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Jazz Scales for Saxophone: A Roadmap for Beginners
Updated 2025 I don´t recommend playing the scales in all keys from the beginning, it´s too much information and difficult to memorize. I prefer to follow this roadmap: 1 Play C major, mixolydian and dorian scales with their melodic patterns over play-a-longs. C major scale over Jamey Aebersold Vol. 24 CD1. C dorian scale over Jamey Aebersold Vol.24 CD2 C mixolydian scale over Jamey Aebersold Vol. 84. Read more…
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“All The Things You Are” (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II) (1939): Harmonic Analysis
How to simplify the harmonic analysis of “All The Things You Are” turning the 36 chords of the harmonic progression into 5 major modulations. Updated 2025 “All The Things You Are” is a jazz standard composed in 1939 by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, for the musical Very Warm For May (1939). “All The Things You Are” is in the key of Ab major, the form is ABCD and it has a characteristic intro-coda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty-9G2LVFqQ “All The Things You Are”: Recording Analysis Jazz, like classical music, is an intelectual music requiring concentration to play and concentration to listen. Read more…
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Jazz Blues Exercises: The Blues as Played by Jazz Musicians
18 exercises to play the dominant blues form in C Updated 2025 Tip: play over a Play-A-Long. Read more…
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Bebop Scales: A Guide for Beginners
Major, mixolydian and minor bebop scales in all keys. Updated 2025 Major Bebop Scales https://youtu.be/E0MniJqUR0s Tip: play the bebop scales in C before playing a different key. Read more…
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100 Jazz Standards for Beginners
Basic jazz standards listed in different orders Updated 2025 100 Basic Jazz Standards Tip: learn the form of the jazz standard before playing it. Read more…