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These lessons are for the more advanced students and players who want some direction and tools to take their playing in a new direction. Some of these lessons are more conceptual and some are very specific. I  deal with some of the harder jazz tunes to improvise over as well as more advanced improvisational concepts.


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Playing Outside-The Major Minor Blues Scale Lesson 1 270 $10.00 This is an exciting lesson! Earlier this week I was working on a song that is in D minor. I was playing over it with my typical blues scale type lines when I decided to add a few notes to it. As I was playing around with it I realized that this was a g

Playing With a Triplet Pulse (Video) 081 $10.00 In this lesson I talk about a playing style that I teach where you play to the triplet pulse. I first heard this style years ago when I was listening to a Jerry Bergonzi album. Jerry was playing these running lines that seem to float above the time. It

Practicing Double-Time Licks (Video, Audio & PDF) 212 $10.00 Practicing double-time licks is one of the hardest and most frustrating things to work on. You practice and practice and then when you get on the gig it all falls apart. In this 30+ minute lesson, I take you through a typical Sonny Stitt double time line

The Style of Michael Brecker 1 (Video) (Formerly Breckerisms 1) 100 $10.00 In this lesson I talk about 6 Michael Brecker type lines that he would use on a minor chord. I have taken the lines from different solos of his and transposed them to the keys of D minor and E minor. Brecker had a playing style that was so hip. He would

The Style of Michael Brecker Lesson 7 329 $10.00 Here is the 7th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through 4 Brecker Licks that use the altered scale. I have written these out in all 12 keys and show you how to practice these to a track from Jamey Aebersold Volume 84

The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 2 (Video, Audio & PDF) 159 $10.00 In this lesson I talk about 7 Michael Brecker type lines that he would use on a minor chord. I have taken the lines from different solos of his and transposed them to the keys of E minor. Brecker had a playing style that was so hip. He would play these

The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 3 (Video,Audio & PDF) 236 $10.00 Here is the 3rd lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de

The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 4 (Video,Audio & PDF) 237 $10.00 Here is the 4th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de

The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 5 (Video,Audio,PDF) 242 $10.00 Here is the 5th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de

The Style of Michael Brecker-Lesson 6 (Video, Audio, PDF) 243 $10.00 Here is the 6th lesson on the Style of Michael Brecker. In this lesson I take you through the 40 Brecker Licks that I have on my neffmusic.com blog. I've had many people email me over the last few years asking how to use these patterns and licks. I de

Triad Pair Approaches Lesson 2-Connectors 310 $10.00 In this lesson, I introduce you to the concept of linking these triad pairs together by chromatic passing notes and 1/2 step approaches. This is a great lesson for those of you who have mastered the basic triad pair patterns and want to add some more var

Triad Pair Approaches-Lesson 1 (Video,Audio & PDF) 223 $10.00 In this lesson we add 1/2 step approaches to some of our dominant triad pairs. This is a great lesson if you have been working on triad pairs and want to take your lines to the next level. It adds an element to the line that make them less cliche and mor

Variations On A Pattern (Video,Audio & PDF) 198 $10.00 In this lesson, I reveal the secret to practicing patterns and licks. Most people just practice a pattern exactly how it is written or played. I show you how to really get your mileage out of each pattern you learn by practicing improvising with it as y



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