How to Practice Comping and Not Just Chords

Most of the time advice on Jazz Guitar Comping is about what chords to play and not how to play them. This one is about how to actually Practice Comping.

Comping is important, but since it is about playing behind somebody else it can be difficult to practice on your own. So how do you work on it? In this video I am going to show you a few ways to work on your comping and a list of things to think about when it comes to listening to your own comp.

The old method: Metronome 2&4 play some comp think about how you want it to sound and imagine the band playing with you. Doing this you work on:

This is the most important thing to practice and you want to be able to do this well, but there are other ways where you can try to work on it.

One of the ways that take advantage of some of the things we have available in this more modern tools like recording yourself and using backing tracks. I also discuss some of the things that you can learn and think about when doing this.

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Content:
0:00 Intro - Getting the Wrong Answer
0:57 Different ways to practice comping and a check-list
1:13 Traditional VS Modern Methods of working.
1:41 #1 The Ancient Method of practicing
2:52 #2 Record yourself with a backing-track
3:09 Good resources and Good Drummers
3:30 Comping with drums - Learn to Listen
4:31 #3 Be Your Own Soloist
5:50 The Essential Checklist for Comping -
6:08 Over comping?
6:44 Conveying Groove and Harmony?
7:06 Is it in Style and fits the context?
8:23 Interacting with the Band
8:43 Interacting with the Soloist
9:14 Develop You Taste with Comping - Get Inspired!
10:00 My Favourites when it comes to comping
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