June 17, 2010 in Learning Jazz Brent Jensen, Origin Saxophone
Recording Artist and Professor of Jazz Studies at the College of
Southern Idaho, tells us how he approaches learning tunes. This
is his third video in the series (Part 1 has two parts). The
original handout is also below as well as text and a .pdf
document. Enjoy! Make sure to check out all of Brent’s videos!
Brent Jensen’s Recordings Feel free to listen to some of this
awesome material Brent recorded. He’s got some great stuff! It’s
just fun to hear a sample of what he has recorded. Also, any
purchases of these songs or albums made through this site will
help Brent Jensen, Origin records, and this website will even
get a little kickback from anything you order through Amazon. We
appreciate your support so we can continue the website! Thank
you. SEVEN STEPS TO HEAVEN by Brent Jensen (with thanks to Jiggs
Whigham) 1. Memorize the melody. Listen to a wide variety of
recordings of the song. Work on playing the song in different
keys, tempos and styles