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JAZZ IMPROVISATION LESSONS |
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| Shaping the Blues Scale: (2 Lesson Set)..... $9.95 | ||
| Introduction to the Blues: How to Learn & Practice the Blues (4 Lesson Set) ....$19.95 | ||
| The Arpeggio Circle: Circle Patterns (2 Lesson Set) $9.95 | ||
Major, Minor, Dominant: What's The Difference? |
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| The Flat Nine, Part 1 Guiding the Harmony (2 Lesson Set)..... $9.95 |
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| Through the Keys, Parts 1 & 2 The Circle of Fourths & Dominants & ii-V-I's: The Modal View (2 Lesson Set).....$9.95 |
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| Through the Keys, Part 3 ii-V By Any Name: Parts 1 & 2 (2 Lesson Set).....$9.95 |
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| Through the Keys, Parts 4 & 5 Tunes Through The Keys: The Shifting Tonal Center, Major-Minor (2 Lesson Set).....$9.95 |
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| Making Sense of Jazz Improvisation, Parts 1 , 2, & 3 (3 Lesson Set).....$17.95 |
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FREE LESSON: This lesson offers a method for combining & making sense of saxophone overtone, embouchure, & tone production practice. A procedure is outlined that will help you develop better control over your tone color, pitch, & intensity. |
DEMO: Making Sense of JAZZ IMPROVISATION, Pt. 2 |
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Making Sense of Jazz Improvisation, Part 1 |
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This lesson provides an introduction to jazz improvisation by offering a method for learning to interpret, practice, and perform the chord changes to standard tunes. The exercises and examples in the lesson are based on the chord changes to the standard tune, "Blue Bossa." Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Easy-Medium........Price - $6.99 | ||
Making Sense of Jazz Improvisation, Part 2 |
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This lesson explores the art of creating an improvised solo using several phrasing concepts and a basic jazz vocabulary. In the lesson, playing an improvised solo is related to the art of story telling. Exercises and examples in this lesson are based on the chord changes to the standard, "Blue Bossa." A play-along track is recommended but not required for practicing and utilizing this lesson. The "Blue Bossa" play-along by Bill Harrison, available at www.playjazznow.com, is used for some of the examples in this lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Easy-Medium........Price - $6.99 | ||
Making Sense of Jazz Improvisation, Part 3 |
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This extended lesson offers an approach for learning to understand and improvise over the chord changes to jazz standards. You will learn how to determine the form of a tune, organize and practice the chord changes, and begin the process of creating a meaningful solo. Examples and exercises are based on the chord changes to "Don't Get Around Much Anymore." |
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| Skill Level: Easy-Medium........Price - $9.99 | ||
Through the Keys, Part 1: The Circle of Fourths & Dominants |
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| This lesson provides a method for learning the "Circle of Fourths" and for practicing concepts, phrases, and licks on dominant chords in all keys using the "Cycle of Dominants."
An understanding of major scales is needed to get the most from this lesson. Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson |
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| Skill Level: Medium................Price- $6.99 | |
Through the Keys, Part 2: ii-V-I's: The Modal View |
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| This lesson approaches the major ii-V-I chord progression through the use of dorian, mixolydian, and major scales. Examples and exercises are provided to help you learn to play concepts, phrases, and licks over ii-V-I progressions in all keys.
An understanding of major scales is needed to get the most from this lesson. Includes 2 Quicktime movies & PDF lesson |
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| Skill Level: Easy/Medium............Price- $6.99 | |
Through the Keys, Part 3: ii-V By Any Name: 1 |
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| This lesson identifies the naturally occurring ii-V chord sequences found in major keys. A practice routine with examples and exercises based on the chord changes to Charlie Parker's tune, "Confirmation," is provided for helping you learn to recognize and practice the ii-V combinations in all keys.
An understanding of major scales is needed to get the most from this lesson. Includes 2 Quicktime movies & PDF lesson |
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| Skill Level: Medium/Advanced.....Price- $6.99 | |
Through the Keys, Part 3: ii-V By Any Name: 2 |
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| This lesson discusses two common iv-VII7 chord progressions in combination with the naturally occurring iii-VI7-ii-V7 sequence of ii-V7 chords. The lesson explores function of the progressions and approaches to practicing the progressions within the context of tunes. Exercises and examples are based on excerpts from the chord changes to "On Green Dolphin Street," and "I Remember You."
In order to get the most from this lesson, it is important to be familiar with the Roman Numeral chord numbering system covered in Part 1. Includes 2 Quicktime movies & PDF lesson |
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| Skill Level: Medium/Advanced......Price- $6.99 | ||
Through the Keys, Part 4: Tunes Through the Keys |
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| This lesson approaches the tasks of learning to transpose and practice standard chord changes to different keys using the Roman Numeral system outlined in previous lessons. Examples and exercises are based on chord changes from the standard, "But Not For Me."
Includes 2 Quicktime movies & PDF lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Medium/Advanced......Price- $6.99 | ||
Through the Keys, Part 5: The Shifting Tonal Center, Major-Minor |
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| This lesson extends the numeric approach of identifying, learning, and transposing chord changes to include shifts in tonality between related major and minor keys. Exercises and examples are based on the chord changes to the standards, "God Bless the Child," & "Autumn Leaves."
Includes 2 Quicktime movies & PDF lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Medium/Advanced......Price- $6.99 | ||
The Flat Nine, Part 1 |
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| The use of flat nines in resolving dominant chord harmony is addressed in this lesson. Exercises & patterns, based on the chord changes from the standard, "I Could Write a Book," are included to help expand your vocabulary to include these extensions of basic harmony.
In preparation for the lesson, it is important that you have an understanding of V-I & ii-V-I chordal movement. Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson |
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| Skill Level: Advanced................Price- $6.99 | |
Guiding The Harmony |
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| This lesson explores the use of guide tones as a basis for navigating chord changes to standard tunes. Exercises & examples are based on the chord changes from the standard, "There Will Never Be Another You."
Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson |
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| Skill Level: Medium-Advanced.....Price- $6.99 | ||
Intervals- The Building Blocks of Jazz |
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| This two-part lesson provides a practical guide to understanding the different simple intervals (intervals within one octave) and offers playing exercises for learning and internalizing them in all keys.
Includes 2 Quicktime movies, PDF lesson & PDF scale sheet. |
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| Skill Level: Easy............Price - $6.99 | |
Major, Minor, Dominant: What's the Difference? |
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| This lesson explores the differences between basic major, minor, & dominant chords & arpeggios. A practice method is also outlined for learning to understand these types of chords, & for playing the arpeggios.
Includes Quicktime movie, PDF lesson & PDF scale sheet. |
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| Skill Level: Easy/Medium....Price - $6.99 | ||
Introduction to the Blues, Part 1 |
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| This lesson teaches you how to figure out the chord changes and arpeggios for a basic 12-bar blues. Instruction is also provided for beginning blues improvisation practice.
Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Easy ..........Price - $6.99 | |
Introduction to the Blues, Part 2 |
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| This lesson takes your blues practice to the next level by enhancing the basic chord progression with additional scales. The concept of using guide tones to further explore the harmony is also addressed.
Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. | |
| Skill Level: Easy/Medium ..........Price - $6.99 | |
Introduction to the Blues, Part 3 |
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| This lesson advances your blues practice to include complete 1-3-5-7-9 arpeggios. Connecting phrases through the use of changing and common tones is addressed.
Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Medium ......Price - $6.99 | ||
Introduction to the Blues, Part 4 |
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| This lesson provides an introduction to the use of pentatonic scales in the blues. Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. | |
| Skill Level: Medium ..........Price - $6.99 | |
Time, Tongue, & Technique |
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| This lesson provides a systematic approach for developing your time, technique, and jazz articulation skills. A metronome is required for the exercises.
Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. | |
| Skill Level: Medium ..........Price - $6.99 | |
The Arpeggio Circle, Part 2 |
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| This lesson further explores the circle pattern technique explored in Part 1. In this lesson you will learn how to practice & incorporate arpeggio inversions in your improvisation. The complete chord progression from the standard, "You Stepped Out of a Dream," is used in the exercises.
Includes Quicktime movie & PDF lesson. |
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| Skill Level: Advanced ..........Price - $6.99 | |
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