Thank you for reading this new web log, Jazz Apprentice. This is my attempt to restart a lifelong objective of serious jazz music study, utilizing the wonders of the Internet.
I play piano, but not as well as I would like. Since 1994, I have owned all four volumes of the Jazz Improvisation series of instructional books by John Mehegan. My best laid plans of concentrated study using these books have always faded when I could not find a suitable instructor.
Just as Mark Twain began his Autobiography countless times, so have many of us started down the path of jazz music theory only to be distracted. If we are really serious about it, we can try a new approach. A blog seems to be a convenient place to store notes on progress, source material, music, and video of practice sessions. I intend to place these and other things on the coming web pages.
The greatest benefit of a blog is feedback. Whoever reads this blog is welcome to offer any commentary that comes to mind. And I encourage criticism. Let me have it!
And now, on to the lessons....
