Bob – Page 27

2017-08-31 By Bob

Thinking while improvising: should you do it?

What should (or shouldn’t) you be thinking about when improvising?

2017-08-26 By Bob 33 Comments

Using middle D to address tone quality (and avoid “high school” tone).

2017-08-11 By Bob 13 Comments

Get creative and focused in a short amount of practice time.

2017-08-04 By Bob 9 Comments

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.