Stop Choosing Scales — Jazz Improvisation Starts From Melody

Описание: This video is part of the series:
“Why Your Jazz Guitar Doesn’t Sound Like Music”

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Jazz guitar doesn’t fail because you didn’t practice enough.
It fails because you were taught in the wrong order.

Most players start by choosing scales.
Great players start by following melody.

In this video, we explore why knowing scales and chord tones
doesn’t automatically lead to musical improvisation.

Key concepts covered:
Guide tones (3rds & 7ths)
Voice leading
Diagonal movement on the fretboard

This is not about new theory.
It’s about hearing and connecting harmony inside real music.
In VoiceLid Jazz Guitar, we don’t ask:
“What scale fits here?”

We ask:
“What is the melody already doing?”

This approach applies directly to standards like:
• Fly Me To The Moon
• All The Things You Are
• Autumn Leaves

And it’s the foundation behind Django Line, Wes Line, and real melodic improvisation.

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00:00 Introduction — Melody Before Scales
01:05 The Problem With Scale-Based Thinking
03:10 Why Scales Make Your Playing Late
05:25 Scales Describe Notes, Not Decisions
07:10 Melody Is the Decision Maker
09:05 The VLJG Framework Explained
11:10 Step 1 — Melody Logic & 3rd Targeting
13:40 Step 2 — Upper Structure From Melody
16:05 Step 3 — Octave Expansion (Django → Wes)
18:40 Why This Works on All Standards
20:15 How to Apply This Without Scales
22:30 Jazz Icon: Wes’ Insight (CTA)
24:00 Free Lessons & VLJG Ecosystem
25:10 Next Episode Preview