Category Archives: Scales

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
https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY

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II-V-I licks – find and recognize:
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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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“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, Chords, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Scales, Standards, Tier 5

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, Chords, Minor, Scales, Tier 5

4 tips on how to play amazing solos on minor chords

4 tips on how to play amazing solos on minor chords 
In jazz music there are so many tunes where you have long stretches of minor chords on which you should solo.
Just playing a Dm7 tends to get a bit tedious after a while.
Getting more vocabulary playing minor chords is both important for one or two bars and on long stretches of minor chords.
I want to show you how to spice the minor chord up melodically and harmonically with 4 great tips. 

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In this tutorial
What are the basic theory, chord and scale material of the minor chord?
Minor 6 
Minor 9
Minor major 7
Dominant b9 
Minor chord solo add on manual
Show, play and analyze a short solo on “Softly as in a morning Sunrise”
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Transposed to the common minor keys
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“How to play minor on dominant chords – 3 great minor sounds”
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Advanced, Beginner, Chords, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

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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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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Chord note solos, Chords, Intermediate, Scales, Standards, Tier 5

Basic theory and how to use it when you play – the 6th degree minor

Basic theory and how to use it when you play – the 6th degree minor
Music theory and practise – what is going on here. How do you use your music theory and actually get music out of it.
I want to take you through the 2 of the most common progression which happens with a jazz standard.

This will really help your understanding of harmony, chords and scales. 

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In this tutorial
Why is music theory important?
How do I connect music theory to my playing?
Major scale harmony
Building chords and scales
The minor VI degree
Full solo manual on “There Will Never Be Another You”
Show, play and analyze a short solo on “There will never be another you”
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Full solo manual – There Will Never Be Another You
Solo, basic melody, chords and scales exercises
for more melodic soloing
– for both Alto and Tenor saxophone
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“Analyze and recognize the II-V-I – know your theory and apply it”
https://youtu.be/tn1mApvpjXE

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Advanced, Bebop, Chords, Intermediate, Scales, Tier 5

3 of the greatest bebop lick’s – apply to gain great flexibility

3 of the greatest bebop lick’s – apply to gain great flexibility 
Using bebop licks when improvising is a must.
It almost does not matter what music style you improvise in – the bebop language is still so versatile and still so hip. 

Get into these three most flexible bebop licks and add these to your vocabulary in any style.

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In this tutorial
Why is it very important to learn bebop licks?
How do I apply bebop licks to my playing?
Dominant 7 bebop lick
The pivot
Bebop arpeggio
3 of the greatest bebop licks and 100+ ways to practise and use them
Show, play and analyze a short solo on “Yardbird Suite”
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3 of the greatest bebop licks 
100+ ways to practise and apply them
Transposed into 7 keys
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HOW TO USE BEBOP CHROMATIC SURROUNDING NOTES
https://youtu.be/qFmIm_nZHco

How to use chromatic approach notes playing great jazz lines
https://youtu.be/5-EenXkudLE

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Chords, II-V-I, Intermediate, Scales, Tier 5

How to build great 8th note lines connecting chords

BASIC JAZZ LANGUAGE – YOU REALLY HAVE TO PLAY 8TH NOTES
How to build great 8th note lines connecting chords

Generally speaking the jazz language is consisting of 8th note lines and rhythms.
We have of course 16th notes and triplets, but this is not the most common. 

To really get good jazz improvisation going you need to practise 8th note lines.
Connecting your chords using 8th note lines is one of the important basic skills when playing jazz. 

This video is a guide on how to connect more bars of 8th notes.

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In this tutorial
Why do you need 8th note lines?
What is connecting 8th note lines over the bar?
Basic tools to use when connecting 8th note lines
How to build up a well connected 8th note line
4 examples on great connected 8th note lines
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This is how to connect the scales to the chords
https://youtu.be/tYckTjHszfU

3 of the greatest bebop lick’s – apply to gain great flexibility
https://youtu.be/gAaKngCdDWA

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

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16th notes, Advanced, Chords, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

How to practice and add 16th note lines to your playing

DOUBLE TIME – YOU NEED TO START SLOW
How to practice and add 16th note lines to your playing

Rhythm is the most important matter in music.
You really need to be able to make variation in your playing by spicing up the rhythm.
A great and super cool way to do this is by going from for example 8th notes to 16th notes. 

In this video I will give you the tools to practice and add 16th notes lines to your playing.

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In this tutorial
Why spice up your rhythm?
What do you need to know to play 16th notes?
Different 16th note lines that is already in your playing
How to build up 16th note lines
How to practice 16th note lines – three 16th note example lines
Go slow
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The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw

HOW TO USE BEBOP CHROMATIC SURROUNDING NOTES
https://youtu.be/qFmIm_nZHco

This is how to play music while practicing your scales
https://youtu.be/vXI7SQOjKv4

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Advanced, Chords, Music theory, Scales, Standards, Tier 5

RHYTHM CHANGE – HOW TO EXPAND THE CHORD SCHEME

RHYTHM CHANGE – HOW TO EXPAND THE CHORD SCHEME
Add the 6th dominant chord to a simple rhythm change scheme

Rhythm change is a great chord scheme to play. All players in jazz have one or more examples of playing this. 

There are literally tons of ways to get around in a rhythm change scheme. 

In this video I go around how to play over the most simple form of rhythm change – specifically playing the 6th degree dominant chord. 

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In this tutorial
The rhythm change chord scheme
The 6th degree dominant
Leading tones to Dm7
The Turn Around and chord note solos
Rhythm Change Solo Manual
Scales of rhythm change
Turnaround solo example lines using scales
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Learn to play rhythm changes using a good simple basis
https://youtu.be/SP8fr0FifM4

How to play minor on dominant chords
https://youtu.be/ExPAcooKQeI

The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know
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