New Lessons!
You'll find my newest lessons in this collection. As other new releases are published, I'll migrate these into their respective categories. Look for the EXTRAS and PDF files for each lesson at the end of this category.
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The Chromatic Diminished Pattern
Based on the dim arpeggio, this one is great for building technique, harmony, and tonal flexibility.
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The-Chromatic-Diminished-Pattern.pdf
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Wave - Quick Tunes #26 Phrasing Demo
This is the Phrasing Demo for Quick Tunes #26 - Wave. Play-along track included in the EXTRAS folder
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Wave - Quick Tunes #26
Learn to solo on the Jobim classic, in Quick Tunes #26, Wave. Play-along & PDF in EXTRAS. You'll also find Phrasing Demonstration and I Play-You Play videos.
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Wave - Quick Tunes #26 - I Play-You Play
This is the I Play-You Play portion of Quick Tunes #26- Wave.
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The Augmented-Tritone Triad Pair
I got the idea for this triad pair while studying a Joel Frahm solo on Wave.
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The-Augmented-Tritone-Triad-Pair.pdf
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Enclosures, Enclosures, Enclosures! #5 Dropdown, Bebop, Major Blues Scale
An easy way to learn the Dropdown Enclosure and a blues style context for its usage.
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Enclosures, Enclosures, Enclosures! #5-Dropdown,-Bebop,-Major-Blues.pdf
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Transcribe This Lick Round 2! - Lick #7 ala Sonny Rollins
This one was taken from Sonny Rollin's solo on St. Thomas.
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Common Jazz Chord Progressions: I-IV-V
Learn how to begin analyzing chord progressions by locating common chords found in most tunes.
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Common-Jazz-Chord-Progressions--I-IV-V.pdf
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Easy Blues Lick #15 - E Blues Lick
This one was influenced by a Cannonball Adderley lick, but also has a Stanley Turrentine feel.
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The 4th/Whole-Step Tritone Sub Pattern ala Hank Mobley
This is a great follow-up to The Modern Minor Pentatonic Essentials lesson-more 4th/whole-steps!
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The-4th:WS-Pattern-ala-Hank-Mobley.pdf
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Altered Dominant and the Melodic Minor Scale, Part 1
Learn the Altered Dominant Scale, classic altered sounds, and its relative melodic minor scale.
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Altered-Dominant-and-the-Melodic-Minor-Scale,-Part-1.pdf
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Easy Blues Lick #14 - D Blues Lick
This one has a cool "Hee-Haw" effect between the -7 and b5 with an up and over style bend.
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Neighbor Tone Essentials: 3 Over & Under Patterns
Learn 3 killer neighbor tone patterns - great for expanding your jazz improv vocabulary!
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Neighbor-Tone-Essentials-Over-& Under-Patterns.pdf
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Common Jazz Chord Symbols
Learn about the symbols used to notate chords and the scales used in their construction.