Posts Tagged ‘video lessons’
Neffmusic Jazz Improvisation Lessons: Where do you start?
January 23rd, 2010 | 
Author: The most commonly asked question I get emailed to me is “What mouthpiece should I get?”. The second most common question would be ”I looked at all your jazz improvisation lessons and really want to start but I have no idea where to start or what jazz lessons to get. What do you suggest?”
To answer this question and help someone out I have to know the answer to certain questions:
Posted in Jazz Education, NeffMusic News | 
Tags: improvising, Jazz Education, Jazz Improvisation, online jazz lessons, saxophone lessons, video lessons | 
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Getting the Most from Neffmusic Online Lesson
To get most out of my NeffMusic Online Lessons I would suggest a few simple ideas.
1. Focus on one topic like Blues scales, Approach Notes, Pentatonics……..etc.
In my mind it’s always better to focus on one topic at a time and master it. Working on bits and pieces of 10 different lessons and not mastering any can be tedious and frustrating. Read through the online lesson descriptions, watch the sample of the videos and then pick a topic that you think would be a good place to start for you. Try to stay within that topic until you feel you have a good grasp of the concept and it is coming out in your playing. If you would like more online lessons on the topic or would like to know how to use it over a specific tune feel free to email me and I can make another video lesson for you.
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Tags: Jazz Improvisation, online lessons, sax lessons, steve neff, video lessons |
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NeffMusic Lessons: Learning How To Learn!
I’m writing this article to all my Neffmusic members to help them get the most out their lessons at Neffmusic.
In order to really get the most out of my lessons there are some skills that you need to develop. These lessons are a bit different than going to a teacher and taking one on one lessons. In those types of lessons you get immediate feedback and there is an interaction between the teacher and student. If the teacher sees the student do something wrong he can immediately correct it and teach about it. It can be tailored to the students needs at the moment. Finally, specific direction and homework can be given based off of the students abilities and level. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lessons with Jerry Bergonzi
If you haven’t seen these yet, here are a few tips from the great Jerry Bergonzi. Jerry is an amazing player who is very well known up here and in NY. Even though I studied with him for a few years off and on we never really talked about sax stuff. It was all improvisation. It’s great to hear him on these video’s talking about sax related tips like artriculation and breathing. If you haven’t hear Bergonzi play you need to!
