Dr. Wally .. a fantastic lesson!!! Thank you for posting. I had the opportunity to play with a fantastic trumpet player who studied with Lennie Tristano at about the time that Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh were studying with Lennie. I asked him, “why do I like Art Pepper much better than Lee Konitz?”. He said “Art swung a lot harder than Lee.” Look at some of Art Pepper licks and I think you’ll see it. Your sound on alto is fantastic!! Also on tenor!! Thank You Dr. Wally!!
Well you just made my morning, thanks Gary! I love both (obviously), Lee is almost like classical music at times which I love as well! LOOOOOVE Tristano :)
Thanks Wally. I'm still a newbie, but this lesson gives me the confidence that someday I'll actually be able to improvise in a way that does not drive my wife out of the house!
Hi Dr. Wally! I love what you do. I've been on sax for about 3.5 years and I start college majoring in music with my Bari in September. You've made me feel better about my playing a lot, because I've played for not as long, I feel like I'm worse than the others. However, when you made a video talking about how just because I can do some improvisation without knowing all the theory and still sound OK isn't a bad thing. Thanks :)
I was playing with a Parker phase from Now’s The Time (over IV7 IV7 I7 VI7 ii7). Thanks to your advice I was able to simplify it and find some variations. Thanks.
One can find all the theory they seek on the Net, and I have. But no instructor I've seen shows how to 'deliver the goods' as effectively as Dr. Wally.
Dr Wally posted a new arrangement for his intro with more saxes. Who doesn't love more sax! BTW - think of how much goodness came from those famous 4 notes of Beethoven's 5th. You lead us down the path with 4 bars on some cool compositional craftiness.
Thank you for another very informative lesson! I would love to "buy you a coffee" which I think you were promoting a while back but I cannot find the link. If it's still current, would you consider putting that link on all of your future postings?
I appreciate that Roy! I've got an online private studio that keeps the bills paid, so I'm not really needing coffee anymore. But thanks very much for the thought, very kind of you!
Thanks for the great lesson. I have 1 question. When we transcribe a phrase and alter it after, do we write them down ? To remember it in next practice session ? Or are we just try to remember and hope it will pop out when we improvise ?
Thanks my friend! It's the NEW Windy City Woodwinds model 64 mouthpiece. We're making the hard rubber now, should be available for pre-order VERY soon! I'll have an announcement video very soon (reed is a Royal #3)
Are you saying that I can take different measures from different songs and respond back and forth to you with the measures? I've been doing that for a while and didn't realize what I was doing. JBS
One quick question- as a tenor player should we transcribe the Eflat pdf or use as is?? Transcription will make resulting chords more “funky” perhaps. Thoughts?? Thx.
Completely up to you. This was just an example of what I do on alto. In my private studio we have the tenor players do the correct transposition, obviously (and play along with tenor recordings).
Completely depends on the context! we absolutely can't look at chords in isolation - we look at chords in context of their function. In this case, the b-minor is part of a ii-V of a-minor. In a-minor, the C natural is the 3rd (critical to it's sound). C# is a perfectly viable note choice as well - DEPENDENT on context and usage! The idea of THIS CHORD = THIS SCALE is a fallacy. Context is critical.
The highest quality teaching available on TH-cam. Period. Thanks, Dr Wally!
D'awwwww, thanks Paula!
Dr. Wally .. a fantastic lesson!!! Thank you for posting. I had the opportunity to play with a fantastic trumpet player who studied with Lennie Tristano at about the time that Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh were studying with Lennie. I asked him, “why do I like Art Pepper much better than Lee Konitz?”. He said “Art swung a lot harder than Lee.” Look at some of Art Pepper licks and I think you’ll see it. Your sound on alto is fantastic!! Also on tenor!! Thank You Dr. Wally!!
Well you just made my morning, thanks Gary! I love both (obviously), Lee is almost like classical music at times which I love as well! LOOOOOVE Tristano :)
Thank you so much. I always enjoy these short instruction videos.
Great lesson, I like the systematic (and fun) approach in your teaching a lot
Thanks Thomas, hope you're having a great weekend!
Dr. Wally, many many thanks for this fantastic lesson. Really super !!!!
Glad you liked it! Happy Saturday Davide!
Awesome lesson Dr. Wally, I like the progressive way that you use to explain the improvisation based on a phrase. Thanks!!
...invaluable, thanks for sharing... by the way beautiful sound.👀🎷
Thanks so much Max, happy Friday my friend!
Always great stuff!
Thanks Dr. Brian - happy Friday!
Dr. Wally! This is spectacular information! Well done in every way
Thanks Wally. I'm still a newbie, but this lesson gives me the confidence that someday I'll actually be able to improvise in a way that does not drive my wife out of the house!
I still love that shirt !
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The jazz is strong with this one...thanks Doc!
Thanks chip...but these are not the licks you're looking for.....*hand gesture*
Thanks for this Dr. Wally -- especially that wink! The wink was the thing that forced me to go practice!
Ha! Glad you're practicing, keep it up Laura!
Hi Dr. Wally! I love what you do. I've been on sax for about 3.5 years and I start college majoring in music with my Bari in September. You've made me feel better about my playing a lot, because I've played for not as long, I feel like I'm worse than the others. However, when you made a video talking about how just because I can do some improvisation without knowing all the theory and still sound OK isn't a bad thing. Thanks :)
Theory explains the art, AFTER it is created. Theorists talk, performers create. Theory nerds are less useful than a bag of turds without a handle.
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Dr. Wally does it again!!
Thanks my friend, hope you're having a great weekend! Now go practice!
@@drwallysax Float like a Butterfly sting like Bird, hugh?!? ok, I'm going to practice.......
I was playing with a Parker phase from Now’s The Time (over IV7 IV7 I7 VI7 ii7). Thanks to your advice I was able to simplify it and find some variations. Thanks.
Thanks Wally!
Most welcome, Rob. Happy Friday and happy practicing!
great, I have been waiting for another exercise to practice teacher. thanks a lot and God bless 🎷👍🙏✌
Yay! Happy practicing!
Love it! Great instruction and presentation. Thanks Dr.Wally….
Most welcome, Kevin. happy practicing!
9:19 How did you know my real name is Mister JazzPants? This is a really valuable lesson! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
My absolute pleasure Andy JazzPants! Happy friday and happy practicing!
One can find all the theory they seek on the Net, and I have. But no instructor I've seen shows how to 'deliver the goods' as effectively as Dr. Wally.
Dr Wally posted a new arrangement for his intro with more saxes. Who doesn't love more sax! BTW - think of how much goodness came from those famous 4 notes of Beethoven's 5th. You lead us down the path with 4 bars on some cool compositional craftiness.
It's a clip from my debut album! We recorded the theme song I wrote: "Your Love is a Gamma Ray"
Happy Friday!
I noticed that as well. Love it!
Great lesson!
Yep... you the man. Good lesson.
Thanks Jacque - much appreciated. But checking my notes.......YOU'RE the man!
Great lesson again. Thanks.
Most welcome! Happy practicing!
This is awesome - I have been incorporating more melodic chromaticism into my soloing...this shows the practice of that approach so well! Thank you.
Muchas gracias...por favor traduccion en Español... Mucho éxito maestro
Thank you for another very informative lesson! I would love to "buy you a coffee" which I think you were promoting a while back but I cannot find the link. If it's still current, would you consider putting that link on all of your future postings?
I appreciate that Roy! I've got an online private studio that keeps the bills paid, so I'm not really needing coffee anymore. But thanks very much for the thought, very kind of you!
Thank you, Where does one get the backing track for this tune?
Thanks for the great lesson. I have 1 question. When we transcribe a phrase and alter it after, do we write them down ? To remember it in next practice session ? Or are we just try to remember and hope it will pop out when we improvise ?
Hi Jerome, do your best to memorize, but I keep a file of phrases I like! Have a reference, but try not to look at it!
what is your setup for this video? you sound great!
Thanks my friend! It's the NEW Windy City Woodwinds model 64 mouthpiece. We're making the hard rubber now, should be available for pre-order VERY soon! I'll have an announcement video very soon (reed is a Royal #3)
Are you saying that I can take different measures from different songs and respond back and forth to you with the measures? I've been doing that for a while and didn't realize what I was doing. JBS
So useful
Thanks Alan, happy practicing my friend!
Do you have a free pdf download for tenor sax?
Yo the intro got harmonized :)
One quick question- as a tenor player should we transcribe the Eflat pdf or use as is?? Transcription will make resulting chords more “funky” perhaps. Thoughts?? Thx.
Completely up to you. This was just an example of what I do on alto. In my private studio we have the tenor players do the correct transposition, obviously (and play along with tenor recordings).
Hi Dr Wally should the C be a sharp in Bminor?
Completely depends on the context! we absolutely can't look at chords in isolation - we look at chords in context of their function. In this case, the b-minor is part of a ii-V of a-minor. In a-minor, the C natural is the 3rd (critical to it's sound). C# is a perfectly viable note choice as well - DEPENDENT on context and usage!
The idea of THIS CHORD = THIS SCALE is a fallacy. Context is critical.
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I'm obviously missing something but why is the B and E chord A minor?
They are the ii/V of a-minor.
@@drwallysax Thank you 👍
Kung Fu references !!!
Good, grasshopper. Good.
First one....
First reply to the first comment. Happy Friday!
Am I hearing more back pressure than usual from that mouthpiece?
I don't think so? Felt like a good reed.
@@drwallysax I was wondering that. Sounded a bit different on the attack to my ears .