In a single 25-minute practice session this exercise gives me a feeling of total control of the horn in all 12 keys.
Upside Down Major 7th Chords (+ How to Instantly Improve Your Medium-swing 8th Notes)
Freshen up your playing AND instantly improve your medium-swing 8th notes with this simple mental trick (and one slight rhythmic shift).
Focus On Feel: An Exercise to Improve the Way You Deliver Vocabulary
Ever feel like you’re just not “putting it all together”? This exercise will help you get away from thinking note to note, chord to chord, and instead focus on a phrase, delivered with style.
Stan Getz’s Palm Key Exercise
This palm key exercise was given to me by George Garzone, who in turn got it from Stan Getz as a young man. Use it to clean up technical glitches in the high register of your horn.
Get Your Reps In: Use Repetitive Phrases to Improve Your Time Feel and Groove
Looping short phrases slowly and repeatedly can make any difficult passage less daunting. You might even lull yourself into a “flow” state.
Listening Lab: Branford Marsalis on “Mo’ Better Blues”
I learned so much about nuance and playing inside a “popish” context from Branford’s performance on this song.
Thinking Ahead: How to Practice Executing Vocabulary
Applying a new piece of vocabulary in this fashion will help you quickly absorb it, and know when to use it.
Easy Living Etude Part 2
Learn how to play new sounds over diminished chords and apply your technical practice to this song.
Transcription Challenge Review: Easy Living – Chet Baker Sings
Feedback on members’ submissions for this challenge.
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