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This is where you will find my books.  I have 3 printed books published and 6 books that can be purchased as pdf files.  Make sure you also check out the audio and video lessons that go along with these books as well.


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Approach Note Velocity Major (PDF Book) 087 $12.00 A number of years ago, I was frustrated with my playing over static major and minor grooves. It seemed like I always ran out of ideas and the ideas I had were stale and unoriginal. At that time, although I could play in all keys, more often than not I w

Approach Note Velocity Minor (PDF Book) 088 $12.00 This is a continuation of my Major Approach Note book. Volume 2 is focused on all 12 minor keys. This is an incredible resource for anyone wanting to master approach note patterns in all minor keys. The word "Velocity" is in the title because after I prac

Mastering the Blues Scale Vol. 1 Minor (PDF Book) 294 $12.00 "Just play the blues scale!" All across the country, you hear this advice given in every band room. Students sit with blank looks on their faces as band directors tell them to use this or that blues scale on their solo. The advice usually doesn’t go much

Mastering the Blues Scale Vol. 2-Dominant Chords (PDF Book) 339 $15.00 Mastering the Blues Scale Volume 2 Dominant Chords has 127 great blues licks in all 12 keys. It is a PDF file that you can download immediately so you can get to work. I have also included two sample mp3's of the G7 lines in the book. One for alto sax

Mastering The Dominant Bebop Scale (PDF Book) 089 $12.00 The dominant bebop scale is an essential tool in playing jazz. It is used all over the place in jazz music. If your transcribing jazz solos you won't have to go long before you find some variation of this scale being used. In my Approach Note Books I tac

Mastering the Major Bebop Scale & Sound (PDF Book) 165 $12.00 The first scale most musicians learn is the major scale. We learn it in all 12 keys up and down our instruments. Even though this is one of the first scales we learn many intermediate jazz musicians are quite frustrated when trying to improvise over a maj

The Best Major II-V-I Patterns (PDF Book) 085 $12.00 The II-V-I pattern is the most common pattern in jazz music. The more adept you are at playing this pattern in all the keys the better your facility in the jazz language. In the past 20 years I have been keeping a notebook of these patterns. I've tried to

The Best Minor II-V-I Patterns (PDF Book) 086 $12.00 The II-V-I pattern is the most common pattern in jazz music. The more adept you are at playing this pattern in all the keys the better your facility in the jazz language. In the past 20 years I have been keeping a notebook of these patterns. I've tried to

The Ultimate II-V-I Primer (PDF Book) 090 $12.00 Over the last few years as I have sold my "Best II-V-I Pattern" books, I have received some great reviews and feedback from the books. Every once in a while I would get an email from someone who loved the books and the patterns but wasn't ready to handle



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