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Saxophone Warm-Ups: Practice Exercises for All Levels

What are “warm-ups”? “Warm-ups” are simple exercises that you perform in order to prepare yourself for more complex activities. We […]

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Singing Scales: 4 Scales Every Singer Should Know

As a voice teacher of students diverse in age and experience level, I’ve undoubtedly heard more requests for learning and […]

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Vocal Exercises: Intermediate and Advanced

Are you a singer who has been taking lessons for a while and is looking to improve your vocal technique […]

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Soloing Over “Autumn Leaves”

“Autumn Leaves” is one of those standards that everyone knows. It’s one of the first standards that every jazz student […]

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Vocal Exercises for Singers: Breathing and Beginner Exercises

Even the most novice of singers are familiar with a certain number of warm-ups and vocal exercises for singers, whether […]

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Tips for Singers: Easy Steps for a Better Voice

Do you consider yourself an active singer? Are you currently taking voice lessons or looking into increasing your knowledge on […]

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Soloing Over Blues Changes

As is the case with all of my articles, I feel obligated to start by saying that the following information […]

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Testing Room Acoustics for Musicians

The impact and importance of room acoustics are rarely acknowledged by musicians. Everything about a room— the shape, the furniture, […]

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Jazz Scales: The Altered Scale

The Altered Scale   When we listen to, study, or discuss music from a compositional or improvisational standpoint, we frequently […]

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Listening to Jazz: A Beginner’s Guide

Listening to Jazz Music   I have to begin this post with a disclaimer: this article may “ruin” listening to […]

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