BLUES SCALE EXERCICES (SAXOPHONE)

This Method is meant for the Saxophone instrumentalist who -with an acceptable level of reading- is interested in getting familiarized with Blues tones, not only by listening to recorded
material, but also by practicing his instrument using the Scale exercises to have more resources when improvising.
The Scale I have based the exercises upon is formed by the succession of:
Keynote, minor 3rd, just 4th, augmented 4th, just 5th, minor 7 thand Keynote; according to many experts, it’s the ideal Scale to begin to learn improvisation, because “it has a good sound” and, only going over it up or down, it already has an interesting sound. Nevertheless on page 5 there are nine more sorts of Blues Scales, so you can have a wider vision of the subject.
Each Scale consists in six groups of exercises, plus a blank score (only with the chords) which should be filled following the example of the 4th page of each Scale; it is recommended not to perform this exercise until you have been through the Method a couple of times.
In order to work this Method in a correct manner, it would be interesting to use the metronome, making notes of the number of pulsations obtained without errors in each exercise and with different phrasings. On page 6, some phrasings are suggested, as well as a rhythm variant, which will help to acquire a greater agility when performing.

I invite you to download a demo of this method here

You will find here a mp3 file entitled "Sweet Swing": it is my arrangement about an exercise of the 4th page of each scale wich I recorded with one of the bands where I am the Saxophonist, Border Line Blues Band, wich it is included in our album "Abbe's Bell Do Drier Nun" 

... AND YOU CAN BUY IT HERE (40 € = all included =):