in that same day his only son and 5 daughters traveling back to meet their father. Then this sick old man told his good friend that he wanted to sleep awhile.Then he passed away while his son and daughters are 15minutes away. If he can live another 16 minutes,maybe he can see them for the very last time. But at least if you do die someday,at least in your life time you did something good. and we will all remember you.

  Thanks for replying and don’t reply me anymore because i don’t want to take away your life and time. You’ve done too much for us all.

  sincerely yours,
  andy

• 16 TroyP // Nov 17, 2008 at 2:49 pm

  True, about the time, but time giving is time well-spent. I’m just adding my voice to those appreciating all the sharing and the work it takes. It’s giving me a lot of joy and challenge. Fun stuff! Thanks.

• 17 Jonathon // Nov 17, 2008 at 2:56 pm

  Thanks for the words, Troy — glad to have you here, and glad you’re getting some benefit from the vids!

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