ADVANCED
These lessons are for the more advanced students and players who want some direction and tools to take their playing in a new direction. Some of these lessons are more conceptual and some are very specific. I deal with some of the harder jazz tunes to improvise over as well as more advanced improvisational concepts.
| Name | SKU | Price | Thumbnail Image | Description | Update |
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| 3 Against 4 Hemiola Lesson (Video & Audio) | 191 | $10.00 |  |
I was first introduced to this concept years ago. A hemiola is a repeated pattern played over a constant pulse that sets up a polyrhythm. In this lesson I talk about the concept of playing a simple rhythm in 3 over a tune with a 4/4 time signature. | |
| A Practical Practice Routine (Video & Audio) | 120 | $10.00 | |
In this lesson I take you through my practice routine of the past 20 years. This lesson has to do with one of the most asked questions i receive by email........How do I practice? What do I practice? I talk about the 5 elements of the routine and how i fo | |
| Altered Dominant Bebop Scale Lesson 2 | 423 | $10.00 | |
This is another lesson on the Altered Dominant Bebop scale. I made lesson one quite awhile ago with the intention of really mastering this new scale that I had stumbled upon. Unfortunately, I got distracted and caught up with life as so often happens, a | |
| Altered Dominant Bebop Scale-Lesson 1 | 245 | $10.00 | |
This is a lesson on an exciting new concept that I have recently discovered. In this lesson I introduce you to what I call the Altered Dominant Bebop Scale. I have taken the Altered scale and turned it into a altered bebop scale. It is similar to the be | |
| Altered Dominant Substitutions-Lesson 1 | 249 | $10.00 | |
I have been asked many times to do some more lessons on the altered scale and sound. In Altered Dominant Substitutions-Lesson 1, I focus playing the altered scale on the V7 of a ii-V-I progression by focusing on another small segment of the scale and crea | |
| Altered Dominant Substitutions-Lesson 2 | 250 | $10.00 | |
I have been asked many times to do some more lessons on the altered scale and sound. In Altered Dominant Substitutions-Lesson 2, I focus playing the altered scale on the V7 of a ii-V-I progression by focusing on another small segment (different than lesso | |
| Altered Dominant Substitutions-Lesson 3 | 251 | $10.00 | |
I have been asked many times to do some more lessons on the altered scale and sound. In Altered Dominant Substitutions-Lesson 3, I focus playing the altered scale on the V7 of a ii-V-I progression by focusing on another small segment (different than lesso | |
| Approach Note Freedom Intro (Video & Audio) | 091 | $10.00 | |
This is a new series that I'm starting to teach how to work through the "Approach Note Velocity" material. In this series I will take you step by step through the process in eaqch lesson. I have found that many students enjoy how the approach note concept | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 1 (Video & Audio) | 096 | $10.00 | |
In this series I teach step by step on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign 3 approaches to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths. I demonstrate on my tenor sax how to p | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 10 (Audio, Video & PDF) | 164 | $10.00 | |
In this 10th lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material by focusing on the starting notes. In this lesson I show you how to start using the approaches to resolve the 9th of the chords. The goal of this lesson | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 11 (Video,Audio & PDF) | 182 | $10.00 | |
In Lesson 11 of "Approach Note Freedom", I introduce you to a new set of approaches to work on. This is a 4 note approach that starts a whole step below the target note and uses chromatic movement to get to the target note. This is a very popular approa | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 12 (Video,Audio & PDF) | 183 | $10.00 | |
In Lesson 12 of the Approach Note Freedom Series, I give you 7 II-V-I patterns to practice in all keys. These patterns utilize all of the approaches we have used so far in a variety of ways. This lesson can be a real challenge but if mastered you will g | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 2 (Video & Audio) | 097 | $10.00 | |
In this second lesson on the series I teach step by step on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign 2 more approaches to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths as well as us | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 3 (Video & Audio) | 104 | $10.00 | |
In this third lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign one more approach to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths as well as using them with t | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 4 (Video & Audio) | 105 | $10.00 | |
In this fourth lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign three more approachs to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths as well as using them wi | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 5 (Video and Audio) | 111 | $10.00 | |
In this 5th lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign three more approachs to a major triad and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths as well as working on them | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 6 (Video and Audio) | 112 | $10.00 | |
In this 6th lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign three approaches in a minor key and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths as well as working on them chroma | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 7 (Video & Audio) | 123 | $10.00 | |
In this 7th lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I assign three approaches in a minor key and talk about how to practice them around the circle of fifths. This lesson is important becaus | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 8 (Video & Audio) | 142 | $10.00 | |
In this 8th lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I review the last 7 lessons and show you how to start using these approaches over chord changes. I have written out all of the approache | |
| Approach Note Freedom Lesson 9 (Video & Audio) | 150 | $10.00 | |
In this 9th lesson of the series I teach on how to work through the approach note velocity material. In this lesson I show you hoe to start using the approaches before the chord changes. I have written out all of the 3 note approaches learned so far |