JAMES MUSIC PAGE

MUSIC LESSON FOCUS

  • Writing a solo for “The Opener!
  • BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT > YouTube
  • SUMMERTIME > YouTube
  • THE OPENER > YouTube
  • WHAT IS HIP? > Audio
  • Jazz III (Jazz B)
    • Play the following major scales the full range of your instrument: Ab, G and D Major and a chromatic scale one octave. > PDF
    • Prepare a short classical etude demonstrating your technical ability on your instrument.
    • Play the tune “Tenor Madness” > YouTube
    • prepare two choruses of a 12 bar Bb blues solo using transcribed licks from a single or several legendary Jazz artists on your instrument.
  • HOME ALONE, MUSIC FROM > YouTube
  • SAXOPHONE
      • Chromatic Scale
          • 3 note slur with a pause > D1 to D3 > PDF
          • Articulation: Slur 2 notes, tongue1
          • Work on 2nd line only
      • 25 or 6 to 4 > audio track
      • 8/11/24 – Practical Studies, Page 11, Etude #21
      • 7/21 — REVIEW:  Practical Studies > page 9, #15
          • First, learn it as best you can
          • Second, add metronome > set to 82-bpm
          • Third, clap it. 
      • 7/21 — REVIEW:  Practical Studies > page 9, #16 & 17
          • First, learn it as best you can
          • Second, add metronome > set to 76-bpm
          • Third, clap it.
      • 7/21 — REVIEW:  Practical Studies > page 10, #18
          • First, learn it as best you can
          • Second, add metronome > set to 76-bpm
          • Third, clap it.
  • FLUTE > Accent in Achievement
      • Page 6 & 7 > Even if the sound is airy or almost non-existent, keep going through the exercises in the book

 

TECHNICAL STUDIES / MUSICIANSHIP

  • LONG TONES > READ DISCUSSION NOTE > LINK
  • ONLINE METRONOME > LINK
  • FINGERING CHART > PDF
  • CHROMATIC SCALE > PDF

WARM-UP

  • CLICKING TO A METRONOME (118bpm) – random rhythms
      • Click on “red notes” — 1 2 3 4 – 1 2 3 4 – 1 2 3 4 – 1 2 3 4
  • COUNT & CLICK > #13 – Practical Studies
  • CHROMATIC SCALE – Use your fingering chart
  • MAJOR SCALES
  • KLOSE #4 > pdf

 

PRACTICAL STUDIES

  • 4/26 – Page 4 – Exercise #3 & 4 (start learning, reviewing)
      • Learn the etudes (song/exercise) without the metronome.
      • THEN add the metronome:  88 bpm (beats per minute)
      • Clap & Count out the rhythm with a metronome (84bpm).

BAND SONGS – AUDIO & YouTube Links

BAND SHEET MUSIC > Click on the YouTube Links:

 

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