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Video 1: In part one (1 of 2) of this "Improvising With Melodic Shapes" jazz lesson series, legendary saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi shows you how to create exciting vocabulary using melodic shapes. Jerry discusses and demonstrates his system which will allow you to think beyond licks, so you can approach soloing with a fresh perspective and explore new ideas. If you want to take your improvisations to the next level, this jazz masterclass series is for you. NOTE: There is a PDF bundled with this video, which contains the embedded notation seen in the masterclass. Although the embedded notation (in the video) is only in concert, this PDF is written in Bb and Eb as well.
Topics Covered: Jazz, Improvisation, Melodic Shapes, 2-Notes Shapes, 3-Note Shapes, 4-Note Shapes, 5-Note Shapes, Splitting Up Shapes, Little Jazz Lines, Permutations, vocabulary, etc.
Video 2: In part two (2 of 2) of this "Improvising With Melodic Shapes" jazz lesson series, legendary saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi shows you how to create exciting vocabulary using melodic shapes. Jerry discusses and demonstrates his system which will allow you to think beyond licks, so you can approach soloing with a fresh perspective and explore new ideas. If you want to take your improvisations to the next level, this jazz masterclass series is for you. NOTE: There is a PDF bundled with this video, which contains the embedded notation seen in the masterclass. Although the embedded notation (in the video) is only in concert, this PDF is written in Bb and Eb as well.
Topics Covered: Jazz, Improvisation, Melodic Shapes, Larger Shapes, Power of a Shape, Shape of Lines, The Rhythmic Perspective, Intervals, Starting a Shape on different beats, Coming in Early, Creating Shapes, etc.