Category Archives: Intermediate

Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Technique, Tier 5, Timing

5 Tips To Speed Up Your Playing

5 Tips To Speed Up Your Playing
We are constantly inspired by the great heroes of saxophone. 
One of the things that inspires me and I know inspires a lot of saxophone players out there, is the Effortless playing and Unlimited skill.

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In this tutorial
00:00 5 tips to Speed up your playing
00:30 Mirror practice
04:03 Slow things down
08:29 Silent practice
11:48 Ear-training – Hearing in advance
14:04 Learning by heart – overview
15:40 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Jazz Chords – this is how to learn and remember
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/40697337
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/jazz-chords-this-is-how-to-learn-and-remember/

The best way how to visualize and silent practise saxophone
https://youtu.be/Y-X-mrTJpd4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43569123
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Advanced, Alterations, Chord note solos, Chords, Intermediate, Scales, Technique, Tier 5, Triads

Triads – A Massive Boost To Your Solos

Triads – A Massive Boost To Your Solos
When listening to Chris Potter I get very inspired.
This video is how to add triads to your playing and practice and get a hint of some of the sound Chris Potter is using.
About how to play clearly when playing super advanced music.
Thank you Chris Potter.

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In this tutorial

00:00 Thank you Chris Potter
00:04 Practicing Confirmation
00:42 Playing with clarity
01:39 G major triad lick
02:12 E minor lick
02:29 Db major lick
03:05 How does he do it?
03:28 Triads and guide tone line
04:52 Be Flexible – practice triads in the scale – musically
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TRITONE SUBSTITUTION – USE THIS METHOD AND GET THE SOUND
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Chord note solos – strong melodies with awesome rhythm

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The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know
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Bebop, Beginner, Blues, Blues scales, Chords, Intermediate, Minor, Pentatonic scales, Tier 5, Timing, Triads

10 Killer Solo Strategies on Funky Modal Grooves

10 Killer Solo Strategies on Funky Modal Grooves
How to keep your one chord solo funky?
How do you play one chord groove and keep it exciting?
In this video I will work with funky solo strategies and build up from simple to advanced.
We will begin with a simple pentatonic scale and go all the way to adding bebop.

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In this tutorial
10 killer Solo Strategies on Funky Modal Grooves
Play with great timing and rock steady groove
G minor pentatonic scale
Music theory with Albert Einstein 
Build up with Candy Dulfer
Repeating patterns in the pentatonic scale
The Dorian minor scale extension
Triads
4 and 5 note chords
Blues scale and bebop
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PENTATONIC SCALES HOW TO PRACTICE AND USE IMMEDIATELY
https://youtu.be/ZRs1W9SJ57o

3 great melodic tools to develop strong melodies
https://youtu.be/F8gWYGhOKUs

10 ways to improve your timing
https://youtu.be/2k3NPy0qSPg

Play Amazing Bebop Lines Like This
https://youtu.be/hkEZhgq75cs

The best thing about the Blues and How to Use It
https://youtu.be/EwyfRuIWgAg

Dennis Chambers – Chameleon
https://youtu.be/WtaKRY8wqhA

Candy Dulfer – Lily was here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SfSQ3lQmJw

Candy Dulfer – Strasbourg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNx4EbTu10w

Miles davis – “so what”
https://youtu.be/ylXk1LBvIqU

Funky G minor groove
https://youtu.be/MJIMlr8tI2s

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Advanced, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Standards, Tier 5

JAZZ CHORDS – THIS IS HOW TO LEARN AND REMEMBER

Learn and remember jazz chords by following these 8 steps
When you are starting with playing jazz and improvising you are confronted with tons of material you “need” to know. 
In this video I will walk you through one of the most essential topics you need to go through for learning jazz – the chords. 

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In this tutorial
Why is it important to learn the chords and the progressions by heart?
Begin with the root
Learn the chord notes
Play a guide tone line
Develop the rhythm
What is approach notes
More rhythm
Show, play and analyse a blues solo using chord notes
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Beginner, Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Technique, Tier 5

THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CHORD PATTERNS

The 8 most important chord patterns
You need to know your chords.
With the chords you also need to know how to play these. 
The more ways you can play a certain group of notes the more flexibility you have. 
Here are 8 of the most used and played chord patterns in jazz and how to use them.

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Why is it important to learn chord patterns?
What is a chord pattern?
Chord pattern number 1 + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 2  + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 3  + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 4  + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 5  + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 6  + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 7  + example on how to practise.
Chord pattern number 8  + example on how to practise.
Show, play and analyse short a solo on “There will never be another you” using chord patterns
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Advanced, Beginner, Chord note solos, Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Tier 5

3 GREAT MELODIC TOOL TO DEVELOP STRONG MELODIES

3 great melodic tools to develop strong melodies
Melody is the most important thing that music has. 
If you play a beautiful melody people will listen. 

Composers use many hours composing a tune to get it right.
In improvised music you need to be able to come up with the beautiful melody on the spot. 

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In this tutorial
Why is it important to play a beautiful melody?
What is a beautiful melody?
What do you need to know?
Repetition is great
Question / answer
Can you sing it? 
Show, play and analyse a short solo on “There will never be another you ” using melodic playing.
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“More beautiful melodies”
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Advanced, Alterations, Chords, Intermediate, Music theory, Tier 5

6 EASY WAY TO APPLY ALTERATIONS

6 easy ways to apply alterations to dominant chords
Alterations is a great part of jazz music. Learning to play outside and play the hip notes is a “must” when you improvise – almost in any style of music and surely in jazz. 

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In this tutorial
Why is it important to know your alterations?
What are alterations?
Where do you use alterations?
The dominant chord
Flat 9
Flat 13
Show, play and analyse a short solo on a “Blues in G” using easy alterations

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“Tritone substitutions”
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Beginner, Chord note solos, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Music theory, Scales, Standards, Tier 5

These 5 Tips Will Save You Years of Practice

These 5 Tips Will Save You Years of Practice
In this video I will go over 5 practice shortcuts I did not have when I started out as a jazz saxophone player.
Follow these leads and get an instant boost in your development.

When I look back thinking about how I started to play saxophone and jazz music, often I think – If I had known that then!

Mostly we did not know that.
But hopefully I can give you what I did not have – exactly that knowledge.

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In this tutorial
00:00 These 5 Tips Will Save You Years of Practice
00:43 Do not start with your scales
01:44 The great tune Blue Bossa
01:04 Learn the chord notes
05:10 Chord notes – crazy eye opener
06:41 Don’t sound like a chord note exercise – practice melodies
07:53 What are melodic structures?
09:47 Do not sound like an exercise – practice melodies
10:02 Connect the dots – play forward
11:15 What is a guide tone line?
13:16 Learn your basic music theory
14:04 What is the key of the tune?https://www.patreon.com/posts/55401202

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Video – Chord note solos
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Chord note solos, Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Tier 5

Chord note solos – Instantly boost your jazz skills using this method

Chord note solos – Instantly boost your jazz skills using this method
Playing chord note solos really improves your overview of any tune. 
You learn the sound of the tune and the functions of the chords. 
Playing chord note solos should be in your basic jazz skill set.
And you really need to get your basic skills down to be able to use them well.
Your basic skills start with knowing the chord notes and how to play solos using these.
Boost your jazz skills – practise your chord note solos – play strong rhythmic melodies

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In this tutorial
Why are the chord notes more important than the scales?
What chord notes can I use to play a solo?
Play 100 guide tone lines
USE RHYTHM!!!
Improvise – guide tone line + more chord notes
Spice it up – quarter notes and eight notes
Add even more chord notes
Show, play and analyse a short solo on “Take the A-train” using chord notes and guide tone lines
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Jazz chords – This is how to learn and remember
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The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know
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Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

This is how to connect the scales to the chords

This is how to connect the scales to the chords
Getting from playing rather simple chord note solos using a couple of chord notes to using scales and playing longer lines within the scales is a thing. 
Chord scale relationships are one of the fundamentals in playing jazz. 
You have to know this when playing jazz. 
Connecting the scales to the chords is the way to develop your solos. 

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In this tutorial
Why is chord scale relationship important?
What is chord scale relationship?
Which scales fit where?
Chopping up scales into bite sized chunks
Chopping up more scales – bigger chunks
Less chopping
Show, play and analyse a short solo on “Autumn Leaves” – using chopped up scales
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