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Learning to play by ear is one of the most important aspects to jazz improvisation. When I was a young student in junior high school, I was taught from a few great method books. The main books I worked out of were the Charlie Parker Omnibook and Patterns for Jazz by Jerry Coker. For Read More…
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Ear Training is one of the most important things to practice as a jazz musician. Unfortunately, it is one of the area’s that is most often overlooked and neglected. Many young students assume wrongly that people either can hear or can’t. Many students feel like they have “bad” ears and are embarrassed that they can’t Read More…
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Ear Training is one of the most important things to practice as a jazz musician. It is of primary importance to train your ears to be able to hear different keys and chords. In this lesson I take you through a half hour of drills to test your ability to figure out what minor 7th Read More…
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If you have listened to any of my lessons so far you have probably realized that singing is not my strong point. Non the less it is an important and integral part of developing your ear. I have had many students over the years that were afraid to sing or did not want to. This Read More…
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In this lesson I talk about an exercise I learned from a great teacher to help develop relative pitch. this exercise is great for developing the ability to hear how each note fits with a tonality. through the practice of this exercise you will come to a greater awareness of what notes are being played Read More…
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If you are a saxophone player or play another solo instrument it is of prime importance that you learn piano or another chordal instrument. The best thing you can do for yourself is to learn some voicing on piano and start playing some chord progressions. Doing this will help you to hear chords and progressions. Read More…
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This is a cool lesson on something that I have been doing a lot lately. Matt Otto posted on his saxophone blog about having 12 clips of drones that you can download from his site. I downloaded them a few months ago and have been working on them every few days. What I do is Read More…
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In this lesson I talk to you about the importance of hearing each and every note you play. i take you through how all 12 notes fit over a dominant groove and how I hear each note fitting into that groove. This lesson deals with some ear training as well as some teachings on resolutions Read More…
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Transcribing jazz solos can be one of the most awarding and beneficial things you can do as a student of jazz. Unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest and most tedious things to undertake. In this half hour lesson on transcription, I teach you why it is so important and show you how to Read More…
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Transcribing is one of the most useful and beneficial things you can do as a musician and student. It is a direct means to learn right from the masters themselves. In this lesson I take you step by step through the transcription process by transcribing a blues solo as you watch. The solo I start Read More…
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