John Patrick Douglas Music Studio

Resources

Links

• 7 Surprising Qualities of the World’s Best Improvisers
• A Better Way to Practice : Here is an approach to practicing that makes practice time more efficient.
• The Talent Code : Daniel Coyle's excellent book about the way that skills are developed. There are lots of examples from the field of music education - also from sports, academics, and other arenas. Every parent should read this!
• Why Should My Child Take Private Music Lessons? : Great article by clarinet teacher Amanda Proctor

Files

• Saxophone High And Low Ranges by Key.pdf
  Exercises on upper and lower range notes of major scales.
• Saxophone Major Scales - Full Range Bb to F#
  Major Scales - full saxophone range A#/Bb to F#/Gb
• Saxophone Melodic Minor Scales - Full Range - Full Score.pdf
• Major Minor Chord (triad) Sequence One Octave (saxophone range) - Full Score.pdf
  Major and minor triads 1-3-5-1-5-3-1 within a single octave, arranged in circle-of-fourths order. These chord arpeggios are placed in the lower octave of the saxophone. They are also suitable for clarinetists who are working on arpeggios across the register break.
• Major - Harmonic Minor Scale Sequence One Octave (Saxophone Range) - Full Score.pdf
  Major and harmonic scales in the bottom register of the saxophone, arranged in circle-of-fourths order. This scale set is also suitable for clarinetists crossing the register break.
• Major - Melodic Minor Scale Sequence One Octave (Saxophone Range) - Full Score.pdf
  One-octave major and melodic scales for the lower register of the saxophone, arranged in circle-of-fourths order. This exercise is also suitable for clarinetists who are working on scales across the register break.
• Major Scales One Octave - Full Score.pdf
  One-octave major scales, written in treble clef from C natural below the staff to B above the staff
• Major - Natural Minor Scale Sequence One Octave (Saxophone Range) - Full Score.pdf
  Major and natural minor scales for the lower register of the saxophone, arranged in circle-of-fourths order. These scales are also suitable for clarinetists who are working on scales across the register break.
• allan_mcmurray.pdf
  Includes insights by Dr. Allan McMurry about the "Path of the Artist" (pp. 4-5 of document)
• John Douglas Lesson Policies.pdf
  Studio Policy
• Major Scales I to IX.pdf
  Major Scales up and down from first to ninth scale steps. Low C bottom note.
• Melodic Minor Scales I to IX.pdf
  Melodic Minor Scales from first to ninth scale step. Low C bottom note.
• ii-V(alt)-I7(#11).pdf
  Scales, ascending then descending, on ii-V7(alt)-I7(#11) (Dorian-Dominant Alt-Lydian Dominant). Bottom note Low C.
• ii-V(alt)-I7(#11)_Inverse Retro.pdf
  ii-V7(alt)-I7(#11) - scales, descending first. Bottom note Low C.
• ii-V(alt)-I7(#11)_Shuffle1.pdf
  ii-V7(alt)-I7(#11) shuffled notes. Each measure is shuffled, so the exercise for each key is a different exercise. Low B bottom note.