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Originally Posted by rwtwguitar
I was making a distinction between playing a chord and an arpeggio. I think playing arpeggios makes you think about the notes differently than you do when you think of a chord of notes played simultaneously.
Are you saying you think that the way a horn player arpeggiates is the same as a guitar player or piano player playing chord?
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Well, in a sense, yes.
But the point I am trying to make is that I think it is a mistake to advocate that the way to learn jazz is to practice single note improvisation outside of a harmonic context. It is a common misconception to think of "jazz chords" as weird sounding, impossible to grab grips. Chords are, as you've said yourself in so many words, harmonized melodies, nothing more, nothing less.