Vibrato is an expressive tool, but many saxophonists overuse it (without knowing). In this lesson I’ll show you when and how to most effectively use it, as well as a great exercise to practice it.
Members Play Charlie Parker’s “April In Paris” Solo (Bebop / Doubletime)
Great work on this solo everyone! Many actually found it more challenging than last month’s Eric Alexander solo.
Q&A – Keeping Your Cool While Soloing, Available Tensions, and Recalling Transcriptions
More of your questions answered.
Let’s learn the beautiful ballad, “Laura”
Here’s a great opportunity to focus on tone, phrasing, timing and nuance.
Improvisation Play-by-Play: Here’s Exactly What I’m Thinking as I Improvise My Way into a Standard
Here’s a captioned play-by-play of exactly what I’m thinking as I freely improvise. Halfway through, a tune pops into my head.
Q&A – Physical Warmups, Soloing with Just a Metronome, Breaking Free from Running Changes, Altissimo Glisses and More
Some of your questions from our March Q&A thread answered.
Takeaways From My Conversation With Chris Potter About Playing Standards
Chris Potter is still practicing standards from the 1930’s after all these years. You should be too.
How do you do an altissimo gliss from high F up to Bb?
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How can I accelerate mastering top tones (altissimo)?
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