Right now, I’m working on my intonation and learning new tunes for a gig coming up at Ronnie Scott’s here in London. Would love to hear what everyone is mainly focusing on in their playing right now. Remember if you want some help working out or reaching your goals, you can get hold of my “coaching package” in the classroom. It’s 4 lessons with detailed practice plans and access to a month of VIP membership. (If you are already a member il give you a 5th lesson)

Hi all, So far we have these people signed up to share a transcription they are working on. 9am @Valeria Fabbri and @Martha Little 6pm @Viktor Houf @Valerie Selander @Michael Cormican Remember the idea is to have it from memory and it would be best if you can play it along with the recording when you play it to the group. Try to make sure you have a way of playing the recording out loud so that your laptop mic can hear it. Ill run through at the start of the session how to make sure your audio setting as in the right place on the call too.

Hey all, The etude Im putting together this month is all based on the changes of "I Love You" by Harry Archer. It's a tune that Django and Stephane played together and is actually based on a really common progression. The progression often gets called a "Rag" because it's quite similar to the blowing section of "Tiger Rag". There are tons of tunes that follow this progression in early jazz/swing so its worth getting used to playing over it. The full transcription of this and the rest of the solo will be available for all Premium and VIP members and we will be picking the solo apart in the Jazz Violin Practise Club over the next little while. I'm halfway done with the etude and will be adding the rest by midweek complete with a few bowings too. Upgrade HERE

Tomorrow I’m running Practise Club at 6pm UK time. If you would like to try it, just hit me up in this post or send me a direct message. Matt

I put this etude together for myself actually but I thought we could use some of it, amongst other things, for the Practise Club this month. It's basically a collection of ideas that I like to play on a blues in F. @Viktor Houf already won the challenge on this to record a version of it himself and post it! Through the next month we will also be looking at some other ideas and short etudes I piece together over the Blues form in a number of different keys. Transcriptions, exercises, all the etudes past and present available for Premium members Access to my weekly class looking at all of the above available to VIP members Get involved here https://www.skool.com/jazzviolin/plans