RACHAEL’S MUSIC PAGE

PRACTICE

  • CHROMATIC SCALE
  • MAJOR SCALES FULL RANGE / Optional Major Modes & Scale
  • ALL 12 HARMONIC > Modes & Scale / Bonus ALL 12 MELODIC > modes & scales
  • Choose a Klose exercise & play twice / Optional Etude study “Selected Studies”
  • Memorize a Dexter Gordon solo. Play along with the original recording, slowing down to 50, 60, 75, 80, 90 percents then at tempo.
  • Transcribing Solos. As soon as you finish one, learn it, memorize it and then pick another.
  • Real Book Song > Learn/Memorize the melody and then do the play-along

TECHNICAL WORKOUT

  • KLOSE > EXERCISE #4, 11, 12 & 16 > first time slur > 2nd time tongue

LEAD SHEETS / ANALYZE

  • AUTUMN LEAVES > 6/14/26
      • https://youtu.be/zVArZx4sFSk
      • https://youtu.be/ncjC5cK-Gog
      • https://youtu.be/NFYB_pL2CpY
  • DAYS OF WINE & ROSES
      • https://youtu.be/u1j1gDjhNwQ
      • https://youtu.be/9kp7WE7hfak
  • ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 
  • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES
  • A TRAIN
  • BLUE BOSSA
  • Feb 22 > The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

DEXTER SOLOS

  • DOOTSIE
  • CHEESECAKE
  • FRIED BANANAS

TRANSCRIBING

JAZZ MATERIAL

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