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This area of the site is dedicated to lessons on jazz standards.  These lessons deal with how to play the melodies, memorizing them and soloing over them. Many of these lessons also deal with using specific improvisational devices over these standards.


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'Round Midnight Lesson (Video & Audio)

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In this lesson I teach you how I approach the tune "Round Midnight" by Thelonius Monk. I take you through each chord of the popular standard and talk about how I approach improvising on them. I give you some tips on things I've learned over the years an 
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"Four" Solo lesson (Audio & PDF Solo)

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In this lesson I go through a 2 chorus solo that I wrote over the changes to "Four". I talk in detail about the tools I used to create the solo. I also take you through the process of how I create motifs and build on them throughout a solo. This lesson 
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"Have You Met Miss Jones" Solo (Audio & PDF Solo)

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In this lesson I play and discuss a two chorus solo I wrote on the changes to "Have You Met Miss Jones". I play the solo for you on soprano and then talk through all aspects of the solo. I go into detail about what I was thinking when I wrote it and als 
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"Song For My Father" Solo (Audio & PDF Solo))

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In this lesson I play and discuss a two chorus solo I wrote on the changes to "Song For My Father". I play the solo for you on soprano and then talk through all aspects of the solo. I go into detail about what I was thinking when I wrote it and also 
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10 A Section Rhythm Changes Solos (Audio & PDF)

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In this lesson I show you 10 A section Rhythm Changes solos that I've written out. These solos are are a collection of great lines that I have collected from the likes of Bob Berg, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin and others. this lesson orig 
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Approaching Rhythm Changes (Audio)

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This is a lesson on using Approach Notes on Rhythm Changes. This is a great lesson for intermediate to advanced players. In this lesson I talk about how to practice Approach notes through the rhythm changes chords. These are a great format to play approac 
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Creating Walking Bass Lines (Video & Audio)

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In this lesson i take you through a simple approach to creating walking bass lines on the sax. This is a very useful exercise that helps you to mimic the kinds of simple lines a bass player might play. I use these kinds of ideas when i'm playing with othe 
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Dominant Bebop Solo on "In A Mellow Tone" (Video, Audio, & PDF)

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This is a lesson on a 2 chorus solo I wrote for the tune "In a Mellow Tone" by Duke Ellington. The goal of this solo was to use all of the bebop lines, links and resolution links that we have used in the "Mastering the Dominant Bebop Lesson Series 1-13. 
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Embellishing a Melody ATTYA (Audio)

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In this lesson I talk about a number of tools I use to embellish a melody. In this lesson I am demonstrating on "All the Things You Are" These are specific tools that I use quite often when playing standards and embellishing the melody. I talk about app 
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Giant Steps-Lesson 1 (Video & Audio)

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In this first lesson on giant steps I talk about what the three tonic system is. I also give hints and tips on how I learned the tune and ways to memorize the changes. I give you specific instruction on how to best internalize the changes and start improv 
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Giant Steps-Lesson 2 (Video & Audio)

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In this second lesson on Giant Steps, I take you through three tonic patterns in all 12 keys. I have included 3 pdf sheet with the patterns written out in all 12 keys as well as samples of how to use them on Giant Steps. In this video I talk in depth abou 
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Improvising Using Thematic Ideas (Video,Audio & PDF)

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In this lesson I teach you how to improvise while using some simple thematic ideas through the changes to "Out of Nowhere". I give you 10 simple themes and show you how to play them through the changes. Playing a thematic idea through changes is a vita 
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In A Mellow Tone with Triads (Video)

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This is a follow up lesson to my lesson "Major Triad Samba". In this lesson, I take what you've been working on with triads and apply it to the tune "In a Mellow Tone" by Duke Ellington. This is a great tune to practice using the triads you have been wo 
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Learning a Melody ATTYA (Audio)

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n this lesson I talk about the process of learning a melody. I demonstrate how I think and what I do when learning a song like "All the Things You Are". I go through step by step and talk about the secrets and roadblocks to learning and mastering a mel 
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Learning a Tune:Stella (Audio)

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This is a 30 minute audio lesson on learning the chords to Stella on the saxophone. I start at the very beginning of playing the melody to playing the chord tones and creating a solo. I demonstrate everything on the soprano sax. Also comes with some PDF s 
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Minor Blues Introduction (Video & Audio)

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In this lesson I introduce you to the minor blues. I talk about a typical minor bues progression in D minor. I teach what the chords are in that progression and how to go about practicing on them. I teach and demonstrate how to really get the progression 
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Mr. PC Approach Note Solo (Video,Audio & PDF)

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In this lesson, I talk in detail about an Approach Note solo on Mr. PC, a D minor blues (C concert). I take you through measure by measure and talk to you about what I was thinking at each point in the solo. If you have been studying the approach note 
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Out Of Nowhere-Pentatonic Solo (Audio & PDF)

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In this lesson I show you how I would use an assortment of pentatonic scales over a standard like "Out of Nowhere". Included in the lesson is a 2 chorus solo I wrote out using only pentatonic scales. I play through the solo for you over the changes so 
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Phrases & Melodic Development Lesson 1 (Audio)

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In this lesson I talk in depth about phrasing and melodic development. Many young improvisers make the mistake of playing to many notes and not developing ideas. I talk about leaving space and building a solo in such a way that you are communicating somet 
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Soloing on "All Blues" (Video & Audio)

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"All Blues" is one of the most popular standards of all time. It was written by Miles Davis and is on the album "Kind of Blue". This is one of the first standards that I use with intermediate improvisers as they learn to play and improvise in 3. This i 
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