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Step 1 – Four Measure Phrase Segmentation Break the song down to four measure segments and take one segment to memorize each practice session. Just like when we eat a meal we don’t shove it all in our mouth, we...
For years I have been using Dr. David Baker’s books in my composition and jazz courses to help explain key concepts. Dr. Baker had a way of explaining ideas that was simple and direct as opposed to many of the...
When I was growing up I would hear my dad would practice his tenor saxophone once in a while and the first thing he would play was Illinois Jacquet’s solo from “Flying Home.” It’s a real melodic solo that requires...
Back in 2006 I was finishing up one of my recording projects and wanted to plan a CD release, I choose Bohemian Caverns because of the vibe and it was a fresh new venue on the scene. It had been...
Known as “the devil’s interval” since medieval times you can’t play jazz without it. The first accepted harmonic interval in Gregorian chant was the perfect 5th and the note a half step down created such dissonance that it was banned....
