You know your scales. You’ve practiced II-V-I progressions. You’ve even jammed over some jazz standards. You’re definitely no longer a beginner.
But when it’s time to solo… something’s missing. Your lines sound predictable. Your phrases don’t connect. Welcome to the intermediate plateau, where many jazz players get stuck.
At Jazz Video Lessons, we help you break through that wall. Founded by saxophonist Alex Terrier, a performer with the Grammy-nominated Mingus Big Band, our jazz video lessons online offers a structured, creative, and practical path to mastering intermediate jazz improvisation for all instruments.
Piano, saxophone, trumpet, guitar, drums… if you’re ready to move from playing notes to creating music, you’re in the right place !
You’ve spent hours in the practice room. You’ve memorized scales, studied theory, and worked through playalongs.
But when it’s time to solo, your lines feel repetitive. You rely on safe patterns. Your ideas don’t flow. This is the intermediate wall, and it’s more common than you think.
Here’s what’s often holding jazz players back:
What you’re missing isn’t talent, it’s a structured, musical approach to improvisation. That’s exactly why Jazz Video Lessons created a complete approach to help intermediate jazz musicians.
At the intermediate level, working harder isn’t enough, you need to work smarter. To move beyond just getting through the changes and truly develop your jazz improvisation, here’s what your practice needs
Understand how to move through chord progressions musically, not mechanically.
Go beyond knowing which scale fits, learn how to use it to build meaningful lines.
Hear what you want to play before you play it. Improvisation starts with listening.
Apply everything in real tunes, not just exercises. With Jazz Video Lessons, you’ll develop all of that and more. Each lesson is built to help you internalize jazz language, strengthen your technique, and unlock your creative voice, one concept at a time.
At Jazz Video Lessons, intermediate jazz improvisation isn’t about memorizing more licks, it’s about learning to make real musical decisions.
Here’s how the JVL method (jazz lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced musicians) helps you level up:
Behind Jazz Video Lessons is Alex Terrier, saxophonist, composer, and internationally respected educator. He holds a degree in performance and composition from Berklee College of Music and also graduated from the National School Of Music in France
He’s performed with the Grammy-nominated Mingus Big Band, and has taught over 1,000 students across the world since 2013.
What makes him different? He doesn’t just explain what to play, he teaches you how to think like a jazz improviser.
His strengths as a teacher:
Whether you follow his step-by-step courses or book a private online lesson with video replay included, you’ll feel supported, challenged, and inspired.
Whether you want to refine your intermediate jazz improvisation or push into advanced territory, Jazz Video Lessons gives you all the tools you need, in one place.
Here’s what you get:
Every lesson comes with video demonstrations, PDFs, playalongs, and real examples from the masters.
Whether you’re looking for structure, creativity, or confidence, the program helps you build your own voice, one step at a time.
It’s time to move beyond playing the right notes and start sounding like you.
With JVL custom path, getting started is simple. Just create your free account, get your free trial, then jump into Level 3 to explore chord-scale connections in context. Pick an intermediate jazz standard that speaks to you, and start practicing with videos, PDFs, and backing tracks. You can even ask questions or book a private lesson for personalized support.
Whether you play sax, piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, or voice, Jazz Video Lessons gives you everything you need to unlock your musical freedom.
Start improvising like you mean it ! Intermediate jazz improvisation is where the real journey begins, where theory meets creativity, and your voice starts to emerge.
With Jazz Video Lessons, you’re not just watching videos. You’re building fluency, confidence, and musical identity, step by step, standard by standard. Ready to take the next step ?
Our intermediate jazz improvisation lessons
Use real jazz standards to apply theory. At JVL, each lesson combines video, PDF, and backing track so you can practice scales, phrasing, and rhythm directly in a musical context.
A basic understanding helps, but each course explains the theory step by step. You’ll learn to connect chords, use appropriate scales, and understand harmonic structure through practical examples.
JVL recommends standards like There Will Never Be Another You , perfect for exploring II-V-I, chord substitutions, and modal improvisation in a structured way.
Yes. Whether you play piano, saxophone, guitar, trumpet, bass, or drums, all improvisation concepts and exercises are designed to apply universally with clear, adaptable examples.
Our method is structured by level, led by a real teacher, and focused on developing your improvisational voice. You don’t just play licks, you learn to build real solos that tell a story.
