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Watch a video walkthrough to get a better idea of what you get with a BetterSax Studio subscription and how our system will help you improve drastically.
Some Unit Overviews...
List of Existing Studio Units
The content below was built out over the course of years. Each month a new unit containing: 5-7 video lessons; pdf downloads for melodies, exercises, transcriptions and etudes; backing track audio files; recordings of exercises, melodies and etudes; quizzes; live stream replays. Platinum members will have access to the BetterSax Studio Inner Circle Forum where members submit recordings for feedback from Jay Metcalf. The entire community learns from each other and progress is greatly accerated.
- But Not For Me (Melody Based Improv)
- You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Scale Based Meloides)
- In a Sentimental Mood (Embellishing Melodies)
- What A Wonderful World (ii V I Review)
- The Chicken (Rhythmic Improv)
- My Funny Valentine (Descending Bassline)
- Ain't No Sunshine (Arpeggiation Studies)
- Summertime (Melodic Arpeggios)
- The Girl From Ipanema (Uncommon Chord Progressions)
- Chameleon (Pentatonic Side-Stepping)
- There Will Never Be Another You (Pentatonic Side-Stepping)
- All of Me (Learning Jazz Standards)
- What's Going On (Pop Soloing and Play/Rest)
- What Is This Thing Called Love (Diminished Theory)
- September In the Rain (3rds & 7ths)
- Blues (3 Approaches)
- Just Friends (Tunes Starting on IV Chord)
- ii - V - I Chord Progression
- Misty (How to Learn Standards)
- Autumn Leaves (Minor ii V Progression)
- Dig Dis (How to Transcribe)
- Song for My Father (Pentatonic Scale Improvisation)
- Take the A Train (The Sharp 11 Extension)
- Blue Bossa (The Flat 9)
- Watermelon Man (The Dominant Pentatonic Scale)
- Take 5 (Odd Meters)
- Just the Two of Us (Pentatonic/Blues Scale)
- Body and Soul (Root Improvisation)
- Wave (Chord Tone Rhythmic Improv)
- Indiana/Donna Lee (Contrafacts on Common Progressions)
- St. Thomas (Rhythmic Chord Tone Soloing)
- You Don't Know What Love Is (bVI to V Progression)
- Have You Met Miss Jones (Major 3rd Root Movement)
- Fly Me to the Moon (Common Chord Progressions)
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Major, Minor, Dominant Pentatonic Scales)
- Stand By Me (Improvising Over Simple Harmony)
- Rhythm Changes 1 (The Basics)
- Georgia (Cadences)
- Sunny (Pentatonic Sequencing)
- Caravan (Altered Dominants)
- Cantaloupe Island (Pentatonic Shifting)
- Rhythm Changes 2 (Tritone Substitution)
- Doxy (Diminished Chords)
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Have Questions?
Yes! When you sign up for the BetterSax Studio (any tier) you will get access to all content from previous Studio units.
It’s easy to share recordings or video to be reviewed by instructors. We recommend using YouTube for video and Soundcloud for audio. Both are free. Once you have uploaded your recorded content to one of those sites you simply copy and paste the URL link inside the BetterSax Studio to start getting feedback.
This feature is only part of the Platinum membership tier.
Recording Submissions are NOT a requirement. One of the best parts about the BetterSax Studio is that members not only learn from the instructors, but also from each other. Student recordings that get submitted to the Studio will be visible by all members and so will the teacher’s feedback. While this is an ideal situation for learning, we understand that not everyone is ready to record themselves and have those recordings analyzed by others.
Anyone who is an intermediate level player is welcome to join. It is recommended that BetterSax Studio members have a basic level of music theory (know a few scales and chords) to be comfortable with the lessons. Going through the Harmonic Foundation Course will provide the necessary background but is not required.
Gold and Platinum tier memberships include access to all 8 BetterSax courses while your subscription is active.
Pentatonic Foundation, Pentatonic Patterns, Core Essentials, Blues Foundation, Blues Language, Harmonic Foundation, Melodic Etudes and Two, Five, Win!
As soon as your purchase is completed you will receive a confirmation email. Please check junk and spam folders for this if you don’t see it right away. Add @bettersax.com to your list of safe senders, to ensure delivery of all important emails.
Follow the instructions in this email to login to the BetterSax Members Area where you will have access to the BetterSax Studio Course.
Yes, absolutely. Cancelling your Studio subscription is easy. You will receive a link on your purchase invoice to your customer hub where you can manage your subscription and billing info at any time. You can also send us a message anytime you want to make a change. You’ll still have access for the remainder of the last month your subscription was active. At the end of your subscription, you will lose access to all Studio content.
As long as your subscription remains active your monthly or annual cost is locked in at the amount you signed up for originally.
No, the BetterSax Studio is for all saxophones. PDF materials are transposed for Eb and Bb instruments.
