Hi everyone, Good work this week!!! Ted   Aubrey We worked on: F major diatonic scales/arpeggios/combo of both, analysis of Autumn Leaves What to practice: new F major diatonic exercise, Autumn Leaves - elaborate on the melody, play through the roots/scales/arpeggios Jonathan We worked on: transposing the blues, Autumn in NY, Round Midnight What to practice: arpeggios for blues in [...]

Hi there, Back to in-person next week, excited to meet some of you! Also, if anyone is free, I'm playing a gig at the jazz bistro this Thursday, February 10th. It's a sax-bass-piano trio and should be fun! take care, Ted   Susan We worked on: tonguing lighter (using tee or dee), Bach Minuett, Khebar, ear training. What to practice: [...]

Hi there, No technical difficulties this week, yay! Great to see you all, find below some notes from your lessons if you need a reminder. Have a good week! Ted SUSAN LECLAIRE We worked on: snapping fingers, experiment with (slightly) less mouthpiece to avoid unwanted register changes, tuning up high. Things to focus on in lessons: lighter tonguing, transposing from [...]