Starting the Lifelong Process of Learning Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust"
Jazz standards lay the foundation to becoming a great musician. For example, Charlie Parker had the entire American Songbook memorized in all keys.
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The Philisophical Wisdom of Charlie Parker's "Repetition"
Abstract: On December 21, 1947, jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded "Repetition" as a guest soloist with Neal Hefti's orchestra. We know little…
Djere Services Group published Saxophone Mastery: 500 Dynamic Daily Etudes (Volume 2)
By God's grace, I successfully published Saxophone Mastery: 500 Dynamic Daily Etudes (Volume 2). On Github On MuseScore On Amazon
Episode 2: The History of Cannonball Saxophones (Details)
I don't play Cannonball saxophones currently, but they've always held a special place in my heart because Cannonball is an American company based…
The history of the whole tone scale, and a random whole tone scale in the key of F
The whole tone scale is a six-note scale where each pitch is separated by a whole step (or tone). It has no semitones,…
Minor triads in all 12 keys
1. C Minor: C-Eb-G 2. G Minor: G-Bb-D 3. D Minor: D-F-A 4. A Minor: A-C-E 5. E Minor: E-G-B 6. B Minor:…