Category Archives: Learning methods/inspiration

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

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, Chord note solos, Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Music theory, Scales, Standards

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
https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY

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Advanced, Chords, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Scales, Standards

MASTER THESE techniques ON ANY STANDARD

Here are the technical and melodic tools you should master on any standard
Blue Bossa, Perdido, Autumn Leaves, Blues, Pent up House
Beginning with 5 basic standards is a great way to start improvising.
I have chosen 5 standards which are relatively easy to begin with.
Easy melody and easy chords.
What do you need to know and what tools do you need to master to play a solo on a jazz standard.
On each standard I present one or more technical and/or melodic tools you should work on, to be able to play a good jazz improvisation on each tune.
Get all skills going on each tune and you have the first 5 tunes in the pocket.

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In this tutorial
Why did I choose those 5 standards?
What melodic and technical skills do I need to master on all standards?
Autumn Leaves – learn the melody
Perdido – learn the basic chords
Blue Bossa – play melodic chord note solos
Pent up House – learn the scales
Blues in C – play melodic solos using scales
Full solo manuals
Show, play and analyse a short solo on “Autumn Leaves”
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“Full solo manual – Autumn Leaves 
Basic melody, chords and scale exercises and how to’s for melodic soloing”
– for both Alto and Tenor saxophone
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“The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know”
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw

”4 scale exercises you must know”.
https://youtu.be/jH4BE08wJY4

“Chord note solos – Instantly boost your jazz skills using this method”
https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY

“This is how to connect the scales to the chords”
https://youtu.be/tYckTjHszfU

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Advanced, Beginner, Chords, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Scales, Technique

Visualize and silent practice – Get the most out of your practise in this way

Visualize and silent practice – Get the most out of your practise in this way
Many saxophone players do not have the possibility to practise at home with sound. This is a huge obstacle in the development of playing and in the pleasure of playing. 

I have used visualizing and silent practise for many years. This has given me the possibility to grow whenever I had time to focus on music.
Practise when you travel, in the train or in the car. Practise before you sleep, in front of the tv. 

With or without the saxophone, with or without making sound – it is always possible to practise.
In this video I will give you all the ins and outs of visualizing and silent practise. 

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In this tutorial
Why do I need to visualize when practising?
Why do I need silent practise?
What is visualizing?
What is silent practising?
How to visualize melody
How to silent practise melody
How to visualize chords
How to silent practise chords
How to visualize scales
How to silent practise scales
Show, play and analyze a short solo on “Perdido”
Full solo manual on Perdido
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“Full solo manual – Perdido 
Solo, basic melody, chords and scale exercises and how to’s for melodic soloing”
– for both Alto and Tenor saxophone
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“4 scale exercises you should know”
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“The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know”
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Advanced, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Standards

Want to learn jazz – learn these 10 tunes first

You need to know these 10 tunes first when learning jazz
When learning jazz we start by learning tunes.
Learning tunes from the American songbook is one of the most important ways how you learn jazz.
Why is this? Is what I am going to discuss in this video. 
I also believe there are certain standards that give you a headstart when you have to learn jazz. 
Therefore I have made the list of the 10 most important tunes to learn first – including the why’s and how’s.

 LINK TO VIDEO

In this tutorial
The importance of Jazz standard repertoire
The form, the complexity, keep it simple
The list:
Blues, Perdido, Blue Bossa, Take the A train, Cantaloupe Island – modal, Pent up House, Autumn Leaves, Summertime, Rhythm Change, Solar
Full Solo Manual – “Pent Up House”
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Solo, chords and scales exercises, etudes and how to’s
For both Tenor and Alto saxophone
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5 standards – here are the technical and melodic tools you should master
https://youtu.be/K7vDodntRMk

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Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration

How to always practise the most important things in 5 minutes

How to always practise the most important things in 5 minutes
We all have 24 hours per day. No matter what you do you need to use the hours to the fullest. 

You need to practise to get better, but maybe more importantly you need to have fun and live your life too.
This video is about how to get a super great 5 min practise, learn very efficiently, having fun and playing music. 

 LINK TO VIDEO

In this tutorial
Have fun and play music
Practise efficiently
Why 5 min of practise modules
How to plan and split up your practise
Practise examples on Take the A-Train
15 sec evaluation of your practise time
Full solo manual on “Take the A-Train”
Show, play and analyse a solo on “Take the A-Train”
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FULL SOLO MANUAL ON TAKE THE A-TRAIN
Transposed for alto and tenor
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How to setup a good practice routine make a practice program
https://youtu.be/1rP2AvDDdjM

The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw

4 scale exercises you must know
https://youtu.be/jH4BE08wJY4

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Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, SOUND/INTONATION/EMBOUCHURE, Timing

10 ways to improve your playing by using a metronome

GET BETTER TIMING 
DO THIS AND IMPROVE ALL THINGS ABOUT YOUR PLAYING
10 ways to improve your playing by using a metronome 

All great artists have one thing in common – great timing.
Some people say that you have to be born with great timing.
That is not true.
Timing is something you have to work for no matter who you are.
There are so many great and fun ways to work on timing so you should seriously consider to make working on timing a part of your practise routine. 

In this tutorial I will show you 10 practise tools which can help you to get great timing! 

LINK TO VIDEO

What does timing mean?
Why do you want better timing?
What does the metronome do
10 timing exercises to use in your practise routine
Show, play and analyse a solo on “Rhythm changes”
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Chord note solos – Instantly boost your jazz skills using this method
https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY

Develop your solos – train your rhythm using this method
https://youtu.be/GAEeJ-ZmcIc

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Mini keyboard for music notation – https://amzn.to/3sVufcWTenor saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
Mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona
Tenor reeds – https://amzn.to/2Qrk8zz
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Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration

How to set up a short flexible practice routine – gamify and have fun

BEST PRACTICE – USE YOUR TIME THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE
How to set up a short flexible practice routine

Do not get strangled in long practice programs stretching over months of time.
Always make sure you can step in on what is happening at the moment.
Be ready to follow what makes you happy.
Being inspired gets you to the next step in your practice. 

In this video I walk you through how to be flexible in your practice and still set up a flexible practice routine.

LINK TO VIDEO

In this tutorial
What is good practice?
Stay motivated and grow your skills faster
How do you stay flexible in your practice? – gamify and have fun
Do not lock yourself up in long term goals
What topics do you need to get around in your practice
Setting small term goals in your practice
How to make a short term and flexible practice program
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How to set up a good practice routine make a practice program
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Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, SOUND/INTONATION/EMBOUCHURE, Technique

3 super bonanza embouchure exercises using only your mouthpiece

INTONATION, EMBOUCHURE AND VIBRATO – HERE IS HOW TO
3 super bonanza embouchure exercises using only your mouthpiece

I think it is difficult, I am always struggling with this, I have trained this a lot and am still doing it.
Tuning and intonation on the saxophone.
But we need impeccable tuning as saxophone players because one of the things most people can actually hear and relate to is bad tuning and bad intonation!

In this video I will take you through how to tune the saxophone and how to train your intonation.

In this tutorial
Why do you need good intonation?
The difference between tuning and intonation
Get great intonation
The greatest embouchure
Exercise – play a straight note
Exercise – lip bend
Exercise – Vibrato
Great sound is a part of great intonation
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Practice overtones and get a much richer sound and better tone control
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Sound is everything – get a better sound – exercises and how to’s
https://youtu.be/q9htAAR3SLk

4 of the most effective sound exercises for your daily practise
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Mini keyboard for music notation – https://amzn.to/3sVufcWTenor saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
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Alto – The Martin Alto
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Chord note solos, Chords, Diatonic approach, II-V-I, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Minor

How to reach your saxophone practice goals the best and fastest way

It is very important to learn the best way you can learn.
It is not important if you use much time or less time to practice.

The time spent is not important – only your inspiration, motivation and your progress. A structured, but flexible learning path is the fastest way to learn.

In this video I will take you through the three pillars of fast learning – Technique, creativity and performance.

In this tutorial
Why do you need three steps of learning
What is the three pillars of fast learning
Technique
Creativity
Performance
How to practice using the three pillars of fast learning
Basic chords
More on practice ideas and inspiration
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Chord note solos – Instantly boost your jazz skills using this method
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This is how to connect the scales to the chords
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Blue Bossa solo manual
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Mini keyboard for music notation – https://amzn.to/3sVufcW
Tenor saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
mouthpiece is an old Otto Link Babbit – refaced from opening 6 to opening 8/8,5
Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona
Tenor reeds – https://amzn.to/2Qrk8zz
Alto reeds –https://amzn.to/2Pwv8Lu
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