Beginner Improv Series Alto Sax-Lesson 1A

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Learning to be a great jazz improviser is a life long journey.  If you love jazz and are drawn to the vision of standing in front of a crowd as you improvise a great jazz solo,  then you are more than likely ready to take your first steps to get there.   The question I hear Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Alto Sax-Lesson 1B

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This is lesson 1B in the beginner improviser series for alto sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise.  In this lesson I conclude lesson 1A by teaching you the C major scale, the D dorian scale, the G mixolydian scale and the Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Alto Sax-Lesson 2A

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This is lesson 2A in the beginner improvisation series for alto sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise on the alto saxophone.  In lesson 2A I teach you the F major scale, the G dorian scale, the C mixolydian scale and the Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Alto Sax-Lesson 2B

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This is a beginner improviser series of video lessons for the alto saxophone.  In this series of video lessons, I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise on the alto sax. In lesson 2B,  I continue where I left off in lesson 2A.  I teach you the F major Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Alto Sax-Lesson 3A

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This is a beginner improviser series for alto sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise.  In this lesson 3A, I will teach you about the G major scale, the A dorian scale, the D mixolydian scale and the chords that these work Read More…

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Beginner Improv Series Alto Sax-Lesson 3B

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This is a beginner improviser series for alto sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise.  In this lesson I teach you how to start playing over a 12 bar blues progression in G.  I take you through all the steps so that Read More…

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Beginner Jazz Improvisation Lesson 4A-Alto Sax

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This is a beginner jazz improvisation series for alto sax.  In this series of lessons I will take you from the very beginning and teach you how to improvise.
In this lesson,  I teach you the importance of melody.  Playing lines and solos that are melodic and pleasing to the ear is one of the most Read More…

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