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 ...
Parker, Coltrane and Brecker revolutionized chromatic playing.Learn to play using their chromatic trademarks and change your playing forever. LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD PDF + get access to 3000+ pages of learning ...
How To Incorporate The Bebop Scale In Modern Jazz SolosThe bebop scale is great for inside playing. But the bebop scale is limitless and fits amazingly into the sound of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD PDF + ...
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. ...
How To Expand Coltrane’s Upper Structures ConceptExpand your view on chords and start thinking further.Add upper structures into your playing. Listening to the modern jazz heroes, they all play like ...
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 ...
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 ...
Joe Henderson has defined the modern jazz sound with his intense and exciting playing.The way he plays arpeggios is a full study. Look into some of the amazing ideas and ...
Often you need to play a faster tune.How do you get your lines into the fast mode?How do you actually get your fingers to correspond with the tempo?How do you ...
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 ...
The magic backdoor dominant in the group of minor subdominants are probably the most beautiful dominant in jazz. Understanding the origin and why this dominant is that beautiful is not only ...
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 ...
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The diminished scale is this crazy interesting scale.I really want to learn from the best so I choose Michael Brecker to learn from.What mr. Brecker can tell us about this ...
Some basic standard progressions are just more difficult to get a great sound out of. Choosing between different dominants when going to minor is a challenge you need to be up ...
Looking for a modern sound when playing jazz try unlocking the altered scale. There are a few shortcuts in the process.Use the knowledge and combine this with your skills and ...
The iconic recording of Tenor Madness is for me one of the recordings I keep getting back to. This track is ever inspiring and provides me with such knowledge of ...
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 ...
Coltrane’s solos are amazingly clear and to the point. Looking at Coltrane’s solo lines the 4 note chord and scale lines is obvious.Here you will learn how to practice and ...
When your timing gets better everything you play just sounds betterBy studying double time your general timing will be much better. The easy to apply exercises in this video are ...
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When playing jazz you encounter lots of standard progressions you would need to master. The chain of dominants is one of the top most essential progressions.Walking you through the progression, ...
Michael Brecker is a star example on how to get everything out of dominant chords. Looking at three concepts to dig deeper into playing dominant alterations and resolving to minor ...
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 ...
The essence of playing music must be to play musical lines.Knowing and being able to hear what sounds great and put this in a melodic context.Using a few guidelines like ...
Using triads gives you an amazing modern jazz sound.Super hip sounding triad pairs can be used both playing inside and outside the key.The simplicity of the triad pair and the ...
John Coltrane can teach us how to play great 16th notes lines. Get inspired on how to play double time. How to keep inventing new jazz lines on the same chords. ...
A major jazz hack is to use simple pentatonic scales to play very hip sounds. Get inspired and play 3 different altered dominants with these pentatonic scale jazz hack’s. LINK TO ...
Michael Brecker was and is still one of the best saxophonists in the world, no doubt.Get an inside look in his amazing world of patterns and lines. LINK TO VIDEODOWNLOAD ...
By playing simple chord extensions your playing can lift to a whole new level. Showing you these dominant chord extensions and easily play and voice lead these into beautiful jazz ...
Mastering all 12 keys is like a super power in music. This will open up your playing, your creativity and your inspiration. All your playing will immediately get easier, because of ...
From light alterations to full blown outside playing.What tricks, scale patterns and arpeggios sound amazing when you want to play outside the key.Working through a few standard progressions playing outside ...
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 ...
From inside playing to outside sounding dominant chords. These dominant chords will unlock the sound from the giant of jazz – John Coltrane.Check out the voice leading, backdoor and tritone substituted ...
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 ...
Joe Henderson and Chris Potterhear the great similarities and how they each play their own licks, but so much inspiration overflow from Joe Henderson to Chris Potter. These two masters of ...
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 ...
Chris Potter has such a refined link to the great heroes of jazz, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Charlie Parker and the likes.How Chris Potter mixes the different inspirational streams into ...
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 ...
Chromatic Enclosures are a huge part of the jazz language. Barry Harris teaches us bebop chromatic enclosures.Chris Cheek is going all in on chromatic enclosures.Learn the technical exercises behind enclosures ...
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 ...
How a simple Cmaj7 chord is linked to so many more functions than being a tonic function. Learn to use your known standard major7 licks in new ways. Apply the licks ...
Sonny Rollins is an iconic player and saxophone hero.We can learn everything about sound, articulation, phrasing, rhythm and amazing jazz lines when listening to Sonny Rollins.Check these three solos is ...
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 ...
The information found in John Coltrane’s playing can keep you busy for ages. I have taken out a few of my favorite Non Bebop Coltrane licks and dug out the ...
The rhythmic concept in how Chris Potter plays arpeggios is really worth checking out.How the rhythm of the arpeggios adds so much value to the lines Chris Potter plays.Realizing that ...
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 ...
The use of triads is an amazing way to access both inside and outside playing.The easy shape of the triad, with only three notes, is a super great way 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 ...
4 note jazz licks are probably one of the most important tools for your jazz solos.The 4-note jazz licks fit perfectly into the most common 4/4 bar.In this video I ...
Working on double time playing is nothing different than playing “normal” 8th notes, you just need to do it. In this video I give easy and clear practice examples taken out ...
Coltrane and the blues is an amazing cocktail. I analyze and explain how Coltrane plays such clear and beautiful lines when playing the blues. We dig into different embellishments on ...
Learning by listening and transcribing is probably the best way to learn jazz. But how do you do it?Going into the great solo of Hank Mobley on Dig Dis, using ...
Some say that Giant Steps is the most difficult tune in the world. It is not – it is just unfamiliar! Let’s get cracking at the Giant Steps changes and ...
Why playing outside is not complicated. Boiling the idea of playing outside down to adding one minor chord. And why Coltrane, Brecker and Potter sound amazing when they play outside. ...
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. ...
10 Major7 Jazz Chord Licks That WorkMajor chords should be easy to play, but don’t make them dull and uninteresting. Coming up with good ideas on your major chords is ...
COLTRANE + PARKER – BEBOP LICKS YOU NEED TO KNOW Learning by copying your heroes is so important. John Coltrane and Charlie Parker are two of my great heroes. One ...
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 ...
3 great minor sounds to play on dominant chordsAdding vocabulary to your playing is very important.The more ways you are able to get around in the changes of a tune, ...
This is how to play music while practicing your scalesWe love music, we love to play music, we love to practice music. So we are really into music, how to ...
SCALE FUNCTIONS – PRACTICE LIKE THIS IS MORE EFFECTIVEHow to connect your technique to your playingGetting inspired by my technique, yes it is fun to be able to execute. I ...
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 ...
GET THE SOUND OF THE TRITONE SUBSTITUTION Getting new sounds into your vocabulary is sometimes difficult. What should you play and how should you get on with it. One of ...
APPLY THE PENTATONIC SOUND IN YOUR PLAYING Pentatonic scales and hip pentatonic scales are not only for Michael Brecker, John Coltrane and Bob Berg. You can quite easily get a ...
HOW TO USE BEBOP CHROMATIC SURROUNDING NOTES Getting into improvisation and approaching jazz improvisation is completely linked to playing bebop. There is no way around it. It sounds really great ...
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 patterns – 3 scale patterns you must learn Training your scale patterns is great exercise, but are you training the right scale patterns?Are you actually using the patterns you ...
Amazing Jazz Lines – Play This Scale ExerciseThere is one most efficient scale exercise to improve your technique and improve your music!And it is no secret – it is playing ...
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 ...
COLTRANE THE BEST BEBOP 3 Coltrane Bebop Licks Explained John Coltrane was a young musician caught in the magic of Bebop as played by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in ...
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 ...
Triads – A Massive Boost To Your SolosWhen listening to Chris Potter I get very inspired. This video is how to add triads to your playing and practice and get ...
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 ...
Learn and remember jazz chords by following these 8 stepsWhen you are starting with playing jazz and improvising you are confronted with tons of material you “need” to know. In this ...
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 ...
6 easy ways to apply alterations to dominant chordsAlterations is a great part of jazz music. Learning to play outside and play the hip notes is a “must” when you ...
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 ...
Chord note solos – Instantly boost your jazz skills using this methodPlaying chord note solos really improves your overview of any tune. You learn the sound of the tune and the ...
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 ...
This is how to connect the scales to the chordsGetting from playing rather simple chord note solos using a couple of chord notes to using scales and playing longer lines ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
You need to know these 10 tunes first when learning jazz When learning jazz we start by learning tunes. Learning tunes from the American songbook is one of the most ...
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 ...
BASIC JAZZ LANGUAGE – YOU REALLY HAVE TO PLAY 8TH NOTESHow to build great 8th note lines connecting chords Generally speaking the jazz language is consisting of 8th note lines ...
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 ...
DOUBLE TIME – YOU NEED TO START SLOWHow to practice and add 16th note lines to your playing Rhythm is the most important matter in music.You really need to be ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
II-V-I LINES AN EASY METHOD TO JAZZ SOLOS This is how to construct great II-V-I lines with simple scales and chords You are probably already practicing your technique. Scales and ...
How to use 3 common pentatonic scales for great dominant alterations The pentatonic sound is easy to manage and easy to play as a scale. Another real great thing adding to ...
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 I give some exercises and examples in how to improvise over a minor II-V-I using the diatonic 7th chords. I will focus on the minor II-V-I of ...
In this video I get around the minor II-V-I in minor and explains how you can use the diatonic triads when you improvise. Eø7 – A7(b9) – Dm6. I call ...
This video lesson explains the basic scales and chords used over a minor II-V-I – Am. The minor II-V-I consists of three different scales, one on each chord of the ...
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 ...
This lesson describes a way to get diatonic approach notes into your playing by guiding you through certain exercises and progressions. It also gives you some prefabricated licks you can ...
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