Level 2
Here is a template that can help determining your level and find the tailored content you need.
For clarity we have defined 5 levels but most of the time a student is navigating between at least 2 levels. It is not rare that someone might check some prerequisites from a higher level and lack some lower level knowledge.
For each level you will find free lessons, JVL courses, recommended standards and masterclasses by some of the finest musicians in the world.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Free lessons:
Get the foundational knowledge you need
These courses will give you the strong foundation you need for your creativity to spring and experience musical freedom.
Once purchased, you will have access to the course for life and all the future updates. Please note, some are available only to JVL Tribe members and cannot be purchased individually.
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Level 1
Learning foundational standards will help you understand the language and concepts used across the board.
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Level 1 and 2
To understand and hear a bass line is a surprisingly overlooked skill. Extremely helpful to memorize songs and hear harmonic progressions.
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All levels
Become a much stronger musician in 7 weeks with these progressive series of hands and feet rhythmic exercises.
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All levels
Great course to improve your instrument technique, understanding of the triads in a tonal context and how to improvise with these triads. A must for level 1 improv.
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Level 1 and 2
Learn all the necessary information to understand how the musical system works. You’ll see, it is not that complicated!
Develop your repertoire !!!
Standards are at the core of learning jazz. The answers to all your questions are in there. Develop your repertoire by learning standards with the proven JVL pedagogy and our step by step blueprint to memorize songs.
Here are some recommended standards for you and you can visit the entire library here.
Get better with the JVL Masterclasses
We bring the BEST musicians to teach you and share their knowledge!
What JVL members say:
Who is Alex Terrier?
Alex Terrier was born in Paris, France. In 2004 he received a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music He moved to New York in 2007 where he lived until 2021.
He is a Grammy nominated artist and has been associated with Kenny Barron, George Garzone, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Paquito D’Rivera, the Mingus Big Band and many more.
He is hailed by Dave Liebman as “a very impressive saxophonist and composer”.
