Inside the package: a score study
All the Things You Are. Follow the scrolling score and listen for short rhythmic ideas inside a complete solo. This study is part of 9 Studies in Jazz Vocabulary.
Turn solo transcriptions into your own jazz language
Study real musical phrases, develop variations, and apply your ideas over chord changes—with Lorenzo Ferrero’s solo studies, exercises, play-alongs, and video lessons.
Jazz Vocabulary Package · $87 USD · One payment
Hear the material. Then make it your own.
Here is an actual study from 9 Studies in Jazz Vocabulary: All the Things You Are. Listen for the balance between flowing eighth notes and shorter rhythmic ideas, with chord inversions and chromatic approaches connecting the line.
Start with one short phrase. The goal is to understand how it works, then use the lessons below to develop your own variations.
A student plays the material
Jared Drake performs a JVP etude. Hear a student bring one of the Jazz Etudes to life through phrasing and articulation.
A practical way to use the package
1. Study a phrase. Listen, follow the score, and play a short passage slowly.
2. Develop it. Change its rhythm or melodic shape. The phrase-building lessons show you how.
3. Apply it. Connect the idea to the chords and try it with a play-along. Record yourself, listen, and refine.
A first practice session: choose a short phrase from the study, repeat its rhythm with a different melodic shape, and test the variation against the underlying chords.
This approach draws on the included lessons How to create your own phrases and How to practice chord inversions and melodic cells over a tune.
Your practice library, with guidance
Choose a study to hear the language, a lesson to understand the technique, and an exercise to put it into practice.
Solo studies and etudes to hear and study complete musical phrases.
Downloadable scores in Bb, Eb, concert pitch, and bass clef for the core study collections.
Recordings and play-alongs to support listening and practice.
Video explanations of phrase creation, rhythm, chord inversions, extensions, and double-time phrasing.
9 studies in jazz vocabulary
Solo studies over tunes including All the Things You Are, Billie’s Bounce, Body and Soul, Rhythm Changes, Giant Steps, Moment’s Notice, and more.
Follow the scrolling scores, study the transcriptions, and practice with the recordings and play-alongs.
Circle of fifths exercises
Targeted melodic patterns for practicing harmonic movement through different keys. Use these alongside your tune and phrase work.
Jazz ballad etudes
Slow solo studies for exploring phrasing, articulation, tone, and musical space. Includes scores, recordings, and play-alongs.
Jazz etudes over typical cadences
20 etudes over common chord cadences and progressions. Hear complete phrases in context, follow the scores, and use the play-alongs for your own practice.
Chromatic approach exercises
Explore how chromatic notes lead into target notes. Practice the exercises and look for the same connections inside the solo studies.
FROM THE INCLUDED VIDEO LIBRARY
Learn what to do with the notes
Connect melodic cells over a tune
Work with chord inversions and melodic cells over a tune, so your vocabulary practice stays connected to the harmony.
Build phrases from rhythm and shape
Use rhythmic ideas, melodic shapes, and chord inversions to construct phrases and explore variations.
Create your own melodic ideas
The Melody Hacks lessons guide you through building a rhythmic base and creating melodic phrases from scratch.
Explore chord extensions
Build melodic patterns with chord extensions and explore how they change the color of your lines.
Extract and develop rhythmic ideas
Practice simple rhythms and learn how to extract rhythmic ideas from favorite solos for use in your own playing.
Work on double-time phrasing
Explore the included lesson on creating smooth, flowing double-time phrases when you are ready for a further challenge.
What musicians say about Lorenzo’s teaching
Hear students describe their experience with Lorenzo’s teaching and practice materials, in their own words.
More feedback on the materials
Meet your instructor: Lorenzo Ferrero
Lorenzo Ferrero is a Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, educator, and founder of Tonealley Academy.
JVP brings together his solo studies, exercises, and video explanations of phrase construction, rhythm, and harmony—so you can hear the ideas, understand the techniques, and put them into practice.
ALSO INCLUDED
Two bonus masterclasses
The Improviser’s Blueprint
A walkthrough of Lorenzo’s visual sketch method for breaking down a chord progression and planning melodic ideas.
The 2-Chord Method Masterclass Replay
A recorded masterclass on developing phrases using two chords, with musical demonstrations and practice ideas.
The Jazz Vocabulary Package
Solo studies · Exercises · Video lessons
$87 USD
One payment. No subscription.
14-day money-back guarantee
Try the material for 14 days. If you are not satisfied, email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
Is this the right next step for you?
A few questions before you join
Who is this best suited to?
Players who can already play their instrument and want structured material for developing jazz phrasing and vocabulary. Some familiarity with notation and basic chords will help you use the scores and exercises.
Where should I start?
Begin with the package introduction. Choose one manageable study, then pair it with a phrase-building or rhythm lesson. You do not need to finish the full library before applying an idea.
What formats are included?
Video lessons, solo and etude studies, downloadable scores, recordings, and play-alongs. Core score collections include Bb, Eb, concert-pitch, and bass-clef versions.
What else is in the library?
Alongside the collections shown above, JVP includes Latin jazz and funk/neo-soul studies, two-chord solos, saxophone chord etudes, Matrix of Inversions lessons, and Melody Hacks.
Is this private coaching?
This offer is a package of recorded teaching and practice materials. Private lessons or individual feedback are not included in this offer.
How does payment work?
The main offer is $87 USD in one payment. The existing checkout also offers an optional plan of two monthly payments of $45 ($90 total). Applicable taxes are shown at checkout.
Already own Tonealley material?
Some lessons and bonus masterclasses overlap with The Rhythm Blueprint, the Two-Chord mini-course, and JIMS. Check your existing library before purchasing.
JVP’s focus is the wider collection of solo studies, etudes, exercises, and phrase-building lessons shown on this page.
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