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Hey,
Joined the board to join in the interesting discussions and look for some new ideas.
At the moment I'm practising the Lenny Niehaus sax exercises, and enjoying a return to the Charlie Parker Omnibook after a long time apart! Also trying to learn Brecker's solo on Naima (Directions in Music - solo from www.saxsolos.com I think), which is impossible to play, but fun to attempt.
I play a yamaha 875 tenor with guardala super king mouthpiece (yes - it's very hard work!) and have been playing about 15 years.
One thing I've not seen, but think would be cool is a series of written exercises based on standards, where you begin playing a basic solo, then build up the complexity of both rhythms and chord patterns/alternate chords, until worn out or impossible to play. Been thinking about doing that one in Sibelius for ages now, but never enough time!
What d'ya reckon?
Joined the board to join in the interesting discussions and look for some new ideas.
At the moment I'm practising the Lenny Niehaus sax exercises, and enjoying a return to the Charlie Parker Omnibook after a long time apart! Also trying to learn Brecker's solo on Naima (Directions in Music - solo from www.saxsolos.com I think), which is impossible to play, but fun to attempt.
I play a yamaha 875 tenor with guardala super king mouthpiece (yes - it's very hard work!) and have been playing about 15 years.
One thing I've not seen, but think would be cool is a series of written exercises based on standards, where you begin playing a basic solo, then build up the complexity of both rhythms and chord patterns/alternate chords, until worn out or impossible to play. Been thinking about doing that one in Sibelius for ages now, but never enough time!
What d'ya reckon?
