Exploring Jazz Saxophone: Part 1 - Getting Started
with Ollie Weston
Beginner
51 lessons (2h 9m)
Sheet music included
Backing tracks included
Mobile, Tablet + Desktop
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Course Trailer
- 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
Lesson plan (2h 9m)
Ollie Weston is a Saxophonist and Music Educator who has performed in live and studio settings with artists as diverse as Amy Winehouse, Tim Minchin, Bonobo, Frank Turner, The London Jazz Orchestra and many more.
In this first course based on the best selling book Exploring Jazz Saxophone, published by Schott Music, Ollie opens the door for alto saxophone players on how to get started improvising in a jazz style.
Recorded at the legendary 606 Jazz club in Chelsea, London, the course starts with how to improvise over a blues progression with a great swing feel, and goes on to cover how to form jazz chord types like major 7, minor 7 and dominant 7 and how to improvise over them using arpeggios and modes. Ollie also covers upper extensions and provides an easy to understand approach for getting started playing modes inlcuding Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian and Mixolydian.
The course includes:
- PDF of the Schott Music published book
- 6 practice songs
- Interactive sheet music that can be slowed down and looped
- "Play along" backing tracks recorded with a live band
- Figures
This course has everything you need to start playing great sounding jazz with clarity, control and precision. Let's get started!
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