MODES & SCALES
- MAJOR, HARMONIC, MELODIC
- USE YOUR scale sheet scorecard to keep track of your progress!
LESSON FOCUS
- PICK ONE KLOSE EXERCISE
- MEMORIZING A TRANSCRIBED SOLO
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- Bouncin’ with Benny – Dexter Gordon
- Memorize the solo in small bits.
- With each section, pull up the YouTube & play at 50% or whatever works for you.
- Match Dexter’s timing, sound, swing, bending of notes, intonation, darkness of tone quality and any ornaments (grace notes)
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JAZZ STANDARDS / ANALYZE / SCALES-MODES / PLAY!
- THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (2/22/26)
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- John Coltrane > https://youtu.be/HA0tXhi9vv0
- 2/22/26 – write solo for Night 1000 eyes.
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- TAKE THE “A TRAIN” (A TRAIN)
- HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES
- BLUE BOSSA
TOHS INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
HONOR BAND 2027
CLARINET WORKOUT
- Chromatic scale – C1 to C3 > 4-8 counts > Tempo=68
- Essential Elements, book 1 — play each exercise twice in a row and go from one exercise right to the next — no stopping, unless your mouth “gives out” and cannot grip. You want to practice until your embouchure fails so you can build the proper muscles quickly and gain stamina.
HONOR BAND / CLASSICAL
- Need to update to high school level
JAZZ / IMPROV SOLO SKILLS
- 3/13/25 — BLUE BOSSA > DEXTER GORDON > YouTube
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- Transcribe and try to memorize. 😀
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- PLAY ALONG with YouTube videos:
FUTURE TRANSCRIPTIONS TO DO OR LEARN
ONGOING – JAZZ STUDIES
SAXOPHONE MUSIC MATERIALS
