Three things I do routinely:
1. Sing my kids to sleep nightly.
2. Listen to Ella Fitzgerald (got into jazz two years ago but don't play jazz—yet).
3. Train my musical ear using the functional ear trainer.
Well, just a few nights ago I was again singing my kids to sleep, doing the usual nursery rhymes. Suddenly I realized I was changing the melody, doing chromatic runs and going an octave up on a note here and there. I paused in surprise and chuckled to myself. I'm by no means a jazz player and just started listening to jazz two years ago. Nor is jazz in my ukulele/guitar repertoire. What happened was a pleasant surprise—and fun! I don't think I'll take this public because I don't sing, period. But just thought I share this!
1. Sing my kids to sleep nightly.
2. Listen to Ella Fitzgerald (got into jazz two years ago but don't play jazz—yet).
3. Train my musical ear using the functional ear trainer.
Well, just a few nights ago I was again singing my kids to sleep, doing the usual nursery rhymes. Suddenly I realized I was changing the melody, doing chromatic runs and going an octave up on a note here and there. I paused in surprise and chuckled to myself. I'm by no means a jazz player and just started listening to jazz two years ago. Nor is jazz in my ukulele/guitar repertoire. What happened was a pleasant surprise—and fun! I don't think I'll take this public because I don't sing, period. But just thought I share this!