How to Improvise on the Saxophone


Created By

Roshan D

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Musical Instruments

4 Hours

8 LESSONS

HOW TO IMPROVISE ON THE SAXOPHONE

Skill Acquisition

Course Overview

Course Content


8 LESSONS

4 Hours Total Length

Let's Look At the Basics: Listen to Classic Solos Through Time and Work Out Why They Are Such Great Solos

Play the Blues: Learn How To Play a Simple Head and Understand the Structure of the Blues

Create Your Answer: Use a Pattern of Notes to Come Up With Simple Ideas and Grooves

Fill the Gaps: Learn the Structure of a Song and How to Fill in a Solo Which is the Right Length

Scales and Patterns: A Starter's Look At Some Jazz-Sounding Scales and Arpeggios

Let's Test What We Have Learnt: Have a Go At Adding Your Ideas to a Simple Chord Structure

Feel the Groove: Have a Look At a Couple of Different Styles Including Rock and Latin. A Guide on How to Approach These Styles

Final Performance: Pull a Whole Piece Together With a Head, Solo, Repeated Head and Ending

KEY SKILLS

Sense of Key

Scales

Harmony

Rhythmic Styles

Educator


Roshan D
All Rounder Educator