Approach Patterns – Pocket Practice Ideas | Jazz Technique with Saxophonist Dave O’Higgins

Welcome back to week six of Dave O'Higgin's 'Pocket Practice Ideas'.

This video is the sixth in a series of practice ideas, created in collaboration with @daveohig and Vandoren UK. These are ideas you can dip into wherever you are, when you have a few minutes to practice. In this video, Dave talks us through 'Approach Patterns'. This video uses simple target material to improve your rhythmic anticipation & the chromaticism to create an alluring sense of forward motion & resolution.

This series aims to develop your technique and make the most of the time you have to work on your playing. @daveohig likes to change up the routine he uses to practice and often finds it highly productive and engaging to take a simple idea and then run with it. Happy Practising!

Learning Materials - Approach Patterns 🎶
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Approach Patterns
00:42 First Pattern - Scale Above, Half Step Below
01:03 Ascending - G Major Triad
01:15 Descending - G Major Triad
01:39 Ascending - G Minor Triad
01:50 Descending - G Minor Triad
02:19 Adding a 3rd Note
03:25 4-Bar Major 2-5-1
04:21 4-Bar Minor 2-5-1
04:41 Happy Practising!

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