“The Nearness of You”, Chris Potter on “The Source” (Live), diminished stuff, “Stella By Starlight” in G.
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Long Tones as a Meditation ????
Let’s breathe and meditate on some saxophone long tones. Shed with me at bobsvirtualstudio.com
Long tones exercise: “The Nearness of You” root motion to a drum loop in 11/4
Why? Because I can simultaneously: practice memorizing the chord progression to a standard I want to know, focus on following and predicting the form and harmonic rhythm, (I’m visualizing the 4-8 bar sections as I go, aiming to think ahead a measure or two) treat it as a long tone exercise, and step outside my […]
Keep Fingers Moving During Breaths
https://vimeo.com/183035571s In response to Ludvig’s question on this lesson: When I’ve been doing these exercises I’ve been pausing my fingers when I need to take a breath just to get all the notes sounding correct. While you take a breath, on the other hand, you let your fingers keep on working. Any comments on that? […]
2 (Better) Ways to Improve Your Saxophone Intonation & Tuning
Want to get your saxophone intonation and tuning to be pitch perfect? There are a couple things you can do rather than use a visual tuner. (I cringe anytime I see a musician “tuning up” by playing into—looking at—a tuner. Why would you train your EYES to tell you what your EARS should?) Instead, try these […]
(Video) “Whatever comes in comes out” – jazz pianist Aaron Goldberg on the power of repeated listening
Of all the problems plaguing aspiring improvisers, the topic I hear most about is (some version of) “I don’t know how to come up with fresh ideas when I’m improvising.” But when I dig deeper, 99% of the folks complaining about this have poor listening habits. Listening, or rather active listening will solve nearly all your problems. […]