Jazz Sax Scales

Description

Jazz Sax Scales: A Roadmap for Beginners

 

If you have problems classifying and memorizing the different jazz scales and how to use them, you´ll find in this book a step by step roadmap to organize, learn and play the scales used in the jazz idiom.

 

This workbook has exercises to practice the scales used in jazz improvisation and incorporate them to your practice routine.

 

The book follows the model of the rest of the workbooks of the series: building melodic lines starting with melodic patterns, combine them with syncopated rhythmic patterns and articulations and add the most important element: swing.

 

This workbook includes models and templates to write, correct yourself, and improve memorization.

 

The exercises included in the workbook can be played over play alongs and the contents are related to the rest of the Jazz Language Workbooks series.

 

What you will find in this book:

 

154 pages.

50 exercises.

55 models and templates.

Scale options over the major and minor II-V-I progressions, blues and rhythm changes.

 

If you want to improvise your own melodic lines with the authentic jazz sound, download now the Jazz Sax Scales workbook.

 

Contents

 

Jazz Sax Scales: A Roadmap

Introduction to jazz improvisation

Jazz scales for saxophone: a roadmap in C

The major scale: melodic traits -model-

Major scales -model-

Major scales -template-

Major scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Major scale: melodic patterns in C -template-

Major scale: how to study the melodic patterns

The modes of the major scale in C -model-

The modes of the major scale in C -template-

Avoid notes in the modes of the major scale -model-

Avoid notes in the modes of the major scale -template-

Basic syncopated rhythmic patterns -model-

Syncopated rhythmic patterns combinations

Syncopated rhythmic patterns combinations with the major scale

Major and minor (blues) pentatonic scales -model-

Major and minor (blues) pentatonic scales -template-

Pentatonic scales: how to study

Major pentatonic scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Minor pentatonic scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Major bebop scale: fundamentals

Major bebop scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Major bebop scales in all keys -model-

Major bebop scales in all keys -template-

Mixolydian scales -model-

Mixolydian scales -template-

Mixolydian scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Mixolydian scale: melodic patterns in C -template-

Mixolydian bebop scale: fundamentals

Mixolydian bebop scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Mixolydian bebop scales in all keys -model-

Syncopated rhythmic patterns combinations with the mixolydian scale

Dorian scales -model-

Dorian scales -template-

Dorian scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Dorian scale: melodic patterns in C -template-

Dorian bebop scale: fundamentals

Dorian bebop scale: melodic patterns in C -model-

Dorian bebop scales in all keys -model-

Syncopated rhythmic patterns combinations with the dorian scale

Jazz scales for saxophone: how to study I

Jazz scales for saxophone: how to study II

Jazz scales for saxophone: a roadmap in D

Major scale: melodic patterns in D

Jazz scales for saxophone: a roadmap in G

Major scale: melodic patterns in G

Phrygian scales -model-

Phrygian scales -template-

Lydian scales -model-

Lydian scales -template-

Lydian scale: melodic patterns in C

Aeolian scales -model-

Aeolian scales -template-

Locrian scales -model-

Locrian scales -template-

Locrian scale: melodic patterns in C

The modes of the melodic minor scale -model-

The modes of the melodic minor scale in C -model-

Melodic minor scales -model-

Melodic minor scales -template-

Melodic minor scale: melodic patterns in C

Lydian augmented scales -model-

Lydian augmented scales -template-

Lydian dominant scales -model-

Lydian dominant scales -template-

Lydian dominant scale: melodic patterns in C

Locrian +2 scales -model-

Locrian +2 scales -template-

Locrian +2 scale: melodic patterns in C

Diminished whole tone scales -model-

Diminished whole tone scales -template-

Diminished whole tone scale: melodic patterns in C

Symmetric scales -model-

Symmetric scales -template-

Whole step-half step diminished scales -model-

Whole step-half step diminished scales -template-

Whole step-half step diminished scale: melodic patterns

Half step-whole step diminished scales -model-

Half step-whole step diminished scales -template-

Half step-whole step diminished scale: melodic patterns

Whole tone scales -model-

Whole tone scales -template-

Whole tone scale: melodic patterns

Chromatic scale: melodic patterns

Harmonic minor scales -model-

Harmonic minor scales -template-

Harmonic minor scale: melodic patterns in C

Scales study with melodic pattern

Scales study with syncopated rhythmic pattern

Scales study with combinations of syncopated rhythmic patterns I

Scales study with combinations of syncopated rhythmic patterns II

Scales study with combinations of syncopated rhythmic patterns III

Scales study with combinations of syncopated rhythmic patterns IV

Jazz language: phrasing

Scales study with forward motion

Jazz language: articulations

Scales study with articulations

Scales study with chromatics

Jazz language: embellishments

Scales study with embellishments

Jazz language: clichés

Scales study with jazz clichés

Scales study in relation to rhythm

Jazz language: ghost notes

Scales study with swing

Jazz language: pivoting

Scales study with pivoting

Jazz language: step and skip

Scales study with skips

Major II-V-I: scale options in C -model-

Minor II-V-I: scale options in C -model-

Pentatonic scales: scale options over the major II-V-I progression -model-

Pentatonic scales: scale options over the minor II-V-I progression -model-

Bebop scales: scale options over the major II-V-I progression -model-

Bebop scales: scale options over the minor II-V-I progression -model-

Transformation of the major scale melodic line

100 ways to play the major scale

Scales memorization: G mixolydian -model-

Scales memorization: G mixolydian -template-

Scales memorization: G dorian -model-

Scales memorization: G dorian -template-

Dominant blues in G: scale options -model-

Dominant blues in D: scale options -model-

Minor blues in D: scale options -model-

Minor blues in A: scale options -model-

Blues in all keys -template-

Rhythm Changes in C -model-

Rhythm Changes in C: B section -model-

Rhythm Changes in C: B section -template-

Rhythm Changes in all keys -template-

Scales study organization: alto and baritone saxophone -template-

Scales study organization: tenor and soprano saxophone -template-

Scales study organization: C instruments -template-

Melodic patterns in all keys – template-

Notes I

Notes II

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