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<blockquote data-quote="MikeMorrell" data-source="post: 626998" data-attributes="member: 4674">Wow, [USER=9742]@cappers[/USER] I&#039;m amazed at how far you&#039;ve progressed in such a short time. You mention that you &#039;feel comfortable soloing and this was (for me) immediately clear when listening. You sound so relaxed now when soloing!&nbsp; Your often &#039;laid back timing&#039; just adds to my impression of a &#039;relaxed, confident soloist&#039;. Who has all the time in the world to play his solo as he wants to.I liked your solos: good &#039;phrasing&#039; with variations and the repeated &#039;rhythm&#039; in each phrase holds the whole solo together well. So many congrats from me! And it&#039;s wonderful that you decided to continue this blog. One thing that I noticed on your 2 solos is that you play mainly on the lower register and on the lower notes in the upper register. There&#039;s absolutely nothing wrong with this! The main &#039;musical goal&#039; for solos is to play something &#039;structured&#039; that suits the music and that you feel comfortable playing.But you might - at some stage and for some tunes - consider extending your range up to the higher notes of the upper register (C, C#, D, D#, E, F). Up to you.In my Big Band, I don&#039;t often play the highest notes (unless written) or written-out solos in &#039;high notes&#039; which I usually can&#039;t play but just improvise on in &#039;high notes&#039;. The opposite is true in my &#039;Blues/Rock/Pop band&#039;. Other band members really like &#039;screaming&#039; (high note) sax solos. But I try to incorporate more &#039;lower register&#039; notes, especially when starting (building up) and ending (building down) solos. But the peaks/crescendo&#039;s are still &#039;screaming&#039; high notes. <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%98%89%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="MikeMorrell, post: 626998, member: 4674"] Wow, [USER=9742]@cappers[/USER] I'm amazed at how far you've progressed in such a short time. You mention that you 'feel comfortable soloing and this was (for me) immediately clear when listening. You sound [I]so[/I] relaxed now when soloing! Your often 'laid back timing' just adds to my impression of a 'relaxed, confident soloist'. Who has all the time in the world to play his solo as he wants to. I liked your solos: good 'phrasing' with variations and the repeated 'rhythm' in each phrase holds the whole solo together well. So many congrats from me! And it's wonderful that you decided to continue this blog. One thing that I noticed on your 2 solos is that you play mainly on the lower register and on the lower notes in the upper register. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this! The main 'musical goal' for solos is to play something 'structured' that suits the music and that you feel comfortable playing. But you might - at some stage and for some tunes - consider extending your range up to the higher notes of the upper register (C, C#, D, D#, E, F). Up to you. In my Big Band, I don't often play the highest notes (unless written) or written-out solos in 'high notes' which I usually can't play but just improvise on in 'high notes'. The opposite is true in my 'Blues/Rock/Pop band'. Other band members really like 'screaming' (high note) sax solos. But I try to incorporate more 'lower register' notes, especially when starting (building up) and ending (building down) solos. But the peaks/crescendo's are still 'screaming' high notes. ;) [/QUOTE]

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