For jazz newcomers, this lesson will help you develop a 3-part practice strategy that takes the mystery out of the "What should I practice" dilemma. Designed for sax players with basic skills looking to become jazzers, the lesson will help you focus on developing tone and technique, jazz chart re...

In this lesson, you'll learn to construct blues solo lines based on basic 4-bar phrases. Using an F blues play-along track, we'll have a series of interactive musical conversations through the common jazz solo technique of trading 4's. As we progress, you'll learn how to create meaningful improvi...

This lesson provides a method for learning and memorizing the 12 major scales and arpeggios. Through a system based on logic, you'll learn how scales and key signatures are constructed, eliminating the need for rote memorization.

This lesson provides a systematic approach for developing your time, technique, and jazz articulation skills. A metronome is required for the exercises.

In this lesson, you'll learn about the blues form and how to begin practicing improvisation on the chord changes. In the supplemental video, we'll do some "I Play-You Play" improv practice with a play-along track.

We'll incorporate the concepts from Intro to the Blues, Part 1 in some "I Play-You Play" practice with a play-along track in the key of B Flat concert in this supplemental video. Transpositions are provided for alto and tenor sax. View the lesson first!

This lesson takes your blues practice to the next level by enhancing the basic chord progression with additional scales. The concept of using guide tones to further explore the harmony is also addressed.

We'll incorporate the concepts from Intro to the Blues, Part 2 in some "I Play-You Play" practice with a play-along track in the key of F concert in this supplemental video. Transpositions are provided for alto and tenor sax. View the lesson first!

This lesson advances your blues practice to include complete 1-3-5-7-9 arpeggios. Connecting phrases through the use of changing and common tones is addressed.

We'll incorporate the concepts from Intro to the Blues, Part 3 in some "I Play-You Play" practice with a play-along track in the key of F concert in this supplemental video. Transpositions are provided for alto and tenor sax. View the lesson first!

Learn about the use of pentatonic scales in the blues.

We'll incorporate the concepts from Intro to the Blues, Part 4 in some "I Play-You Play" practice with a play-along track in the key of B Flat concert in this supplemental video. Transpositions are provided for alto and tenor sax. View the lesson first!

This lesson provides an introduction to jazz improvisation by offering a method for learning to interpret, practice, and perform the chord changes to standard tunes. The exercises and examples in the lesson are based on the chord changes to the standard tune, "Blue Bossa."

This lesson explores the art of creating an improvised solo using several phrasing concepts and a basic jazz vocabulary. In the lesson, playing an improvised solo is related to the art of story telling. Exercises and examples in this lesson are based on the chord changes to the standard, "Blue Bo...

This video provides a demonstration of the "Making Sense" phrasing concepts. I hope you enjoy it!