Exploring Jazz Saxophone: Part 1 - Getting Started

Course Trailer

Lesson plan (2h 9m)

• 1. The Blues
• Introduction + leaving town demonstration
• The Blues Scale
• Swing Quavers
• Combing the Blues Scale and Swing Quavers
• Playing through the Blues form using root notes
• Writes Your Own Blues
• Leaving Town Blues - Improvise
• Improvisation recap
• 2. Major 7th Chords
• The Major Scale
• Major Scale Arpeggios
• Practising in all keys
• Embellishing
• Major Pentatonics
• Major Pentatonic workout
• Rhythmic Variation
• Adding Blues to a Major Chord
• Major 7th Heaven
• 3. Minor 7th Chords
• Introduction to Minor 7th Chords
• Dorian Scale Workout
• Minor 7th Chord Lick
• Minor Pentatonic Patterns
• Minor Pentatonic Workout
• Pentatonic vs Blues Scale
• So Far so Good - Introduction
• So Far so Good - Head
• Minor Chord Extensions
• Rhythmic Ideas
• So Far so Good - Performance with Solo
• 4. The 7th Chord
• Introducing the 7th Chord
• Different Chord Types from the Root (Maj7/ 7 / Minor 7)
• The Mixolydian Scale in the Blues
• 3rds and 7ths
• Contrasting Major and Minor in the Blues
• Sonny's Blues
• 5. Putting It Together
• Pearly White - Chords and Harmony
• Pearly White - Performance
• Pearly White - Soloing Suggestions
• Down to It - Chords and Harmony
• Down to It - Performance
• Down to It - Soloing Ideas
• 6. Modes
• Introduction to Modes
• Diatonic Modes Exercise
• Modes with a Static Root
• Modes with Static Root Exercise
• Modes with Static Root Recap
• Phrase Exercise for Modes
• Phrase Exercise for Modes (Demonstration)
• Song Examples
• First Impresssions - Chords and Harmony
• First Impresssions - Performance
• First Impresssions - Introduction and Analysis