Practice 2014

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Practice 2014 1. Tone (Use Drone Pitch) a. Long Tones b. Overtones c. Singing through the instrument d. Sax effects, multiphonics, slap tongue 2. Scales and Intervals (Use iReal Book Play-along) a. Mintzer Modal Scale Patterns: 1234 5432 2345 65432..etc (Dorian, Myxo, Phrygian, Aeolian, Lydian, Ionian) b. Jim Snidero Scale Arpeggio (1357 6543 2461 7654… 5316 7123…) c. Blues Licks d. In 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths (bottom to highest), mix rhythms triplet groupings e. Bebop Scale (V7 uses b7 to 7, ii-7 and I7 uses 5 to b6 to 6) i. V7 descending play ½ step between 3 rd and b7 th for Chord Tone, play ½ step between 9 th and 7 th for Non Chord Tone ii. V7 ascending arpeggio pivoting 3. Etudes (Jazz Conception, 250 Jazz Patterns) (Use Anytune) 4. 250 Jazz Patterns (Use iReal Book Play-along) a. Dominant Patterns b. ii-V patterns c. ii-Vb9 patterns 5. Ear Training, nominate a rhythm (one a week) (Use iReal Book Play-along) 6. Play a Jazz Standard Melody, 7. Guide Tone 3 target 7 hinge over standard 8. Motivic Development over chord progression, nominate motive (one a week)

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Practice 2014

1. Tone (Use Drone Pitch)a. Long Tonesb. Overtonesc. Singing through the instrumentd. Sax effects, multiphonics, slap tongue

2. Scales and Intervals (Use iReal Book Play-along)a. Mintzer Modal Scale Patterns: 1234 5432 2345 65432..etc (Dorian,

Myxo, Phrygian, Aeolian, Lydian, Ionian)b. Jim Snidero Scale Arpeggio (1357 6543 2461 7654… 5316 7123…)c. Blues Licksd. In 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths (bottom to highest), mix rhythms triplet

groupings e. Bebop Scale (V7 uses b7 to 7, ii-7 and I7 uses 5 to b6 to 6)

i. V7 descending play ½ step between 3rd and b7th for Chord Tone, play ½ step between 9th and 7th for Non Chord Tone

ii. V7 ascending arpeggio pivoting

3. Etudes (Jazz Conception, 250 Jazz Patterns) (Use Anytune)

4. 250 Jazz Patterns (Use iReal Book Play-along)a. Dominant Patternsb. ii-V patternsc. ii-Vb9 patterns

5. Ear Training, nominate a rhythm (one a week) (Use iReal Book Play-along)

6. Play a Jazz Standard Melody,

7. Guide Tone 3 target 7 hinge over standard

8. Motivic Development over chord progression, nominate motive (one a week)