Category Archives: Technique

Advanced, Intermediate, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

Amazing Jazz Lines – Play This Scale Exercise

8 October, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

Amazing Jazz Lines – Play This Scale Exercise
There is one most efficient scale exercise to improve your technique and improve your music!
And it is no secret – it is playing thrills through any scale.
This exercise will move your technique the most and the fastest.
I will go through different forms of how to play this exercise and show you how to apply this into your playing.

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In this tutorial
00:00 Amazing Jazz Lines – Play This Scale Exercise
00:15 The scale exercises
00:58 Thrills in the scale
01:54 Flexibility – Focus on difficult parts
03:27 Thrills with chromatic approach note and encircling
04:45 Coltrane and Rollins play this
05:30 Adding this to your own playing
07:47 The method: from technique to music
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https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/5-tips-to-speed-up-your-playing/

Carles Margarit – amazing transcriptions
https://www.youtube.com/c/CarlesMargarit/videos

Tenor madness – Coltrane Rollins transcription
https://youtu.be/GOLjEmKlWJw

https://youtu.be/vXI7SQOjKv4
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Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

This is how to play music while practicing your scales

5 October, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

SCALE EXERCISES – DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME
This is how to play music while practicing your scales
We love music, we love to play music, we love to practice music.
So we are really into music, how to play it, how to listen to it, how to perform it.
How much of your time do you spend on practicing music?
You should spend all your time, practicing and playing, working on music and musicality.
This is why our focus always has to be on practicing and playing musically.

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In this video
Why do you need to practice music?
What do you have to include when practicing music
How do you practice your scales musically?
Dynamics, articulation and phrasing
And rhythm
Breaking down a scale exercise – adding music!
Show, play and analyse 2 jazz lines applying musical scale exercises

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Video links:
“15 musical scale exercises applied to the major scale
+ example licks on how to use”
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“Articulation – 4 ways to practice + played and transcribed jazz solo w/articulation”
https://youtu.be/Styz0fujAjE

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

5 Tips To Speed Up Your Playing

24 September, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

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

17 September, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

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
08:42 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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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

https://youtu.be/kDRytP4m7jY
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41967448
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/chord-note-solos-strong-jazz-lines-with-awesome-rhythm/

The 8 most important chord patterns you need to know
https://youtu.be/oWV2LtH7GEw
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Beginner, Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Technique, Tier 5

THE 8 MOST IMPORTANT CHORD PATTERNS

6 September, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

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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“Chord pattern exercise manual – basic 7th chords of the major scale”
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“Jazz chords – This is how to learn and remember”
https://youtu.be/TMUDOBf5Bg0

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Advanced, Coltrane, Coltrane Changes, Technique, Tier 5

The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use

20 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use
John Coltrane is one of the most amazing saxophone players in history.
If you sound half as good as Coltrane you still sound amazing.
Coltranes ease of playing is still amazing to us.
I see Coltrane’s playing as inspiration for other musicians to learn and play with great flexibility, sound and passion.

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In this tutorial
Why are Coltrane patterns so great, flexible, good sounding?
What are Coltrane patterns?
Which Coltrane patterns do we have?
Where to use – major 9 chord
Minor 9 chord
Dominant chords
How to practise basic Coltrane patterns
The Coltrane patterns practise module
Show, play and analyse a short solo on “Lazy Bird” – using Coltrane patterns
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“Coltrane basic pattern practise module – major 9 – minor 9 – dominant 9 chords”
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3 scale patterns you must know
https://youtu.be/9pbr2VEo_0E

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Chords, Diatonic approach, Intermediate, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

This is how to connect the scales to the chords

20 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

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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“Jazz improvisation step 2 – from chords to 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, Beginner, Chords, Intermediate, Learning methods/inspiration, Scales, Technique, Tier 5

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

19 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

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”
https://youtu.be/jH4BE08wJY4

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

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

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

18 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

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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DOUBLE TIME – YOU NEED TO START 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, Coltrane, Coltrane Changes, Technique, Tier 5

Add Coltranes amazing melodic four note patterns to your playing

13 August, 2021 Søren Ballegaard

I think a lot of you will agree with me that listening to Coltrane is amazing. We probably all have one or more periods of time in Coltrane’s playing where we think he sounds amazing.
I really like most of his playing and that is also why I want to share my experiences with you on this.

In this video I look at the amazing 4 note patterns of John Coltrane and give you an easy “how to” add these to your playing.

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In this tutorial
What are Coltrane patterns?
3-5-2-1 pattern on major 7 chords
3-5-2-1 pattern on minor7 chords
3-5-2-1 pattern on dominant7 chords
3-5-2-1 pattern – how to practice technically
6-5-3-2 pattern – the most flexible pattern
Technical practice of the 6-5-3-2 pattern
More Coltrane patterns – the practice manual
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Video links:
“Coltrane basic pattern practise module – major 9 – minor 9 – dominant 9 chords”
Patreon:
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The most important melodic Coltrane structures – explained and how to use
https://youtu.be/MAb6hiWQ2qo

3 scale patterns you must know
https://youtu.be/9pbr2VEo_0E

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