Master Any Bebop Head: Ear → Reverse Chaining → In-Tempo

Struggling with a bebop head isn't a speed problem — it's a practice-direction problem. I learned the fix from my wife, a classical pianist: reverse chaining, not running it from bar one. This video is part of the series: “Why Your Jazz Guitar Doesn’t Sound Like Music” ▶ Start from the first video in this playlist:    • Why Your Jazz Guitar Doesn’t Sound Like Music   In this episode, I show the exact high-intensity method that fixes that problem: • Ear → Hand connection: sing the phrase first (if you can’t sing it, you don’t own it) • Sectional practice + Reverse chaining: start from the end of the hard phrase and build backward • In-tempo principle: choose a tempo you can hold through the hardest bar, then keep it steady (metronome on 2 & 4) • Targets (skeleton): beat 1 is where you land—targets first, language second The 30-minute routine: • 10 min: Ear + targets (sing → beat-1 landing points → connect) • 10 min: Reverse chaining (hardest phrase only, end-first) • 10 min: In-tempo run (metronome on 2 & 4, no slowing down) Start here (free foundation): http://voicelidjazzguitar.com/buildin... Deep dive (Wes’ Insight): https://www.voicelidjazzguitar.com/ja... #bebop #donnalee #jazzpractice #metronome #eartraining Chapters: 0:00 Why You’re Stuck on Bebop Heads (Wrong Direction) 3:39 The 3-Pillar Practice Routine 4:14 Pillar 1: Ear-to-Hand — Sing It First 9:55 Pillar 2: Reverse Chaining (Start From the End) 15:06 Pillar 3: In-Tempo Principle 16:29 Metronome on 2 & 4 16:47 Framework Targets — Beat 1 Is the Landing 17:22 Why Charlie Parker Targeted the 3rd (Donna Lee) 19:46 The 30-Minute Routine 21:16 Free Building Blocks + Scorecard