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Clarinet: register jumping (Cam Robbins)

Monday, October 5, 2009

Cam Robbins demonstrates a classic device for jazz improvisation on the clarinet, rhythmic register jumping. The video contains several examples and Cam demonstrates how to use the technique over one and two chord sequences. Here’s some links to Cam’s music Cam playing with Skazz and also this is a link to all his music on iTunes Share/Save

Sax: bebop scales (Paul Williamson)

Saturday, January 3, 2009

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Paul Williamson explains the uses of bebop scales in jazz improvisation. In this video, Paul’s first post for Digital Pill, he describes the construction of bebop scales, jazz articulation, the use of a metronome and how bebop scales place the chord tones firmly ON the beat to create an “inside” sound in improvisation. The [...]

Sax: buzzing on the mouthpiece (Leo Dale)

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Leo gives a sax lesson on how to warm up your tone by buzzing on the mouthpiece Click > HERE < to download a pdf of the lesson Listen to Leo’s music here Leo on myspace Share/Save

Sax: tuning the registers (Leo Dale)

Thursday, July 3, 2008

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Leo gives a sax lesson on how to keep the various registers of the sax in tune. Using the interval of the 6th and some handy tips he picked up from studying J. S. Bach’s cello suites. Click > HERE < to download a pdf of the lesson Listen to Leo’s music here Leo [...]