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S2W8: Learning a Melody, Part Two – Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
Welcome back to the final instalment of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', Season Two. Created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice.
In this final episode of season two, Dave continues what we learned in week 7, playing a chord scale exercise over our study piece “On the Sunnyside of the Street”. This series aims to develop your technique and make the most of the time you have to work on your playing. @daveohig likes to change up the routine he uses to practice and often finds it highly productive and engaging to take a simple idea and then run with it. Happy Practicing!
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00:00 Intro
00:37 Lesson Overview
01:03 Original Chord Structure (And Amendments)
01:50 1st Playalong
02:53 Understanding The Key Centre
03:35 2nd Playalong (With Articulation From W5)
04:40 Summary
04:54 Happy Practising!
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S2W7: Learning a Chord Progression Pt.1 - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to Season Two, Week Seven of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In the second half of season two, Dave talks us through his approach to learning a song - Episode 7 is the first of two parts in 'Learning a Chord Progression'. This series aims to ...
S2W6: Learning a Melody - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to Season Two, Week Six of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In the second half of season two, Dave talks us through his approach to learning a song - both the melody and the chord progression. This series aims to develop your technique and mak...
S2W5: Blues Chord Scale Exercise - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to Season Two, Week Five of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In the second half of season two, Dave talks us through his approach to learning a song - both the melody and the chord progression. Starting this week by learning a simple chord sca...
S2W4: Stitt’s Articulation - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to Season Two, Week Four of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. This week, Dave looks at how Sonny Stitt articulates on the track, 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'. This series aims to develop your technique and make the most of the time you hav...
S2W3: Lick Analysis Part 2, Rhythm Changes Application - Pocket Practice Ideas | Dave O'Higgins
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Welcome back to Season Two, Week Three of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. This week, Dave looks at the rest of the Sonny Stitt lick we've been learning, playing it through the keys and applying it to an 'I Got Rhythm Changes'. This lesson continues the de...
S2W2: Lick Analysis, Blues Application - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to Season Two, Week Two of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. This week, Dave breaks down the Sonny Stitt lick we learned in week one, adapting it to the cycle of fifths and applying it to a 12-bar blues. This lesson continues the deep dive into...
S2W1: On the Sunny Side of the Street - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to season two of 'Pocket Practice Ideas', created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. Dave returns in season two with a deep dive into Sonny Stitt's eight-bar, double-time lick from 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'. This season will focus on how to learn the most possible from ...
Fliss Gorst | Saxophonist & Vandoren UK Artist
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Get to know jazz saxophonist Fliss Gorst @FGorst1 Fliss is proud to be a Vandoren Artist, in this video she tells us more about her musical life, how she got started and her Vandoren setup ✌ Timestamps: 0:00 Getting To Know Fliss Gorst 01:13 Musical Influences 06:09 Working In Education 08:21 Favourite Vandoren Product 09:09 Vandoren Setup 10:15 Current Projects Devon born musician Fliss Gorst ...
Tetratonics & Articulation - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to week eight of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'. This video is the eighth and final Pocket Practice Idea of the series, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. This video is a continuation of the 'Articulation Basics' Dave taught in week 7, applying the articulation techniques to patterns, then 12 bars blues, and finally 'I Got Rhythm' changes. This series...
Articulation Basics - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to week seven of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'. This video is the seventh in a series of practice ideas, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In this video, Dave talks us through his 'Articulation Basics' - for this lesson to make sense, you need to sing these l...
Approach Patterns - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to week six of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'. This video is the sixth in a series of practice ideas, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In this video, Dave talks us through 'Approach Patterns'. This video uses simple target material to improve your rhythmic an...
8 Basic Shapes In Patterns - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to week five of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'. This video is the fifth in a series of practice ideas, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In this video, Dave talks us through '8 Basic Shapes in Patterns' - This material is the foundation of your “Jazz Chops”. D...
The Three Big Scales - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
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Welcome back to week four of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'. This video is the fourth in a series of practice ideas, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In this video, Dave addresses 'The Three Big Scales' - we're talking Major, Melodic Minor & Harmonic Minor, the musical eq...
Swing Feel - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O'Higgins
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Welcome back to week three of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'. This video is the third in a series of practice ideas, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In this video, Dave addresses 'Swing Feel', practising Oliver Nelson's 'Butch & Butch' to a metronome. This Pocket Practic...
Meet Saxophonist & Vandoren UK Artist Alex Clarke
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Meet Saxophonist & Vandoren UK Artist Alex Clarke
Batman & Robin - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O'Higgins
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Batman & Robin - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O'Higgins
The Serpent's Tooth - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
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The Serpent's Tooth - Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins
BRAND Trumpet Mouthpiece Review with Ben Beavis
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BRAND Trumpet Mouthpiece Review with Ben Beavis
Vandoren Artist Sarah Markham | Huddersfield Saxophone Day 2023 & Vandoren Setup
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Vandoren Artist Sarah Markham | Huddersfield Saxophone Day 2023 & Vandoren Setup

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  • @KnowaTall-d4q
    @KnowaTall-d4q 2 місяці тому

    Is that a 10M?

  • @speed_fast2956
    @speed_fast2956 5 місяців тому

    thought you were gonna play the solo for summon the heroes and then it was jazz lol

  • @peterherbert3524
    @peterherbert3524 7 місяців тому

    Clear and informative

  • @SacredMachines
    @SacredMachines 9 місяців тому

    "On the original recording" of what?

    • @eamonrkenny
      @eamonrkenny 3 місяці тому

      Its "sunny side of the street" with Dizzy and Rollins

  • @bryceevans309
    @bryceevans309 11 місяців тому

    I love mine

  • @garygoing6051
    @garygoing6051 Рік тому

    Thanks Dave for the clear and distinct elucidation of these concepts!

  • @noelglover1561
    @noelglover1561 Рік тому

    Excellent, thanks Dave, looking forward to working through this

  • @lesteracree1010
    @lesteracree1010 Рік тому

    Why did the E7b9 have a natural C?

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Because it’s the V7 of Am (which has a C natural)

  • @claudegaston851
    @claudegaston851 Рік тому

    Merci Dave.... 👍🏼

  • @BentJurgensen
    @BentJurgensen Рік тому

    ikke god

  • @stupoo
    @stupoo Рік тому

    Niceone I’ve got one coming

  • @TIMG128
    @TIMG128 Рік тому

    excellent

  • @beboron3930
    @beboron3930 Рік тому

    Thank you 🙏 where can I order from?

    • @windandbrassworld
      @windandbrassworld Рік тому

      BRAND Trumpet Mouthpieces are available to order from all good brass specialist shops in the UK.

  • @mikeclark4611
    @mikeclark4611 Рік тому

    😣 Promo sm

  • @roger65er
    @roger65er Рік тому

    Thank you, Sir! I’ve been a big fan of your playing for quite a long time. These short lessons are just amazing. I’ve been practicing them diligently for a little while and I can already see noticeable results.

  • @michaeldavis9954
    @michaeldavis9954 Рік тому

    Excellent. I came for the swing feel tip and came away with a bonus nugget of advice on how to practice in all 12 keys. Thanks!

  • @GetYourSaxTogether
    @GetYourSaxTogether Рік тому

    In case anyone’s wondering, where Dave has “n” in the articulation he’s using half tonguing. This is where you leave your tongue on the reed to muffle the sound, sometimes you can just close half the reed off. The reed vibrates but more muffled. Great job Dave!

    • @Osnosis
      @Osnosis Місяць тому

      And, in case anyone else is wondering, Jamie Anderson is a great online sax teacher!

  • @pierreashba
    @pierreashba Рік тому

    And just like that, Dave game work for the next year :) :) Thanks a lot, I was looking for an organized way to practice

  • @saxfish
    @saxfish Рік тому

    > Hi, grEEtings from Nicaragua.... ! I LiKe You, Thanks for doing it in Bb!¡!🎷🤗😎Best Wishes¡>

  • @remibelleaucinema5013
    @remibelleaucinema5013 Рік тому

    Great stuff. Lot a work on a specific focus. Thanks.

  • @kevins.9044
    @kevins.9044 Рік тому

    Hey great sound!!! What's your setup??

  • @morenoluponi5006
    @morenoluponi5006 Рік тому

    Hi there may I ask you your mouthpiece reed combination on that 10m? Thank you

  • @paulbyrne396
    @paulbyrne396 Рік тому

    Thanks Dave, will give it a go later

  • @cheshirecharlesmahoney4353

    Thank you so much for this content. Very helpful to me. I need the small chunks expertly explained. Cheers!

  • @markhiggins8315
    @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

    Miles could not have composed Serpent's Tooth in 1956. Bird played tenor on the original recording and we know he died in 1955.

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      You are absolutely correct, I was just testing, ha ha! It's on an album released in 1956 called "Collectors' Items", but the session with Serpent's Tooth was recorded in 1953 with "Charlie Chan" AKA Charlie Parker on tenor.

  • @markhiggins8315
    @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

    Miles could not have composed Serpent's Tooth in 1956. Bird played tenor on the original recording and we know he died in 1955.

  • @markhiggins8315
    @markhiggins8315 Рік тому

    Miles could not have composed Serpent's Tooth in 1956. Bird played tenor on the original recording and we know he died in 1955.

  • @alexandervanrose8724
    @alexandervanrose8724 Рік тому

    valuable reminder, thank you. I still remember a master class you gave with Matt Telfer at the Spice of Life, many years ago. My embouchure is still based on what you said that day, ever grateful.

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Thank you for your continued support. Much appreciated!

  • @rich4444hrsm
    @rich4444hrsm Рік тому

    Wolverine? With a Saxophone? WTF!?

  • @saxophoneclarinetsetc4554

    Very good video Dave, thank you for this. But you did not mention the most interesting part of the lick in my option which is the B7. For what it is worth, this is my take on it: The B7 sounds completely logical as a lead to the tonic C major, and as a substitution for G7.Even though it contains the very wrong note of F# over a G7.B7 however is contained in C Diminished scale( Whole tone halftone) and this has a very strong harmonic pull to the tonic Cmaj, which is why B7 can be substituted like this for G7 and sound completely logical.

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Yes the B7 is a great device, for sure! I think of it as the V7 of Em. Em is the iii of C major and in this context sounds like a 1st inversion C∆. So you're absolutely right, it's an "alternative" dominant cadence to G7-C, in spite of the apparent "wrong notes". Charlie Parker plays this substitution a lot. It puzzled me for years! Probably worth a whole Pocket Practice idea on it's own.....

  • @TIMG128
    @TIMG128 Рік тому

    totally baffled!!

    • @Osnosis
      @Osnosis Рік тому

      How so? He’ mainly focusing on not being “root bound” when you see a chord symbol. Thus, 4-note arpeggios super-imposed have different ‘names’ while still being connected to the underlying ‘named’ tonality.

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      I'm sorry if it's confusing - I am pre-supposing a good amount of harmonic knowledge, and condensing into a short format. This series probably falls in an intermediate-advanced category. Thanks for watching.

  • @yoav3497
    @yoav3497 Рік тому

    Gr8 video Dave. I agree with Soren. There is enough material here to keep me busy for weeks! Never the less keep them coming. Sadly I missed your gig at the Hen and Chicken in Bristol. I hope you make a return visit so I can hear you in the real world. Also much kudos to your wife for being a doctor and pro-sax player. Reminds me of the great Art Theman!

  • @bobblues1158
    @bobblues1158 Рік тому

    Dave is that a Conn 10m? Also I notice you use the closed fingering for the high E. Why do you prefer that?

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Yes early 1940s Conn 10m. I use both the front & the side key fingerings for high E, depending on the logistics of the line I'm playing.

  • @brianmatthews232
    @brianmatthews232 Рік тому

    Modest, unassuming monster of a player 😀

  • @sorenfuhrer401
    @sorenfuhrer401 Рік тому

    He's not only an amazing player but also an Incredible teacher. Thank you ever so much for sharing these great insights, Mr. O'Higgins!

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      You are extremely welcome, thanks for your support & kind comments.

  • @remibelleaucinema5013
    @remibelleaucinema5013 Рік тому

    this series is amazing ! Thank you very much

  • @michaeldavis9954
    @michaeldavis9954 Рік тому

    Really like this series. Nice to be introduced to a - to me - new voice on the sax.

  • @rhythmculturerecords1017
    @rhythmculturerecords1017 Рік тому

    That’s some major shedding right there !

  • @jamieforjazz
    @jamieforjazz Рік тому

    Excellent!

  • @mikehallsax
    @mikehallsax Рік тому

    Nice one, Alex!

  • @mikehallsax
    @mikehallsax Рік тому

    Nice one, Dave! Hope all is well!

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Thanks, Mike, much appreciated!

  • @paulhollingsworth3986
    @paulhollingsworth3986 Рік тому

    Thanks Dave. I have some of that under the belt from the Jazz Fix Easter course work you did with us on Jordu. Looking forward to more of these.

  • @alananthony1960
    @alananthony1960 Рік тому

    Thanks Alex!

  • @sorenfuhrer401
    @sorenfuhrer401 Рік тому

    Oh wow, so this is a continuing series. Awesome. But... let's not talk about how often I practised the great exercises from the last video, okay :)

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!

  • @kjmsax1
    @kjmsax1 Рік тому

    Brilliant! Thanks

  • @highlow8875
    @highlow8875 Рік тому

    Hello, fantastically played. What kind of horn do you play (Conn?), which mouthpiece (opening) and which reed (strength). It sounds great. Thanks very much.

    • @daveohig
      @daveohig Рік тому

      Thank you for the nice comments. I play a Conn 10M from the early 1940s. On this video it's with a 7 star Otto Link New York Double Ring (from the 40s again, I think) & a Vandoren Green box 3 reed. I also use a Zimberoff Hollywood 8 (Dexter style) from the same era - I swap around a bit.

  • @olivierherment1188
    @olivierherment1188 Рік тому

    Merci beaucoup. Thank you I just have to work now Thank you again.

  • @sorenfuhrer401
    @sorenfuhrer401 Рік тому

    Okay, somehow I am internally divided now. Half of me wants many many more videos of this series. The other half has to practise the things from this video for the upcoming weeks. Great content

  • @HayKay_
    @HayKay_ Рік тому

    Thanks, Dave for this presentation. I like how you simplified it. Will practice this.

  • @bvbasketball1817
    @bvbasketball1817 Рік тому

    Pocket practice? I better get busy. Nice breakdown. Thank you