Amazing Phrasing

Amazing Phrasing is a practical and pleasing manual for any Alto saxophone player interested in learning how to improvise and improve their creative phrasing. The ideas are divided into three intuitive sections: Harmony which explores scales and barpeggios chord substitutions harmonic embellishments and other phrasing ideas Rhythm covers legato tonguing swing feel rhythmic displacement how to manipulate and mix-up time and syncopation Melody using contour lines making musical patterns developing motifs and building a solo The companion CD contains demos for listening as well as many play-along examples so you can practice improvising over various musical styles and progressions.