Lessons

Using a tasty visual aid, Dan explains how best to approach your practice.

Virtual DJ is one of those pieces of software that I use an incredible amount. It is a free piece of software for desktop or laptop computers and makes transcribing SO much easier!

Forming the correct embouchure on the saxophone is critical. You can not hope to gain full control of the instrument, nor make the most of your mouthpiece and reed setup without the correct interaction between the instrument and you.

Even the best saxophones are difficult to keep in tune. In this lesson I show you the best way to improve your tuning, by HEARING when notes are in tune!

‘Licks’ are an important part of any improvisors vocabulary. When travelling in a foreign country if you don’t speak the local language you will often carry a ‘phrase’ book so that you can communicate with the locals.

Well done all of you – here are your responses to Sonny Rollins’ St Thomas.