This is an entry point for us to dig in to Garzone’s concept. It’s harmonically/theoretically advanced but also stands alone as a terrific technique shed.
Ways to Practice Intonation
In this video I address several ways of focusing on accurate pitch, including different practice techniques, the pros and cons of digital tuners (hint: develop and trust your ears, not your eyes), how professional jazz saxophonists setup differently from beginners, tuning overtones, voicing and air flow, and what part reed strength plays.
Members Practice Laying Back 8th Notes (Swing Feel)
My review of your transcription challenge submissions for September.
October 2020 Transcription Challenge – Vincent Herring on “Have You Met Miss Jones”
Vincent’s tone is buttery and buzzy. His rendition of the melody, his bluesy-bebop, motivically-balanced solo, and the arrangement’s groove make this an ideal vehicle to study this “must-know” standard.
Using the 7-T Practice Framework to Convert a Lick You Transcribe into Your Own Vocabulary (Hank Mobley)
In this lesson we’ll take a Hank Mobley ii-V-I nugget and put it through the 7T Practice Framework to turn it into original vocabulary.
Members Play Hank Mobley’s Solo On “Dig Dis” (Hard Bop Blues)
My review of our Mobley transcription challenge. 58 submissions(!) with bundles of pointers. Great work, all!
Q&A – What the heck is Chris Potter doing over Cherokee?! (And why never to trust written transcriptions)
It’s natural to look for the definitive harmonic connection to all things soloists play over changes. But sometimes, it’s just this…
A technique for making your 8th note lines swing harder & some tasty shortcuts to add flavor to dominant chords and ii Vs
Learn some of my favorite “go-to” harmonic substitutions for dominant and minor chords (and thus ii Vs), as well as a technique for making your 8th note lines swing harder.
Listening Lab: Hank Mobley’s melodic turnarounds (and more) from “Dig Dis”
From solo pacing to groove to rich harmonic activity to Hank’s melodic turnarounds there’s so much to explore in this killer performance.
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