Learn to use create doubletime solo lines using the pentatonic stairstep pattern from Exercise 1.

This is the Phrasing Demo that goes with Quick Tunes #27- Out of Nowhere

Learn to solo on the classic tune, Out of Nowhere, by Johnny Green.

This is the I Play-You Play video for Quick Tunes #27, Out of Nowhere.

Learn about the construction and uses of one of the most common chord sequences, the Major ii-V-I.

The Stair-Step Pattern is essential doubletime vocabulary.

Learn how to create and practice doubletime phrases. This video gives an overview of the series.

The first lick in this series is based on a ii-V progression. We'll break this one down into three components for practicing. Follow the lesson up with the three I Play-You Play videos.

This is the slow I Play-You Play Doubletime Lick #1 video. The track included in the Extras folder.

This is the medium I Play-You Play Doubletime Lick #1 video. The track included in the Extras folder.

This is the fast I Play-You Play Doubletime Lick #1 video. The track included in the Extras folder.

This one is a real chop buster! It can be used similarly to the half-whole diminished scale.

Learn how to identify Simple (one-octave) Intervals and their descending counterparts (inversions).

This one is from Chris Potter's 10 key solo on Cherokee.

Based on the dim arpeggio, this one is great for building technique, harmony, and tonal flexibility.