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One of the best things you can do for yourself is to learn and memorize jazz standards. Most working jazz musicians have hundreds of jazz standards that they have memorized and can play at any moment. For many students, learning these standards can be one of the most difficult tasks to complete. They spend countless Read More…
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In this lesson on Memorizing Jazz Standards-Lesson 2, I take you through the process that I find most effective in memorizing jazz standards. I show you the complete process as I try to memorize a standard that I do not know (Yes, I do not know them all). This is a revealing lesson for you Read More…
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In this third lesson on Memorizing Jazz Standards, I finish taking you through the process that I find most effective in memorizing jazz standards. I show you the complete process as I try to memorize a standard that I do not know (Yes, I do not know them all). This is a revealing lesson for Read More…
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In this lesson I take you through my practice routine of the past 20 years. This lesson has to do with one of the most asked questions i receive by email……..How do I practice? What do I practice? I talk about the 5 elements of the routine and how i focus my practice time on Read More…
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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 and show you how I would practice it Read More…
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This lesson is on one of the most important tips that I give all my students young and old……..slow it down! This is the number one mistake that students make as they practice and learn the saxophone and jazz. Instead of slowing it down and playing it perfectly they speed through everything making countless mistakes. Read More…
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This is more of a talk than a lesson. I talk about the importance of having a positive attitude and vision for yourself. I look at my own past and the differrent roadblocks that I faced and the different tools and techniques that I used to stay positive and focused. I have these talks with Read More…
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