Grounding: How To Improvise and Not Suck

549 views · Published 17 December 2018 · 1:10:36 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: Jon Michael Swift · 2018 · Music

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A lesson/live jam based on the idea of starting with very simple playing to get mentally prepared to be good in a jam. Use the time stamps in this box to find the part of the video that interests you most.

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0:00 Intro goofing
6:15 How to ground
26:50 Intro to Jeff Brozena
28:30 Jeff's Intro to Grounding
31:58 In Your Atmosphere Improvisation
57:08 QNA Begins

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