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Recommended Listening (A Good Start...)
An important part of developing an individual sound on saxophone is listening. Here are some players who made major contributions to this music. This is a work in progress at the moment so right now...
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The following ideas are a combination of my own teaching concepts that I have developed over several years of teaching as well as information gleaned from Frederick Westphal's Guide to Teaching...
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Major, Minor & Chromatic Scales
Here are some good examples of ways to practice major, minor and chromatic scales. Get a good handle on these exercises before moving on to the diminished and whole-tone scalar exercises. Some general...
View ArticleSound Like the Real Kenny G
I've been listening to some Kenny Garrett lately and was reminded of how downright NASTY he is, ESPECIALLY over any kind of vamp or pedal point. Here is my quasi-transcription of him demonstrating some...
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Breathing
These notes are meant to accompany an audio recording of a masterclass led by David Liebman. It's here mainly for my students who have access to this recording but I thought there might be others who...
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Saxophonist, composer, and educator David Liebman has stated that within Western modern society, transcription takes the place of master/apprentice situations that exist in Indian and African cultures....
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Cannonball Adderley's solo on "The Sleeper"
Cannonball Adderley's solo on "The Sleeper" In 2013 I attended David Liebman's masterclass on the subject of transcription and analysis at the University of Toronto. Listening to him speak about the...
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