Category Archives: Technique

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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The Scale Exercise You Need To Know
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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
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43528942

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/

Solo Manuals Check them here
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Rigotti reeds webshop
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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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Three Best Jazz Exercises For Learning Improvisation
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/67286957
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/coltranes-best-minor-licks-and-how-to-practice-them/

Ella Fitzgerald – Perdido
https://youtu.be/1_ry2PyENZk?si=x2_O1niiIw7moAS-

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

Perdido Backing Track
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejMRN8GazeE&t=15s

Full solo manual – Perdido – for both Alto and Tenor
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43528942

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
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Solo Manuals Check them here
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Rigotti reeds webshop
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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 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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Chromatic Enclosures Teaching You Bebop
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https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/chromatic-enclosures-teaching-you-bebop

The Bebop Phrase That Will Change Your Playing https://youtu.be/5t-UcwrI7wQ
https://www.patreon.com/posts/82887376
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/the-bebop-phrase-that-will-change-your-playing

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/

Solo Manuals Check them here
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Rigotti reeds webshop
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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

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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The Bebop Phrase That Will Change Your Playing https://youtu.be/5t-UcwrI7wQ
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How Licks Can Level Up You Solos
https://www.patreon.com/posts/72008222
https://youtu.be/lAKVZw55ylA
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/how-licks-can-level-up-you-solos/

Cool Blues – Charlie Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pVxWdnInWY

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
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Solo Manuals Check them here
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Rigotti reeds webshop
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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
09:18 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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What Michael Brecker Can Teach You About Dominant Chords
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/75990751

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The Most Beautiful Dominant in Jazz
https://youtu.be/fc17TwfcWE0
https://www.patreon.com/posts/80472643
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/how-coltrane-took-chromatic-phrasing-beyond-bebop/

African Skies – Michael Brecker
https://youtu.be/QCOAvvumyWg

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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 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
06:17 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Video links:
Minor II V I – Everything You Need To Know
https://youtu.be/RHDHVW84Ymc
https://www.patreon.com/posts/84995479

The Mind Blowing Rhythms Of Chris Potter
https://youtu.be/bxkncI8JaBo
https://www.patreon.com/posts/83943312
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/5-steps-to-get-the-best-sound/

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/

Solo Manuals Check them here
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/patreon-tier-20-access/

Rigotti reeds webshop
http://www.reedsonline.fr/boutique_reedsonline/en/accueil-gb/

Subscribe for more free saxophone videos and lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/SørenBallegaard

Lesson tutorials and live online lessons – check my shop:
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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://www.patreon.com/posts/79493795/
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
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/

Solo Manuals Check them here
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/patreon-tier-20-access/

Rigotti reeds webshop
http://www.reedsonline.fr/boutique_reedsonline/en/accueil-gb/

Subscribe for more free saxophone videos and lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/SørenBallegaard

Lesson tutorials and live online lessons – check my shop:
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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
06:37 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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How Triad Pairs Can Unlock An Amazing Modern Sound https://youtu.be/Y3mMNxoqvBU
https://www.patreon.com/posts/74806504
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/how-triad-pairs-can-unlock-an-amazing-modern-sound/

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
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/

Solo Manuals Check them here
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/patreon-tier-20-access/

Rigotti reeds webshop
http://www.reedsonline.fr/boutique_reedsonline/en/accueil-gb/

Subscribe for more free saxophone videos and lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/SørenBallegaard

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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

The Mind Blowing Rhythms Of Chris Potter

Chris Potter’s rhythm approach is epic modern jazz. Dig into his rhythm acceleration and phrasing and play the sound that defines modern jazz today.
Chris Potter’s rhythmical explosions are mind blowing.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:
-Rhythm acceleration exercises
-Rhythm Focused Chris Potter Inspired 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 It’s 99% Rhythm And Phrasing
00:37 Rhythmic Acceleration
01:22 Make An Exercise
01:56 Expand The Rhythm To Triplets
02:50 Rhythmic Enclosure
03:21 How To Apply To Your Playing
04:19 Do you like my videos – support me on Patreon
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Chris Potter – Epic Dominant Licks
https://youtu.be/bezOVWU1Ibc
https://www.patreon.com/posts/66960080
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/chris-potter-epic-dominant-licks/

Practice Arpeggios Like Chris Potter and Sound Amazing
https://youtu.be/pMp5iJMlKT4
https://www.patreon.com/posts/64249214
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/practice-arpeggios-like-chris-potter-and-sound-amazing/

Lesson Manuals – Check This Link
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/

Solo Manuals Check them here
https://sorenballegaard.dk/saxophonetopics/patreon-tier-20-access/

Rigotti reeds webshop
http://www.reedsonline.fr/boutique_reedsonline/en/accueil-gb/

Subscribe for more free saxophone videos and lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/SørenBallegaard

Lesson tutorials and live online lessons – check my shop:
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Contact me for video exchange lessons or live online lessons
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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

5 Steps To Get The Best Sound

5 Steps To Get The Best Sound
We all know that sound is the most important thing.
Here are some great tools to practice sound in an easy and quite fun way.

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LESSON TRANSCRIPTION CONTENT:

A Short sound and breathing exercise overview
-How to focus your breathing
-How to apply breathing on to your saxophone
+ all lesson examples are transposed to the Tenor, Alto and Concert keys.

In this tutorial

00:00 Your Sound Is The Most Important
00:47 Play Reed no. 5
01:20 Why Breathing is So Important01:50 Great Sound Exercise

02:39 How To Get Great Breathing Going
03:45 Advantages Playing With Great Sound
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Three Best Sound Exercises – Your Sound Is Most Important
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https://www.patreon.com/posts/60853110
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/three-best-sound-exercises-your-sound-is-most-important/

Master Jazz Articulation in 3 Simple Steps

https://youtu.be/2Nf9SRy6760
https://www.patreon.com/posts/58012174
https://sorenballegaard.dk/product/solo-preparation-in-6-35-simple-steps/

 

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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