Bob – Page 27

2017-08-04 By Bob 9 Comments

Exploring the sounds of Ionian vs Lydian—and why choose one vs the other

Practicing for chord tones, common tones, intervals, relevant, scales, and motivic ideas.

2017-07-30 By Bob 12 Comments

Zoom in (and out) on a sliver of a song to address important technical limitations.

2017-07-30 By Bob 1 Comment

Practicing this way—even for a chorus—always leads me to something I can use to shed technical details.

2017-06-24 By Bob 8 Comments

How do you get that sound that’s kind of articulated, kind of not? The one you hear in so much bebop?

2017-06-24 By Bob 11 Comments

I shot this mid-practice session to show you exactly how I use SSS at 60 to iron out a problem.

2017-06-15 By Bob 9 Comments

This exercise opens up tons of options as an improviser. It helps break you out of a scale-based, or stepwise sound.

2017-06-13 By Bob 9 Comments

What’s the best way to hold the soprano so it plays easy (yeah, right!) but doesn’t kill your right arm/hand?

2017-06-08 By Bob 11 Comments

Improvising over one chord—or a few that repeat—is more difficult than you might think.

2017-06-07 By Bob 1 Comment

A couple really nice sounds—and the theory behind them—from a gorgeous Stan Getz solo. Try using this!