Saxophone Tips for The 6 Hardest Things to Do
Saxophone Tips Everyone’s always looking for saxophone tips, especially because there are plenty of really hard things to do on the saxophone. So here’s a list of hard, yet very …
Saxophone Tips Everyone’s always looking for saxophone tips, especially because there are plenty of really hard things to do on the saxophone. So here’s a list of hard, yet very …
When you first learned about minor chords in jazz you were told to play the dorian mode over them right? Everyone is told that, and it’s true, the …
You’re Playing Minor Chords Wrong (22 Minor Key Explorations Course) Read More »
“3 Songs Perfect for Beginner Saxophone Players If you are a beginner saxophone player you might think it will take you a while before you’re able to play any songs. …
A big part of the musical vocabulary you hear in great saxophone solos comes from scale patterns. Today I’m going to teach you an easy and fun to play pentatonic …
Why Avery Dixon’s Sax Playing Won America’s Got Talent I’ve never watched the show America’s got talent, but it has come to my attention recently because of a young man …
10 Tricks for Sax Solos that Win from Avery Dixon on America’s Got Talent Read More »
The Anatomy of the Saxophone Mouthpiece Why do we have so many saxophone mouthpiece options? Surely by now, there must be one mouthpiece that is truly the best and everyone …
How Saxophone Mouthpieces Work – Everything You Need to Know Read More »
There is so much stuff to practice and learn that it can feel a bit intimidating right? How to make progress in your playing Over the years I’ve worked with …
This Stops 95% of Saxophone Students Improving – Sound and Rhythm Read More »
“Just the Two of Us” “Just the Two of Us” is one of the all time great tunes. Today we’re going to do a quick lesson on a few different …
Easy Approaches to Soloing Over “Just the Two of Us” Read More »
How I Learned My Major Scales in all 12 Keys I recently challenged you to learn all 12 major scales on your saxophone… and then play them in one breath. …
I had the exceptional honor and good fortune to be able to meet with Master George Coleman at his home on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. I don’t know …
When I finally learned to growl on the saxophone I was growling on everything. In this video I’m going to show you how to growl on the saxophone. But first, …
How to Growl on the Saxophone (Natural Distortion Pedal) Read More »
Improvising Over Chords – Adding Color Here’s a quick music theory and improvisation lesson for you to go over some very cool sounds that work over minor chords. We’ll talk …
Add These Colors Over Minor Chords – Improvisation Lesson Read More »
I’ve been making YouTube videos about playing the saxophone since 2016, and over the past 5 or 6 years I’ve covered a lot of topics. However, one very crucial element …
You have heard this sax solo before by Kirk Whalum, I’m sure. It is one of the most listened to saxophone solos of all time. In this video let’s find …
The Most Listened to Sax Solo Ever | Kirk Whalum | Great Sax Solos Ep. 4 Read More »
Eric Alexander Eric Alexander, by any measure is one of the top saxophonists in the world today. In this video, we are talking about his new course 21 Major Key …
The Key to Jazz Improvisation – 21 Major Key Explorations with Eric Alexander Read More »
Here’s another quick saxophone lesson for you. I lifted this phrase from one of my favorite saxophonists Sonny Stitt. He would play stuff like this all the time in minor …
Use Clichés Like This One in your Solos to Connect with Listeners Read More »
Here’s a mini sax lesson for you. Take this diatonic triad pattern through the keys for some nice arpeggio practice. These are arranged in such a way that it lends …
“If you work through this book and do everything in this book you’re going to become a very good altissimo player.” – Ben Wendel In this video I sit down …
The LAST Altissimo Lesson You’ll Ever Need with Ben Wendel Read More »
Which saxophone mouthpiece tip opening should I choose? This is a question I have gotten a lot over the years, but now that people are ordering my BURNIN’ alto sax …
Everything I Know About Sax Mouthpiece Tip Openings Read More »
Everything I Know About Practicing Today I want to show a bit of my daily practice routine. That way you can see the sort of things that I’m working on …
Hey Everyone! Welcome back, today I’m gonna show you a few simple techniques for improvising over the classic soul standard “Ain’t no Sunshine” by Bill Withers. Plus, I’ll show you …
5 Ways of Improvising Over Basic Chords + Pentatonic Scale Trick Read More »