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How to Play Funky Saxophone
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(70 ratings)
573 students

How to Play Funky Saxophone

All-in-one Funky Sax Course With a Proven Step-by-step Learning System.
Created bySimon Currie
Last updated 4/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Students will learn to improvise in a funky style by memorising 16 phrases (licks), the pentatonic and Blues scale.
  • You will learn to solo over "Pick up the Pieces" By The Average White Band and "Happy" by Pharroll Williams

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Course content

10 sections • 34 lectures • 2h 38m total length

  • Course Overview1:11
  • Play Funky Sax Unit 1 Lesson 15:52

    Students will learn the first 4 phrases and some of the techniques, like finger and lip slurs, with different types of tonguing are also demonstrated.  This video is for Alto but Tenor players must listen as well.

  • Unit 1 lesson 21:42

    The first 4 licks (phrases) are demonstrated and with the backing track.

  • Unit 1 Lesson 33:12

    The first 4 licks (phrases) are introduced for Tenor, and the is articulation discussed.

  • Unit 1 Lesson 41:49

    The first 4 Tenor licks are demonstrated with the backing track.

  • Unit 1 Lesson 55:03

    The first call and response video for both sax's. Licks 1 to 4

  • Unit 1 Lesson 64:47

    "Go Solo" for both sax's.

Requirements

  • Students should have an Alto or Tenor Sax, and have a basic knowledge of the instrument.

Description

Learn to play funky solos over “Pick up the Pieces” and Pharrell William’s “Happy” . World class saxophonist Simon Currie introduces you to 16 funky sax phrases, that are shown to you with 2 cameras, and 6 great backing tracks. You will be show step by step how to play the phrases in a call his call response technique, with demonstrations on lip and finger slurs and funky tonguing techniques.

     This course takes you through 16 phrases step by step, with funky backing tracks and on screen written music to guide you. We go through the Blues and Pentatonic scales, and they are displayed on the video during the exercises. There are  “go solo”  tracks with every new section that can be played with the video, and are are also downloadable.

      This method is very easy for you to pick up the licks as they are repeated over and over again until you have got it. You can re-run the video if you find it useful, and will become more inventive, more fluid and more fun to listen to getting that sexy funky sax sound.

Simon Currie has toured the world with the musical giants, and is currently the saxophonist with Paul Jones and The Manfreds.  He is also a very experienced sax teacher who is able to be very patient and methodical, introducing each lecture and demonstrating to you the next group of phrases and scales.

        All the  audio backing tracks are written and recorded by me or my team to promote the work and the artist and to facilitate students who want to learn more about their music.

Who this course is for:

  • Students that would like to learn how to play the sax in a funky style, on tunes such as Pick up the Pieces and Happy by Pharell Williams

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