Marcello
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Hi Guys,
I am sure a post like this was raised before but here we go again...
(apologize for the looong post...)
I don't have much free time to practice, I can practice normally 1h per day.
I don't have any teacher at the moment and try to do it by myself.
I bought a few of the Jammey Aebersold's play-alongs and am doing my homework with the major scales and so on.
The point is, I am feeling like I am not being really effective with the improvisation... I feel stuck on the major scales... I didnt move yet because I am not happy with the result yet... probably I am doing it wrong and should move on...
I mean, there is just too much to look at, so i would like some advises / recommendations on how you guys practice the stuff...
Normally what I do is:
Long low notes
A warmup exercise I found on the site http://digitalpill.tv/Content/2012/06/sax-chromatic-warmup-anton-delecca/
And finally go to scales + playalongs.
The thing is I can't really try to memorize the licks and even if i do so I hardly can reproduce them in an improvisation...
I want to have the scales on the tip of my fingers first before focus on the licks (maybe I am wrong again...) I mean, I have only 1 hour a day and I feel not progressing if I stay on the licks...
This lack of "feel the progress" sometimes makes me kind of lazy to keep on pushing... but I do the best to avoid skip my practice time...
I know that all it takes is practice, practice, practice...
But maybe some of you can help me with tips to improve my practice sessions.... and keep my motivation up!
Thanks a lot...!
Marcello
I am sure a post like this was raised before but here we go again...
(apologize for the looong post...)
I don't have much free time to practice, I can practice normally 1h per day.
I don't have any teacher at the moment and try to do it by myself.
I bought a few of the Jammey Aebersold's play-alongs and am doing my homework with the major scales and so on.
The point is, I am feeling like I am not being really effective with the improvisation... I feel stuck on the major scales... I didnt move yet because I am not happy with the result yet... probably I am doing it wrong and should move on...
I mean, there is just too much to look at, so i would like some advises / recommendations on how you guys practice the stuff...
Normally what I do is:
Long low notes
A warmup exercise I found on the site http://digitalpill.tv/Content/2012/06/sax-chromatic-warmup-anton-delecca/
And finally go to scales + playalongs.
The thing is I can't really try to memorize the licks and even if i do so I hardly can reproduce them in an improvisation...
I want to have the scales on the tip of my fingers first before focus on the licks (maybe I am wrong again...) I mean, I have only 1 hour a day and I feel not progressing if I stay on the licks...
This lack of "feel the progress" sometimes makes me kind of lazy to keep on pushing... but I do the best to avoid skip my practice time...
I know that all it takes is practice, practice, practice...
But maybe some of you can help me with tips to improve my practice sessions.... and keep my motivation up!
Thanks a lot...!
Marcello