Sonny Stitt Minor Exercises

The Sonny Stitt Playbook – His 2 Exercises to Master Minor (Premium)

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Forrest

Jazz Language, Jazz Musicians, Premium Only, Transcribing

What if you had Sonny Stitt’s practice journal in your hands right now? All his genius lines and exercises written out. Everything, literally everything, complete with diagrams and descriptions of what he practiced…wouldn’t that be nice? Well, unfortunately, unless he’s your relative, chances are this will never be the case. You’ll never have those practice …

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A presentation on what to practice for jazz

What To Practice: A Free Presentation on The 3 Essential Pieces of Practicing Jazz Improvisation

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Forrest

How to Practice Jazz, Jazz Advice and Tips, Jazz Education, Jazz Language, Jazz Standards, Transcribing, Visualization

Nearly every day we get asked, “What should I practice?” And, this is not an easy question to answer. In fact, it’s pretty complicated. So, in an attempt to help everyone who has always wondered what to practice and what professionals practice, I began to put together what I had thought would be a quick …

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