Category Archives: Technique

Michael Brecker’s Advice On Technique Practice

Articulation is one of the core skills you must master
Using the right articulation makes your expression much more focused and clear.
In all music from solo playing, sectional or orchestra work articulation is one of the prime skills you must master. 

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In this tutorial
00:00 Michael Brecker’s Advice On Technique Practice
00:26 Add Articulation For Detail, Rhythm and Timing
00:50 How Does Articulation Work?
02:06 Train Moving Your Tongue Fast
02:45 Staccato articulation
03:47 Michael Brecker’s Secret Technique
04:23 Jazz Articulation
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Coltrane Oleo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkBYrUVxFJ0

Michael Brecker – Song For Bilbao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHWZ7xjLXPo

B Brecker – Midnight Voyage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtHMJhLxV0 

Tales From The Hudson
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdWvQFeRzarA-zClsybWo0KQPTO8AtcSl&si=WS7HDJSo6rjigQl1

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Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

The Most Important Scale In Jazz

The Most Important Scale In Jazz
There are a lot of scales in jazz but clearly one scale is the most important to know in all aspects.
Showing you exercises and licks in how you can make this scale sound like real jazz.

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-The Most Important Scale Exercises 100% applicable to jazz licks
-Jazz Licks made using material from the exercises
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys and bass clef – all extra Lesson Manual Material Is Available in all 12 keys

In this tutorial
00:00 The Most Important Scale In Jazz
01:10 What Charlie Parker Tells Us On Practicing Scales
01:56 What You Practice You Learn
02:45 Chord Inversions
03:30 Add The Scale Into Phrases
04:10 Diatonic Enclosure
05:01 Barry Harris – Rhythmic Speed Change
05:39 Add Chromatic Approach Notes
06:28 The Pivot Is The Jazz Sound
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Charlie Parker Confirmation
https://youtu.be/yXK0pZx92MU

Full solo manual – Perdido – for both Alto and Tenor
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

4 Things That Stops Your Progress And How To Solve It

The top 4 of what keeps you from practicing and how to solve this.
Keep being motivated and inspired and get the best result out of your practice time.
Also if you only have 15 minutes

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-progressive blues etudes – from simple to intermediate – teaching you to add technical exercises into music
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys and bass clef – all extra Lesson Manual Material Is Available in all 12 keys

In this tutorial
00:00 4 Things That Stops Your Progress And How To Solve It
00:23 Difficult to learn solos – Here is how to
01:11 4 Bars Hank Mobley Solo
02:12 Work Out The Learned Solo
02:56 Add The Learned Material To Your Playing
04:21 Frequent Practice Helps You Stay Motivated
05:13 Plan A 15 min Practice Program
06:51 Extensive planning and Long term Goals Kills Music
07:33 Short Term Goals In Bite Sized Chunks
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Dig Dis – Hank Mobley Solo Transcription
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zi7uF5Ml-E

Bb concert Blues Backing Track
https://youtu.be/5s_TP_bD-kU?si=FwpOXwS9cpDkeE3D

Full solo manual – Perdido – for both Alto and Tenor
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My setup:
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

Jazz Beginner: Getting Started The Right Way

I remember learning jazz – there was no real guide – just do.
I know that with the right start you will be apple to understand, learn and advance much faster and better.
This is the Ultimate Beginners Jazz Impro Guide

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-Perdido Full Form exercises and etudes on all 10 steps of this video
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys and bass clef.

In this tutorial
00:00 Jazz Beginner: Getting Started The Right Way
00:11 Find Out The Key Of The Tune
00:51 Learn The Melody
01:40 Improvise With The Melody
02:10 Learn The Roots Of The Chords
02:51 Learn The Full Chords
03:24 Add One Chord Note
04:19 Play A Chord Note Solo
04:53 Guide Tone Lines
05:53 Learn The Scales
06:47 Play Solos Using Scales
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Ella Fitzgerald – Perdido
https://youtu.be/1_ry2PyENZk?si=x2_O1niiIw7moAS-

Carmen McRae – Perdido
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujBHvJjey1w

Perdido Backing Track
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Full solo manual – Perdido – for both Alto and Tenor
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

How To Incorporate The Bebop Scale In Modern Jazz Solos

How To Incorporate The Bebop Scale In Modern Jazz Solos
The bebop scale is great for inside playing.
But the bebop scale is limitless and fits amazingly into the sound of modern jazz.
Get all the why’s and how ‘s. 

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-bebop scale exercises on minor, dom7 and maj7 chords
-II-V-I + II-Valt-I + IImmaj-Valt-I licks
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.
+ All Licks and Exercises are available In All 12 Keys

In this tutorial
00:00 The Bebop Scale In Modern Jazz
01:29 The Modern Sound
01:57 Break It Down!
02:20 Bebop Scale On Other Chords
03:51 The Target Notes Are Most Important
05:39 Constructing Modern Jazz Bebop Phrases
05:08 Altered Bebop Scale Lines
06:06 Extended Chromatics And Altered Chords For Outside Sound
07:06 Find The Sound That Fits You
07:30 How To Train The Bebop Scale Building Blocks
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The Bebop Phrase That Will Change Your Playing https://youtu.be/5t-UcwrI7wQ
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Tenor saxophone: Selmer MKVI 82xxx
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona

Why You Need To Study Jazz Licks

Some hate licks, some love them.
I give you the formulae why you should practice jazz licks
And giving you lots of ideas how you can integrate the amazing sounds from your heroes licks, into your playing

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-lick based scale exercises – taking parts of licks to practice in scales
-Tons of licks in a light and a heavy version
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.
+ All Licks and Exercises are available In All 12 Keys

In this tutorial
00:00 Why You Need To Study Jazz Licks
00:32 How Charlie Parker Moves Licks
01:17 Licks Are Not A Bunch Of Notes – Articulation and Phrasing
02:26 How Licks Inspire What You Practice
03:20 Add Licks To Your Music
05:15 Make The Lick Your Own
05:44 Move The Material Into Other Tunes
06:53 Make and Beef Up Licks
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How Licks Can Level Up You Solos
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Cool Blues – Charlie Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVxWdnInWY

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My setup:
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

Deep Dive Into Michael Brecker’s Outside Playing

How does Michael Brecker play such beautiful melodic lines when playing outside.
I check out several Michael Brecker approaches and give examples and exercises on how you can adapt his outside sound into your own playing.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-Backdoor dominant, tritone substituted dominant and chromatic 3rd movement exercises and licks
-Learn And Add The Michael Brecker Sound To You Playing
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.
+ All Licks and Exercises are available In All 12 Keys

In this tutorial
00:00 Deep Dive Into Michael Brecker’s Outside Playing
00:32 The Dorian Scale – Play II-V
01:49 Backdoor Dominant Bebop
02:26 Tritone Substituted Dominant
03:27 Chromatic 3rd lines
04:22 How Outside Can You Possible Play
05:23 Diatonic II-V
05:43 Legendary Tritone Line
06:34 Mixing Parallel Mediant Scales
07:02 Bebop Resolving To Three Chords
07:29 4th Intervals
07:53 How Michael Brecker Builds Jazz Lines
08:37 How To Add Michael Brecker’s Outside Ideas To Your Music
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What Michael Brecker Can Teach You About Dominant Chords
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The Most Beautiful Dominant in Jazz
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African Skies – Michael Brecker
https://youtu.be/QCOAvvumyWg

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My setup:
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

How Odd Meters Will Set You Free

Leveling up rhythm and phrasing is so important.
I discovered the hard way that playing odd meters forces you to level up rhythm and phrasing.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-Scale and chord exercises in 5/4
-tons of modal 5/4 licks
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.
+ All Licks and Exercises are available In All 12 Keys

In this tutorial
00:00 How Odd Meters Will Set You Free
00:40 Basic Groove and Material
01:33 Challenge the Rhythm
03:15 Connecting Groove and Pentatonic scale
03:37 Modal 5/4 Playing – The Dorian scale
05:00 Articulation, Rhythm and Phrasing
05:45 Melodic Odd Meter Playing
05:52 Chromatics, secondary dominants, 16th notes
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Minor II V I – Everything You Need To Know
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The Mind Blowing Rhythms Of Chris Potter
https://youtu.be/bxkncI8JaBo
https://www.patreon.com/posts/83943312
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My setup:
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

Minor II V I – Everything You Need To Know

Looking at the common major scale 4 out of 7 chords are minor. 
Learn how the Minor II-V-I really works.
We really need to know everything about minor – this is how.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-Minor Chord and Scale exercises
-Different minor licks using the Minor Major Sound
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.
+ All Licks and Exercises are available In All 12 Keys

In this tutorial
00:00 Minor II V I – Everything You Need To Know
00:43 Coltrane On Minor
01:36 Minor Dominant b9b13
03:04 IIø7 chords on minor II-V-I
03:48 Minor In Major Tunes
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Master Dominants in Minor – 3 Solid Strategies
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https://sorenballegaard.dk/master-dominants-in-minor-3-solid-strategies/

What Coltrane Can Teach You About Dominants
https://youtu.be/4v_ny0Pu4iQ
https://www.patreon.com/posts/71686461
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/what-coltrane-can-teach-you-about-dominants/

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
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Solo Manuals Check them here
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My setup:
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

How To Expand Coltrane’s Upper Structures Concept

How To Expand Coltrane’s Upper Structures Concept
Expand your view on chords and start thinking further.
Add upper structures into your playing.
Listening to the modern jazz heroes, they all play like this.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-Upper Structure CHord Exercises
-Licks expanding on Coltranes Upper Structure Concept
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.
+ All Licks and Exercises are available In All 12 Keys

In this tutorial
00:00 Coltranes Modern Jazz Sound
00:23 Amazing Upper Structure Sound
01:24 Discover And Play Upper Structures
02:22 Upper Structures – Not The Root
03:08 Avoid Notes – Or Not Rhythmic Enclosure
04:02 Apply Upper Structures To You Playing
04:40 What Fits Where
05:31 Chords And Barlines Does Not Exist
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How Triad Pairs Can Unlock An Amazing Modern Sound https://youtu.be/Y3mMNxoqvBU
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What Coltrane Can Teach You About Dominants
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Alto – The Martin Alto
Soprano – Yanagisawa Elimona