Jazz Technique 'Pocket Practice Ideas' Season 2 with Dave O’Higgins
Dave O’Higgins’ tenor and soprano sax sounds are highly personal and recognisable, with a clear sense of melodic development and adventure. A popular performer with the public, with an excellent sense of pacing and presentation, he has a wide palette from Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson through to Stanley Turrentine and Michael Brecker. He has relentlessly pursued artistic and sonic exploration and development with a deep respect for the tradition of the music.
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This series will aim to develop your jazz technique and make the most of the time you have to work on your playing. Dave likes to change up the routine he uses to practice, and often finds it highly productive and engaging to take a simple idea and run with it. Happy Practicing!
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Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.1 – On The Sunny Side of The Street
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'.
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251: DOWNLOAD
251 Double Length DOWNLOAD
251 Double Length (Faster) DOWNLOAD
release date: 17/10/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.2 – Lick Analysis, Blues Application
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 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 one such line.
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Blues: DOWNLOAD
Slow 25s around cycle: DOWNLOAD
Fast 25s around cycle DOWNLOAD
release date: 30/10/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.3 – Lick Analysis Part 2, Rhythm Changes Application
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 deep dive into Sonny Stitt's eight-bar, double-time lick from 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'.
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Major Chord: DOWNLOAD
Major Turnaround: DOWNLOAD
IV-bVII7-I: DOWNLOAD
Rhythm Changes in Bb: DOWNLOAD
Rhythm Changes in Bb Fast: DOWNLOAD
Rhythm Chnages in F: DOWNLOAD
release date: 13/11/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.4 – Stitt’s Articulation
This week, Dave looks at how Sonny Stitt articulates on the track, 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'.
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Double length major ii-V-I (slow): DOWNLOAD
Stitt lick at 50%: DOWNLOAD
Stitt lick at 70%: DOWNLOAD
Stitt lick at 100%: DOWNLOAD
release date: 27/11/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.5 – Blues Chord Scale Exercise
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 scale exercise on a 12-bar blues, and running with it.
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Blues 1 CHOS 150bpm: DOWNLOAD
release date: 08/12/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.6 – Learning A Melody
In the second half of season two, Dave talks us through his approach to learning a song – both the melody and the chord progression.
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release date: 15/12/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.7 – Learning a Chord Progression Pt.1
Dave talks us through his approach to learning a song – Episode 7 is the first of two parts in 'Learning a Chord Progression'.
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release date: 22/12/2023
Pocket Practice Idea No. 2.8 – Learning a Chord Progression Pt.2
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”.
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release date: 29/12/2023