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2018-06-16 By Bob 16 Comments

Listening Lab: Using Straight 8th Notes to Make Your Lines Swing Hard (Ryan Kisor’s solo on “I Think My Wife Is A Hat”)

You know those medium swing tempos where it’s somehow so difficult to get your 8th notes to swing? This solo offers an ideal example of one solution.

2018-06-15 By Bob 14 Comments

Use Simple Triads to Get Away from Root-Based Improvising

Guide tone lines and triads are a concrete way to sound good over any chord changes, especially difficult, non-functional harmony.

2018-06-14 By Bob

Review of the “He Had a Hat” transcription challenge submissions

These reviews get into what’s creating that cool sound over the dominant chord, using alternate (side) C, and what to do when the transcription challenge is too fast for your current ability.

2018-05-10 By Bob

Transcription Challenge: Bob’s solo on “He Had A Hat” by Jeff Lorber (from a rehearsal with Jeff and Jimmy Haslip)

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2018-05-05 By Bob

Transcription Challenge Review: David Sanborn – Hobbies

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2018-03-17 By Bob 22 Comments

Five-Note Drills Over the Break

The saxophone “break” is not as difficult as the clarinet’s, but if you want clean execution, you must give regular attention to these details.

2018-03-13 By Bob

Transcription Challenge Review – February 2018, “Binky” lick

My review of your submissions.

2018-03-04 By Bob 7 Comments

Listening Lab: David Sanborn “Hobbies” from Another Hand (a Down-Home Blues in A)

This is a great example of blues-infused bebop (or bebop-infused blues) playing in a “basic I, IV, V blues” setting.

2018-02-17 By Bob 4 Comments

Using the Keyboard to Transcribe Harmony from a Pop Song (EWF “Sign On”)

This is on the intermediate to advanced side, but no reason not to start doing this even if it feels over your head currently. I can’t overstate how important it is to get to the keyboard to visualize harmony.