PRACTICING
This area is for lessons dealing with practicing but also motivation, inspiration and having the right focus. I try to help you by also talking about some of the negative thought and practices that can hinder a musician in their own journey. these lessons are based off my own experiences and what I've seen in others over the years.
| Name | SKU | Price | Thumbnail Image | Description | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Building Your Repertoire Lesson | 333 | $10.00 | ![]() |
Building a repertoire and learning jazz songs is a must for any serious student of the jazz language. If you do not have a long list of jazz standards that you can play by memory then you will always feel insecure and unprepared for "the gig". If you alw | |
| Developing Fast Fingers Lesson | 337 | $10.00 | ![]() |
One of the questions that I am asked most by students in lessons is "How the heck do you play that fast?" My answer is always the same "Years of practice". In this lesson I teach you some of the practice habits that I have used over the years to ref | |
| Don't Get Lost on Changes Lesson | 320 | $10.00 | ![]() |
In this video lesson, I teach you how to practice tunes so that you can better hear the changes and form of a tune. The goal of this lesson is for you to have a deeper knowledge of the chords as well as the root movement between the chords. Once you can h | |
| Learning from a Transcription Lesson | 390 | $10.00 | ![]() |
There are thousands of transcriptions of jazz solos available on the internet these days. If you are like me, you might have binders and binders of these solos that you have downloaded and collected. These solos can be a great resource for young improvi | |
| Learning from the Greats Lesson | 338 | $10.00 | ![]() |
In this lesson I teach you what I believe is one of the most vital and essentials practice tips that you can use..............playing with the masters. In the old days, young players would go to the clubs and listen to the greats play. They would play | |
| Practicing Double-Time Licks (Video, Audio & PDF) | 212 | $10.00 | ![]() |
Practicing double-time licks is one of the hardest and most frustrating things to work on. You practice and practice and then when you get on the gig it all falls apart. In this 30+ minute lesson, I take you through a typical Sonny Stitt double time line | |
| Practicing Tips-Slow it Down (Video & Audio) | 193 | $10.00 | ![]() |
This lesson is on one of the most important tips that I give all my students young and old........slow it down! This is the number one mistake that students make as they practice and learn the saxophone and jazz. Instead of slowing it down and playing it | |
| Really Hearing Your Notes-Dominant Chords (Video & Audio) | 207 | $10.00 | ![]() |
In this lesson I talk to you about the importance of hearing each and every note you play. i take you through how all 12 notes fit over a dominant groove and how I hear each note fitting into that groove. This lesson deals with some ear training as well a | |
| Variations On A Pattern (Video,Audio & PDF) | 198 | $10.00 | ![]() |
In this lesson, I reveal the secret to practicing patterns and licks. Most people just practice a pattern exactly how it is written or played. I show you how to really get your mileage out of each pattern you learn by practicing improvising with it as y |
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