#InTheShed
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In the shed 2021-05-23
“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
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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…
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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.…
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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”…
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(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%…