Practice Tips for Saxophonists
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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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A useful money management tip for musicians
New vlogs every day right here. This was a response to Jess, who wrote: Hi Bob, Have a question for you – and for your wife! I’m not a musician, but I’m engaged to one,…
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How I memorized 20+ Snarky Puppy songs in one week
Recently I did a short tour with Snarky Puppy, and needed to memorize their touring repertoire…fast. I’ve recorded with them before but live shows present a different challenge. Because the sets change nightly, I needed to…
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How I memorize music in a hurry
UPDATE: we won a Grammy Award for this album! I’m writing this from a beautiful recording studio outside El Paso, Texas where I’m spending a week recording Snarky Puppy’s next album. We’re aiming to record roughly…