This is another lesson on using major triads. In this lesson I talk to you about some more intermediate concepts that you can use to solidify your triads and how to use them. I give you some exercises to run through the circle of fifths that will help you to master every inversion of the […]
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Intervallic Patterns for Triads Lesson
In this lesson I introduce you to the next step after learning your major triads. Many times I’ll play along with students trading fours on a solo just using triads while improvising. They will ask me why my lines sound so much better and more interesting. Many times it is because of the concept I […]
II-V-I Triad Pair Lines Lesson
In this lesson I teach you how to create your own lines over a II-V-I progression using triad pairs. The focus of this lesson is on creating lines that are new, fresh and exciting for you. Playing and improvising while using triad pairs gives you a hipper and more modern sound. I give you a […]
In A Mellow Tone Triads Lesson
This is a follow up lesson to my lesson on “Major Triad Samba”. In this lesson, I take what you’ve been working on with triads and apply it to the tune “In a Mellow Tone” by Duke Ellington. This is a great tune to practice using the triads you have been working on to improvise […]
Pat Martino’s Great Just Friends Guitar Solo Transcription Transposed for Saxophones
Here is a great transcription of the great guitarist, Pat Martino, soloing on the classic standard “Just Friends”. This was in a file on my computer labeled “Solos to Transcribe”. Usually, I put music in this file that peaks my interest and that I would like to dig in to at a later date. After […]
How to Practice Altissimo Technique Lesson
In this new video lesson, I show you how I go about practicing a new altissimo fingering. In this case, I am working with a brand new altissimo G# fingering that I found in an Eddie Harris book called “The Intervallistic Concept”. This is a brand new fingering for altissimo G# for me, but I […]
Dan Hitchcock “I’ll Remember April” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
Here is another great solo transcription of a player I never heard of before that popped up on my Facebook feed the other day. I listened for a few seconds and thought “Wow! Who is this guy! He’s really good!” Well, his name is Dan Hitchcock. I didn’t really find much about Dan online except […]
Whole Tone Scale-Lesson 3
In this lesson entitled Whole Tone Scale-Lesson 3, we are taking a look at using the whole tone scale in a variety of diatonic augmented triad patterns over augmented triads and augmented dominant chords. In lesson 1 we talked about what the whole tone scale is, how to construct it, use it and practice it. […]
FREE 12 Major Scales Practice Sheet
Here’s a free sheet I give to all my students to learn their 12 major scales and major triads. When I teach my students the major scales, I teach them to memorize all the scales on this sheet exactly as written. They should be able to play each scale on the sheet immediately when asked […]
Practicing with Neff
This an experiment where I video tape myself practicing. Although, I do talk about what I am doing and why, I would think that watching all of these videos might be a bit boring because of the repetition. You see me really practicing something I don’t know with the good, the bad and the ugly! […]
Patterns for Jazz-7 Lesson Deal (only 19.99)
This is a new series of lessons based off of the book Patterns for Jazz by Jerry Coker. This is a great series to start after you have finished my Beginner Improvisation Lesson Series or even along side that series if you want more to work on and study. Patterns for Jazz is a book […]
Danny Walsh Solo Transcription on Our Love Is Here To Stay
Here’s another great saxophone solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on yesterday. This is another great solo from the terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh (I’ve already transcribed a couple other solos by him). Danny Walsh is an amazing NYC saxophone player that many people may not know about but is definitely worth checking […]
Tune of the Week-Girl from Ipanema Lesson
In this Tune of the Week lesson, I tackle the great bossa standard The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim. This is a great jazz standard that I have been playing since my college days when I first started gigging around Boston. It is found in most Real Books and is a beautiful melodic […]
Improv Toolbox for Funky Grooves-Lesson 1-Minor
Improv Toolbox for Funky Grooves is a series of lessons on all the concepts and tools you can use when you practice playing along with funky music. This is one my favorite ways to practice because as I am improvising, I am working on varied concepts and tools that allow me to play interesting solos. In […]
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