Want to Sound Better? Practice SLOWER!

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Learn to improvise beautiful melodic lines over any chord changes with this FREE masterclass:
►www.davepollack.com/freemaste...
Practicing slow has long been a technique for learning written music. In jazz improvisation, however, many people skip this step if the song wasn't originally at a slow tempo. The key to playing melodic and lyrical solos is to practice them SLOWLY! Take any song you're working on and play the melody and improvise over it at a slow ballad tempo, then keep that same melodic playing when you speed it up - watch what happens!
00:00 - Intro
01:33 - A FREE resource for improvisation
03:26 - 60bpm example
07:49 - 60bpm thoughts and observations
09:10 - The importance of reference recordings
10:11 - 120bpm example
12:27 - 120bpm thoughts and observations
14:30 - 200bpm example
16:32 - Final thoughts
Check out some more videos:
• Improvisation Lessons
• Saxophone Lessons
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@10MFAN Год назад

The best sax educational series on the Internet. Dave has taken teaching to a new level and made it so easily accessible for everybody because of his approach and sincerity in helping others get better. I could not be more proud to have him as one of my 10MFAN Mouthpiece Artists !

@Victoria-qk3mu 11 месяцев назад

I hope you read this. Your playing is a True Gift from God. Pure perfection ❤❤❤❤

@DavePollack 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! 🙏

@grantkoeller8911 Год назад

Yeah!!; Totally agree!!!! I have students play Donna Lee at 50 BPM, this helps them to not play it sloppy, and really cleans up any mistakes. Then, we go up by 8,10 or 12 Beats a minute faster, 60, 72, 80, 90, 100, 112, 120, 132, 144, 156, 160, 172, 180, 188, 192 , 204, 212, 220, 228, 236, 244, 252, 260, Ect. I have metronome hooked up to guitar amp, and also put click on 2&4 hi hat clicks. Slowing it down is the key to understanding.

@RobiTheophilus Год назад

This.

@robertgreen3702 Год назад

Super lesson!

@RockRabot007 Месяц назад

Wonderful. Thanks.

@DavePollack Месяц назад

You’re welcome!

@grantkoeller8911 Год назад

Hey, Dave that was the most beautiful ballad solo !!! You were really bringing it!

@DavePollack Год назад

Thank you!!

@tioliak Год назад

Thank you for the masterclass!

@DavePollack Год назад

You’re welcome!

@dextreme123 Год назад

Legend

@johnskamnakis2501 Год назад

I ALWAYS play fast songs in slow tempos. That's the only way I can play ☹

@allblooz Год назад

You may recall that Paul Desmond referred to himself as "the worlds slowest alto player". Not comparing myself to Desmond in any way shape or form but I'm definitely the worlds slowest tenor player. I just call it having a built in governor.

@jomajor8485 Год назад

@@allblooz Paul Desmond once said that the audience always got to hear one good chorus out of him, the melody...

@xxczerxx Год назад

This is a great idea. I usually learn melodies while transcribing so what ends up happening is, I'll be learning it at 50% speed but from the recording, so I'm still playing in a full-tempo (typically swing) mindset. Also hearing Joy Spring as a ballad is a trip, I've only ever heard it played at around Clifford Brown speed! Amazing playing as always.

@richiegomez2769 Год назад

The melody is the original solo on the changes put down by the writer. Remember when dexter says: i can’t remember the words” in round midnight.?

@jopeckproductions782 Год назад

That 200bpm solo was FIRE

@DavePollack Год назад

Thank you!

@positivelyprogressing Год назад

Great stuff Dave! Always enjoy listening to you play at any tempo 😁🙌

@DavePollack Год назад

Yooo thanks Chris! You’re the man 💪

@christopherfischer6998 Год назад

I always make it a priority to learn the melody of a tune before blowing over it when learning a new tune. Personally I don’t consider a tune “learned” until I know the melody. Practicing slow has definitely always helped me too, especially with a metronome

@thepianokid27 Год назад

Omg… that sounded so so beautiful 😍 WOW 👍🏼👍🏼

@DavePollack Год назад

I really appreciate that!

@bernardussamuel8445 Год назад

Nice tips! Thanks a lot sir! I didn't really know playing slow on something fast can be fun like creating that as a ballad song :)

@DavePollack Год назад

You're welcome! A lot of people only think of faster songs as that faster tempo, but all songs can be slowed way down to a ballad tempo.

@dadberndi Год назад

wonderful, thank you Dave, this is so helpful!!

@DavePollack Год назад

So glad you like it!

@Adyler_Crawly Год назад

60 bpm ❤ Very useful staff, thought a lot and experimented on it, but thanks to you I gained a clearer understanding of it. As always, I bring compliments and gratitude!

@richardg5139 10 месяцев назад

Hey Dave...your sound is very incredible in your slower practice ! Is it possible to obtain the Joy Spring sheet music of the version that you are playing in this video, please ? Thanks for all your work and for your videos on RU-vid.......

@carlosestradamusicrd Год назад

Excelente Dave 😊❤

@aaronsimays7182 Год назад

masterclaess

@nhr27 Год назад

Wow that makes a beautiful ballad!

@DavePollack Год назад

Most standards do! Good voice leading and phrasing always wins

@itsuo3531 Год назад

thx for the inspirational vid and i totally agree with that 👌

@googlywoogly7294 Год назад

This is an amazing video. Awesome job Dave.

@DavePollack Год назад

Thank you so much!

@Acid4blood75 Год назад

Awesome video Dave, great advice. Thank you 🙏

@DavePollack Год назад

You’re so welcome!

@divotcollector Год назад

Beautiful playing, awesome teaching

@DavePollack Год назад

Thanks so much 🙏

@juanitodomingo479 Год назад

Thanks for this Dave, this is Magic

@DavePollack Год назад

Glad you like it!

@LarryKatz53 Год назад

Nice lesson. Thanks Dave!

@DavePollack Год назад

You’re welcome! Glad you liked it.

@brianmatthews232 Год назад

such great playing and phrasing 🙂

@DavePollack Год назад

Thanks!

Год назад

Thank You for Your advises, Dave ❤️

@DavePollack Год назад

You're so welcome!

@dundretful Год назад

what a great lesson!

@DavePollack Год назад

Thank you!!

@davidolahmusic Год назад

Cool. Thanks!

@DavePollack Год назад

You’re welcome!

@abcdefghijklm4574 Год назад

Great player! Thanks!

@DavePollack Год назад

Glad you dig it!

@Poffli Год назад

Whenever i play any ballald i think of the vocals on 'Chet Baker sings'.

@XB29SP Год назад

All good stuff here. Dexter would sometimes recite the words to a song before playing. (What's New) Knowing the words can help phrasing. Like the ballad approach too! 🎷

@limeyboo Год назад

Awesome! I played back the 2nd version in 50%, and you are swinging like it's 60 bpm, fantastico. Applying this slower concept even in 40 bpm. Look forward to see more. Btw, I got your "Strictly Major" and sent questions from your website.

@DavePollack Год назад

Awesome - I’m so glad you dig it! I’ll grt to those questions this week

@jazzman_10 Год назад

😂😂 Bob Reynolds has printed T-Shirts with "60 bpm"... Another great player giving the same advice for those willing to hear!

@maichen77 Год назад

Hey Dave, just discovered your channel and I'm a fan now! Out of the 10mfan alto pieces, which is your favorite? Thanks!

@DavePollack Год назад

Thank you! My favorite is the "Alto Madness." It's the warmest of the alto pieces, and my horn plays REALLY bright so I need to do everything I can do darken it up a bit to get the sound I like. All of them are great, it's just about picking the one that suits how you want to sound.

@CraigAB69 Год назад

Is there a backing track for that Master class? BTW, thank you for releasing the Master Class, it really helps a lot.

@DavePollack Год назад

Email me and I’ll send it to you - info@davepollack.com

@matt-darwin Год назад

You talk about requiring the technical facility to play at the 200bpm tempo, which is about the tempo where I start to struggle and flounder; do you think this approach helps develop that facility, or are other exercises required there too?

@kwootamuckbear9294 Год назад

👍🏾✌🏾🎶🎵🎷

@maxlitwin233 Год назад

Hi Dave ,What App do you /can be used for notation( i mean those simply five lines and iPencil 🙂) on your iPad ?

@DavePollack Год назад

Not sure - I don’t use an ipad

@hustonwilliams670 Год назад

Max try Musescore. Just loaded it on my Macbook Pro.

@rhythmculturerecords1017 Год назад

what program did you make this backing track with? thanks!

@DavePollack Год назад

irealpro

@sonicflash5090 Год назад

What’s the best way to record myself to hear back like this? What do you use please explain in layman’s terms. So I can hear how I really sound and not just through my computers speakers

@DavePollack Год назад

You need to get an external microphone - it can be a USB mic or a mic with an XLR cable running to an interface then into your computer. Once it's recorded, you can listen back to it with headphones to get a really clear sound!

@sonicflash5090 Год назад

Thanks Dave