| 'Round Midnight Lesson (Video & Audio) |
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In this lesson I teach you how I approach the tune "Round Midnight" by Thelonius Monk. I take you through each chord of the popular standard and talk about how I approach improvising on them. I give you some tips on things I've learned over the years an |
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| "Four" Solo lesson (Audio & PDF Solo) |
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In this lesson I go through a 2 chorus solo that I wrote over the changes to "Four". I talk in detail about the tools I used to create the solo. I also take you through the process of how I create motifs and build on them throughout a solo. This lesson |
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| "Have You Met Miss Jones" Solo (Audio & PDF Solo) |
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In this lesson I play and discuss a two chorus solo I wrote on the changes to "Have You Met Miss Jones". I play the solo for you on soprano and then talk through all aspects of the solo. I go into detail about what I was thinking when I wrote it and als |
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| "Song For My Father" Solo (Audio & PDF Solo)) |
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In this lesson I play and discuss a two chorus solo I wrote on the changes to "Song For My Father". I play the solo for you on soprano and then talk through all aspects of the solo. I go into detail about what I was thinking when I wrote it and also |
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| 10 A Section Rhythm Changes Solos (Audio & PDF) |
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In this lesson I show you 10 A section Rhythm Changes solos that I've written out. These solos are are a collection of great lines that I have collected from the likes of Bob Berg, Hank Mobley, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin and others. this lesson orig |
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| 12 Great A7 Dominant Blues Licks (Audio & PDF) |
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The dominant chord is one of the most important and frequently encountered chords in all styles of music. From Jazz to Rock, from Funk to Pop, learning to play over the Dominant 7 chord is an essential requirement for any player. In this lesson I show you |
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| 12 Great D Minor Blues Scale Licks (Audio & PDF) |
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Learn the language of The Blues and get those fingers moving! In this lesson, I demonstrate using the Blues Scale to create great licks you can use in your own playing. From slow Blues, to fast Funk, to Rock n' Roll. I show you how to go about getting y |
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| 24 Short Blues Licks (Video, Audio & PDF) |
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In this lesson I take you through 24 short blues licks on alto sax. These are for the G blues scale on alto sax. I've also included a copy for the C blues scale if you want to play them on tenor sax also. I wrote these licks years ago for my students t |
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| 3 Against 4 Hemiola Lesson (Video & Audio) |
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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. |
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| 3625 Lesson 1 |
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In this video lesson, I teach you about the 3625 progression. The 3625 progression is very common in jazz music. I talk about the importance it has in jazz music and why you should learn this progression in every key.
I demonstrate the progression o |
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| 4 Note Groupings Lesson 1 |
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Most jazz improvisation teachers will teach on 4 note groupings at one point or another. I had a few teachers as I was growing up that taught me this way. I remember studying out of "Patterns for Jazz" when I was a kid and working on 4 note groupings in |
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| 4 Note Groupings Lesson 2 |
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Most jazz improvisation teachers will teach on 4 note groupings at one point or another. I had a few teachers as I was growing up that taught me this way. I remember studying out of "Patterns for Jazz" when I was a kid and working on 4 note groupings in |
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| 4 Note Groupings Lesson 3 |
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In this third lesson on 4 note grouping, I focus on taking simple 4 note groupings from lesson 1 and teach you how to use them as 5679 of another chord. I show you how to work through them so that you can choose the ones you like the best.
This is the th |
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| 60 Minute Skype Lesson with Steve |
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Do you need some personal person to person help and advice for your saxophone playing? Would you like some reassurance that you are headed in the right direction? Would you like to know exactly what the most important and vital things you should be work |
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| A Mature Embouchure (Video) |
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In this video lesson I talk in depth about different aspects of my embouchure. I teach about the signs of an embouchure that can be improved and go into detail on the different things you can change and work on that will improve it. The things discussed i |
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| A Practical Practice Routine (Video & Audio) |
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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 |
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| All I Know About Mouthpieces Part 1 (Video) |
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I've been asked quite a few times to do a lesson on mouthpieces and what I've learned about them over the years. In this video, I talk about my experiences with different mouthpieces and show you a few examples of ones that I have in my studio. In this v |
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| All I Know About Mouthpieces Part 2 (Video) |
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I've been asked quite a few times to do a lesson on mouthpieces and what I've learned about them over the years. In this Part 2 video, I talk about my experiences with different mouthpieces and show you a few examples of ones that I have in my studio. In |
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| All I Know About Mouthpieces Part 3 (Video) |
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I've been asked quite a few times to do a lesson on mouthpieces and what I've learned about them over the years. In this Part 2 video, I talk about my experiences with different mouthpieces and show you a few examples of ones that I have in my studio. In |
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| All The Approaches-Lesson 1 (Audio & PDF) |
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In this, the first in a series of lessons on mastering approaches over jazz standards, I use the tune "All the things you are" to teach you how to target and approach the chord tones to produce flowing, logical lines, that move convincingly through the ch |
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