Saxophone Section Rehearsal Strategies - Big Band Section Playing Video 14/18 by UMO Helsinki

In this video Ed Partyka and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra´s saxophone section discuss about different rehearsal strategies. The video begins with an excerpt from "Groove Merchant" in a very slow tempo. UMO´s 1st alto saxophone Jouni Järvelä explains some of the reasons and benefits of practicing in a slow tempo and the other section members share other practicing methods like using a metronome and recording your playing.