Discover The Power Of Real Timing! Michael Brecker’s practice techniques reveal that true rhythm lies in your fingers. By focusing on finger coordination, you can strengthen timing, refine phrasing, and ...
You need to practice everything in all ways, but there are always ways to do it smarter and faster.These two PRO tips from Joel Frahm and Chris Potter are solid ...
Playing jazz with great timing and rhythm is a must.I’m using the method of the pros and is digging into how they learn and play off beats, syncopation and rhythmic ...
3 practice methods I wish I knew when I started playing music – its not all technical exercises, learn to hear the music you play and work on playing towards ...
Chris Potter has an unique way of moving around in the jazz language.I believe it’s because of his one EPIC method of being able to play everything he hears. Learn ...
Scale practice is really important because scales often express melody.Scales make beautiful jazz lines and you need them ready in your fingers.Practice scales in these 10 different forms. LINK TO ...
The most effective way to learn jazz is by playing jazz tunes. Start the best way possible by following these 5 simple steps.Do not get the beginning wrong LINK TO ...
Practicing the II-V-I progression is the best practice you can do.Learn the basic chords, add scales, learn the sound and get playing. LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD PDF + get access to ...
Practicing modes is just not the most musical or efficient way to learn jazz improvisation.Modes get in the way of learning the actual structure and real sound of the songs ...
Arpeggios are one of the most important skills in jazz improvisation. These jazz licks show you the sound and how to use them in jazz improvisation. All licks are followed ...
Practicing modes is just not the most musical or efficient way to learn jazz improvisation.Modes get in the way of learning the actual structure and real sound of the songs ...
Practicing scales is not something you should be done with, get over with or feeling like skipping. When you follow these steps you will get much more out of the ...
Learning the Altered Scale is a matter of learning it the right way.Learning it using licks is so much easier than studying the scale.Learn the sound and you have immediate ...
Chris Potter is truly a Rhythm Genius. He learned from the greatest and kept developing. Check out how to start with simple rhythms and develop your rhythmic approach. LINK TO ...
Ear-training is not sitting down and listening to chords and recognizing them, It’s not hearing all the musical intervals. Ear-training is how you learn music and how you should practice ...
4 legendary Michael Brecker Practice tips shared and worked out.How did he become that good – Im diggin’ into how to thoroughly get better using the Michael Brecker Practice Approach ...
Arpeggios are the backbone of almost any jazz solo.The crazy thing is arpeggios only go two ways – up or down.This arpeggios practice guide takes you through the unlimited solo ...
These 5 practice tips will take you so far when getting into your training sessions.Down to earth tips that brings you to the core of practicing no matter what level ...
You must become really good at instant composing. To do this, start with the melody. Solo with the melody of the tune in mind gives you a much more natural improvising ...
It is all about playing beautiful melodies when soloing.But how do you get to the point where you actually do play beautiful melodies, how do you keep playing beautiful melodies ...
This is probably one of the most important things I ever learned and I am still learning this.Going through how Michael Brecker, John Coltrane and Chris Potter define the essence ...
Jazz soloing is all about playing beautiful melodies.But how do you find the beautiful melodies between chords and scales?Use this Chord Scale Approach getting into guide tone lines, target notes ...
John Coltrane and Chris Potter have a special place in my world when it comes to articulation and phrasing. I am going to dig into how you should phrase and ...
The melody is one of the most important things in music.Chris Potters can teach you his amazing ability to always play amazing melodic lines. LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD PDF + get ...
Michael Brecker knew how difficult it is to add new material into your working vocabulary.This is how to add practiced licks and lines into your vocabulary, using the Michael Brecker ...
There are 4 very important scale exercises that start all jazz development. Know these or know thede better and you get so much insight and enable yourself to get better ...
How Michael Brecker gets around in the tunes he plays keeps amazing me. Im digging into a few tips given in the newly released practice book of Michael Brecker. Always ...
There are a few core things we all must practice. All greats have practiced these 5 things and we should too. These 5 things will keep your playing sharp and on ...
Joe Henderson and Chris Potter both have an unique approach to rhythm that makes so much sense. Learn their way of thinking and playing syncopations and over the barline to ...
I have learned so much from transcribing, practicing and applying great masters’ licks and lines into my own playing. I believe that this is the part of my musical training ...
Composing is one of the strongest tools we have in jazz. Improvising is instant composing but to get there we need to learn how to. This is how to get ...
To get people to listen to your improvisation you need to play strong melodies. Because strong melodies are one of the main reasons we listen to music.Chris Potter is one ...
Articulation is one of the core skills you must masterUsing the right articulation makes your expression much more focused and clear.In all music from solo playing, sectional or orchestra work ...
Coltrane’s simple and powerful lines are a direct result of how Coltrane always plays directly into the target notes.When digging deep into Coltrane playing you will discover he is playing ...
The Most Important Scale In JazzThere 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Some hate licks, some love them. I give you the formulae why you should practice jazz licksAnd giving you lots of ideas how you can integrate the amazing sounds from ...
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. ...
5 Steps To Get The Best SoundWe all know that sound is the most important thing. Here are some great tools to practice sound in an easy and quite fun ...
Charlie Parker and his gang of beboppers discovered a new style of music named bebop.There are some essential qualities in the sound that makes it sound right. Because of the ...
Timing is probably the most important thing to master when playing music.To get better timing we need to keep at it and be extremely aware of it every time we ...
All the jazz greats are absolute masters when playing the major scale. They need to be because the major scale is the absolute most important scale when playing the functional ...
Coltrane’s chromatic wisdom is something we all need to learn from. The simplicity and at the same time intelligent and super direct way of using chromatic passing tones is a ...
Short video overview and pdf download list.Full access on tier 5 on Patreon 4 Beginner Licks You Must Know https://www.patreon.com/posts/97230686 https://youtube.com/shorts/r_UIIUldxzk Don’t Play The Root – Play Upper Structures https://www.patreon.com/posts/97230613 ...
Here is my way to become better at what you really suck at.The fastest way to become a better improviser and generally a better player is practicing the things you ...
Consider joining me on Tier 20 on Patreon. You will get access to almost unlimited amounts of material. This includes of course the weekly video lesson transcriptions and the 50+ ...
Coltranes blues sound is so powerful because of the simplicity and how Coltrane applies his lines to the blues. Begin using these Coltrane short blues phrases to build your own ...
Learning licks from master players and adapting these into your playing is a major jazz skill you need to develop.Get around the major issues like add licks to your practice ...
There are no avoid notes. The focus should be on the timing where you put the notes.In jazz music the avoid notes are often mentioned. The notes you are not ...
Music theory added to your playing, together with your ear training is the fastest way to get better at improvising jazz. Adding understanding and systematics to your playing can give ...
Music theory added to your playing, together with your ear training is the fastest way to get better at improvising jazz.Adding understanding and systematics to your playing can give you ...
Playing the pentatonic scales, Bebop scales and basic arpeggios are essential skills you need to master when playing jazz Blues .Learn the simple trademarks behind every playing style and get ...
When I began playing music and when I chose to continue, there are certain steps I would have liked to have practiced differently. Putting attention on 4 of the very ...
This scale exercise gets your scales and chords together.Practicing this way enables you to immediately add your scales exercises to your music in a highly functional and musical way. LINK ...
Playing inspired solos is the true art of jazz. There are a few simple hacks that make your solos more attractive.Getting into your phrasing, rhythm, choice of notes and how ...
Through practicing these three steps you can open up the higher registers of the saxophone. Beginning with how to hear notes and playing overtones.Moving into playing in the altissimo registerAnd ...
These three exercises will teach you the basics of playing jazz linesExplaining simple chords and arpeggios, forward motion and guide tone lines. Adding scales and you have a great mix ...
Them The way Coltrane plays on minor chords should inspire us all.I show you how Coltrane uses enclosures and really nice sounding extensions on minor chords.I get around how Coltrane ...
Learn all basics of jazz improvisation by playing this simple pentatonic scale concept. From simple 2-3 note figures to 8th note linesLearn how to change chords – plan and play forward ...
There are so many uses of the pentatonic scale. From really simple modal playing to superimposing chords on changes.Beginning simple – taking you in a modal mode like Miles Davis ...
Playing the chords of a tune as arpeggios are one the most used skills when improvising jazz. You really need to get this into your playing as a second nature.We are ...
Modern Jazz and bebop is linked together – there is no doubt about this.All the great players of today have all studied bebop relentlessly. The step to take you closer to ...
II-V-I licks are one of the most common progressions in jazz music.We need to be able to understand and get around in this progression.I play and explain three levels of ...
Three Best Sound Exercises – Your Sound Is Most ImportantYou need to play with the best sound possible. This is what people listen to first. And a great sound inspires ...
Transposing music into different keys is such a big part of music. The keys are like different colours and give each a completely different impression.Learn to transpose the easy way. ...
JAZZ IMPROVISATION 7 STEPS TO LEARN FASTER When practicing music there are definitely no shortcuts, only ways to practice better. In this video I go through the best and fastest ...
OVERTONES – DO THIS AND GET THE BEST SOUNDPractice overtones and get a much richer sound and better tone controlOvertones make your sound richer. You want to have a rich ...
Saxophone Reeds – How to Choose the Right ReedPlaying a reed that does not fit you makes your sound dull and soft.Choosing a reed between the thousands of brands out ...
Jazz articulation – practise this – sound like a pro 4 ways to practise great articulation – examples and how to’s! LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD PDF ON PATREON Articulation is one ...
Solo Preparation in 6.35 simple stepsThis video is about how to prepare for a solo you play in a band, with a play along, and or in some way performing ...
SCALE EXERCISES – DON’T WASTE YOUR TIMEThis is how to play music while practicing your scalesWe love music, we love to play music, we love to practice music. So we ...
5 Tips To Speed Up Your PlayingWe are constantly inspired by the great heroes of saxophone. One of the things that inspires me and I know inspires a lot of saxophone ...
10 Killer Solo Strategies on Funky Modal GroovesHow to keep your one chord solo funky?How do you play one chord groove and keep it exciting?In this video I will work ...
The 8 most important chord patternsYou 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 ...
3 great melodic tools to develop strong melodiesMelody is the most important thing that music has. If you play a beautiful melody people will listen. Composers use many hours composing a ...
These 5 Tips Will Save You Years of PracticeIn this video I will go over 5 practice shortcuts I did not have when I started out as a jazz saxophone ...
Visualize and silent practice – Get the most out of your practise in this wayMany saxophone players do not have the possibility to practise at home with sound. This is ...
Sound great with one pentatonic scale – Play the blues like thisWhen starting to improvise you need something very understandable. You need something that gives you the basic feel of ...
The Best Thing About The Blues Scale And How To Use ItThe blues scale is a super great and flexible tool you can apply in any key and almost anywhere. ...
GET BETTER TIMING DO THIS AND IMPROVE ALL THINGS ABOUT YOUR PLAYING10 ways to improve your playing by using a metronome All great artists have one thing in common – great ...
MOST IMPORTANT – YOU SHOULD ALWAYS IMPROVE YOUR SOUND4 of the most effective sound exercises for your daily practise The first thing people listen to when they hear you play ...
BUYING A SAXOPHONE – DO NOT MAKE THESE MISTAKESHow to check out a saxophone for great, equal sound and smooth mechanics There is a lot of trade in saxophones. Sometimes ...
BEST PRACTICE – USE YOUR TIME THE BEST WAY POSSIBLEHow to set up a short flexible practice routine Do not get strangled in long practice programs stretching over months of ...
A lot of times in jazz you hear a great solo and suddenly a super fat blues lick. Between the somewhat complicated lines many players often add a super great ...
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 ...
I have divided the pentatonic scale into small groups around the roots of the blues chords. These groups i will use to approach the roots in the blues, its simpler ...
Still playing the (basic) blues! In this video lesson i give examples in how to apply the, in earlier videos, mentioned groups in a blues solo. I have made some ...
This video is intended for the beginning improviser. I talk about the blues form and how you can easily apply a pentatonic scale and still outline the basic chord progression. ...
This video is intended for the beginning improviser. I talk about the blues form and how you can easily apply a pentatonic scale and still outline the basic chord progression. ...
In this video lesson I talk about the different 7th chords on a II-V-I in Dmajor. I start with the scale of Dmajor, the scale has two sharps with the ...
In this video I talk about how to use diatonic triads in Gmajor. Further i present the triads in the Gmajor scale and a II-V-I in G. Diatonic triads is ...
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