Blues Foundation
Build a solid foundation for playing the blues on saxophone. Learn to play Blues Melodies, Licks, and Solos all by ear. Develop your sense of rhythm and take your improvising to the next level.
No Matter What Style of Music You Play
The Blues is Everywhere
“I created a course for all beginning improvisors that will prepare them for the kind of music they want to play.”
– Jay Metcalf
What You Get in this course
- Over 3 Hours of HD Video Lessons
- 36 Blues Backing Tracks covering all 12 keys in 4 styles
- Lifetime Access on the Better Sax Members Site.
- Audio Examples of exercises, licks and solos
- PDF Course Companion Guide
What our Students are Saying
Better Sax Community Members
Bernard Adonis
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Blues Foundation StudentRon Schneck
High School Teacher
Simon Deir
Better Sax StudentJoe Playford
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Online Video Course
Each etude is designed to teach you an element of blues foundation and improvisation techniques. Steve Kortyka guides you step by step so you’re not just playing the notes, but learning the tools you need to become a better improviser.
Audio Recordings
Listen and practice along to recordings of each etude played over the original BetterTrax.com backing track accompaniment.
What You Will Learn
- The Blues Scale and how to use it in countless ways
- Blues music theory explained.
- Blues Form
- Blues harmony basics
- Blues melodies - by ear and how to memorize them
- Blues Licks and how to create your own endless variations
- How to play what you hear in your head
- Rhythm - your rhythm will improve and that will make you sound a lot better.
- Improvisation techniques - These are simple, effective and will make you sound like the real thing.
- How to practice so that you have fun and improve every time.
- How to transcribe solos by ear - yes, you can do this, it's not as hard as you think.
- Lots more...
All online course purchases on BetterSax.com are risk free. If you don’t learn and benefit from our courses, we don’t want your money. Because we put so much time and work into our products, most customers just want to enroll in more. However, if you find that the content is not right for you, just get in touch to request a no hassle, no questions asked refund.
WHICH IS
RIGHT FOR YOU?
Most of my students end up taking my other courses upon completion of the Blues Foundation. Save now by purchasing the Better Sax Mastery Bundle which includes 6 courses at a 30% discount.
Blues Foundation
Intermediate-Advanced
$119
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- Pentatonic Foundation
- Pentatonic Patterns
- Blues Foundation
- Core Essentials
- Harmonic Foundation
- Blues Language
$503
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QUESTIONS?
You should begin by watching these free videos and by signing up for my free Play Sax by Ear Crash Course. Once you have completed that material, you you will be ready to take my Pentatonic Foundation Course.
Yes! The videos can be viewed on any device as long as you are connected to the internet. They are streamed from a private server in High Definition and can be watched an unlimited number of times. The PDF downloads and MP3 tracks can be downloaded for offline use.
Yes! At checkout, you can add the DVD version to your order for an additional charge.
No. Once you are enrolled, you have lifetime access. There will be no recurring fees or renewal fees. Pay once, that’s it.
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Yes. 30 days trial, 100% satisfaction guarantee.
If you don’t find that the Blues Foundation Course has helped you improve as a sax player, and learn how to improvise blues solos by ear, just send me a message and I’ll refund your entire purchase price no questions asked.
No, the Blues Foundation course is for all saxophones. There are demonstration videos and audio tracks performed on both alto and tenor. Everything can be played on any saxophone.
Absolutely yes! The lessons in this course apply to any instrument. Since the material is all taught in a way that you will be learning by ear, there are no transposition issues to worry about.