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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Melodic Minor Pentatonic Essentials- The Joe Henderson Pattern
Learn the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale and a pattern based on the theme to Recorda-me.
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The-Joe-Henderson-Melodic-Minor-Pentatonic-Pattern.pdf
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The 'Round Midnight Low Tone Exercise
This exercise will help you develop that soft subtone in the low register.
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The-'Round-Midnight-Low-Tone-Exercise.pdf
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Easy Blues Lick #13 - C Blues Lick
This one, based on the C Blues Scale, uses an inversion to get a simple variation.
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Rhythm Changes Triads to Tritone Subs Lesson 6: Loose Ends
Learn about tonal center playing, contrafacts, transcriptions, and developing Rhythm Changes motifs.
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Rhythm-Changes-Triads-to-Tritone-Subs-Lesson-6-EXTRAS.pdf
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Easy Blues Lick #12 - A Blues Lick ala Lee Morgan
This one is based on a lick by jazz trumpeter, Lee Morgan.
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Quick Tunes #25 - Body and Soul - Lesson
Quick Tunes lesson on Body & Soul. Check out the Phrasing Demo, I Play-You Play, and EXTRAS folder.
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Quick Tunes #25 - Body and Soul - Phrasing Demo
This is the Phrasing Demo for the lesson on Body and Soul. Play-along track is in the EXTRAS folder.
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Quick Tunes #25 - Body and Soul - Play-You Play
This is the I Play-You Play video for the lesson. The Play-along track is in the EXTRAS folder.
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Quick-Tunes-#25-Body-and-Soul-EXTRAS.zip
4.43 MB
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Modern Pentatonic Essentials: 2 Must-Know Patterns!
Learn how to create modern sounds using the minor pentatonic scale.
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Rhythm Changes Triads to Tritone Subs Lesson 5: Tritone Subs & Diminished Scales
Learn how to use tritone subs on the A section and diminished scales on the bridge of Rhythm Changes.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 5: I Play You Play (Fast Track)
This is the fast I Play-You Play video for Rhythm Changes Triads to Tritone Subs- Lesson 5.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 5: I Play You Play (Slow Track)
This is the slow I Play-You Play video for Rhythm Changes Triads to Tritone Subs- Lesson 5.
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Easy Blues Lick #11 - ala Dexter Gordon
This one is "Dexter" influenced from a lick I found in his solo on Blue Monk (G Blues).
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Transcribe This Lick Round 2! - Lick #6
This one is from a Joel Frahm solo in the style of Lester Young-great for the blues & Rhythm Changes
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Jazz Saxophone Technique Essentials: Must Know Pattern! (ala Joel Frahm)
My twist on a killer pattern I found in a Joel Frahm transcription of Anthropology.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 4: Passing & Neighbor Tones
Learn to include passing and neighbor tones on the A section and enclosures on the bridge.
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Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 4: I Play You Play
This is the I Play You Play video for Rhythm Changes - Triads to Tritone Subs - Lesson 4