In this video Jazz duets demonstrates C minor and Bb major triad Pairs over a C minor drone. These Triads are found in the Dorian and the Natural Minor. Words to describe the feeling these sounds evoke: Tender - solemn- beauty, pang, poignant, yearning. The concept of mixing Triad pairs is akin to a painter mixing colours. ☑️ The examples come from the Thesaurus of Minor Triad Pairs : https://jazzduets.com/pages/thesaurus-compendium https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmosj4iHBoB5xUJ3BJjHh3l2tdc4uJuSw ***************************** My name is Nick Homes. I am a non genius musician who strugg ..read more

In this video Jazzduets breaks down playing a solo using the Major, Dominant and Minor bebop scales over the chords of Duke Ellington´s seminal "Take The A Train". This solo is featured in the Art of Bebop scales. on line course: ► The Art of Bebop scales: https://jazzduets.com/products/2571916 ***************************** ––– Other Jazzduets resources ––– ► Thesaurus of Bebop scales: https://jazzduets.com/products/thesaurus-of-bebop-scales ► 10 best Jazz solos for beginners to learn : https://jazzduets.com/products/2895113 ► Jazzduets online courses: https://jazzduets.com/collections/premium ..read more

Pentatonic scales superimposed on to John Coltrane’s Giant steps #coltrane #pentatonic #sax #saxophone #saxplayer #saxofone #saxofonista #saxo #jazz #scales #study #improvisation #exercises https://jazzduets.com/products/superimposing-pentatonic-scales-on-giant-steps-chords-mega-download search www.jazzduets.com for Giant Steps ..read more

In this video Jazzduets demonstrates some of Practice Focus Points below using as raw material the John Coltrane Pentatonic. These are different ideas to focus on whilst practicing something. The idea over time is to assimilate these to a point where they are second nature. PRACTICE FOCUS POINTS: 1. FOCUS - on the notes themselves . 2. Fingers - are my fingers as close as they can be to the keys? 3. Breathing - Inhalation - Am I really filling my lungs ? 4. Air stream. Is it backed up - and constant? 5.a Embouchure - is it comfortable? is my lower lip soft? 5.b. double embouchure. 6. Tongue ..read more

In this video Jazzduets demonstrates C minor and D major Triad pair shapes superimposed over a C minor drone. These triads are found in the ‘Satie Scale’. The D triad with the F#, sharp 4 of the minor scale is pungent and beautiful. Over the C minor drone these 2 triads produce a Foreign, Exotic sound feeling. THE SITUATION Imagine a dinner party has started. The mood of the party is on the sober side. These 2 triad people entering are in quite different moods. The C- triad person blends perfectly in and is almost invisible! The D major person is wearing bright clothes and speaks out freely an ..read more

In this video Jazz duets demonstrates painting sound colours with Triad Pair combinations. The featured "melodic" shapes Nick Homes plays come from the "Thesaurus of Triad Pairs" ► https://jazzduets.com/products/1359231 "Mixing triad pairs is an innovative Approach to Improvisation like painting sound colours, combining shades of sounds that add different feelings and emotions to your improvisations…" Contents: 00:00 - Introduction 01:10 - Eb and F major triads over C minor drone 03:01 - Gb and Ab major triads over Eb minor 05:40 - Bb and C major triads over G minor 7:44 - C minor and Bb major ..read more

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10 RULES to play JAZZ like the early masters Part 1 (rules 1 - 5) - a list of what and what not to play to sound authentic in jazz. Perhaps A more modest alternative title could have been :"10 musical elements to try out that will make you sound like a vintage jazz legend. ************************* Recently when putting together “the 10 best jazz solos for beginners to learn” course I transcribed and immersed myself in 10 of the wicked jazz solos fro the early era. 1) Tex Beneke - "Little Brown Jug" (1939) 2) Chet Baker - "Summertime" (1955) 3) Danny Polo - "When Day is Done" (1940) 4) Miles D ..read more

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