This exercise will change how you think about practicing harmony. When you start to hear and feel the sound of cadences on your saxophone—in time—a whole new world opens up.
Major Bebop Scales Over 2 5 1’s
Let’s practice our Major Bebop scales in 12 keys! This exercise will help you hear and see how this useful scale can be applied over a II V I progression.
Descending Major 7ths Over “Ladybird”
In this lesson, we take the descending major-7th idea you’ve been practicing and put it into music over Lady Bird, applying it clearly in the first chorus and more naturally in the choruses that follow.
What might I study to understand harmony more clearly?
22 Lessons + keyboard visuals to help you understand jazz harmony (better).
Joel Frahm’s performance and Q&A from Inside:Outside 2025
Listen to Joel play Along Came Betty, Body & Soul, When Will The Blues Leave, Stompin’ at the Savoy, and answer questions about remembering tunes, crafting cadenzas, using patterns and shapes, and much more!
How to Absorb Bebop Vocabulary – Sonny Stitt on “Moten Swing”
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Vocabulary Nuggets: Descending Major 7th Chords Workout #2 – Minor 7th Chords (Part 2)
This is key of Em, Cm, and Abm
Vocabulary Nuggets: Descending Major 7th Chords Workout #2 – Minor 7th Chords (Part 1)
The concept is one of my favorites: multiplying our efforts to maximize our return on practice. Understanding this concept will instantly DOUBLE the number of chords you can use it on.
Vocabulary Nuggets: Major 7th Chord Descending Chromatically – Part 1, Maj7 Chords
Learn this “nugget” in 12 keys with me. Both harmonically and rhythmically, it’s a great one to have under your fingers all around the horn.
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