"Soul" Scale exercises for improvisation

This video dives into the "missing notes" of standard scales – the flattened 3rd, flattened 7th, major 6th, and 2nd/9th . The idea is to bridge the gap between academic theory +and Jazz, and to feel the emotion of each note. What You'll Discover: The Blues Arpeggio in Action: Learn this powerful, compact 4-note grouping that blends major and minor sounds, a true "yin and yang" of jazz. The Soulful Major 6th: Explore this often-overlooked note that adds unique depth and harmony. Examples from legends like Joe Zawinul and Horace Silver and Michael Brecker highlight its beautiful + Soulful sound The Major Blues Scale: this versatile 6-note scale is perfect for crafting funky lines and expressive improvisations over blues changes. The 7-Note Soul Scale: Combine all these elements to create a rich, expressive scale containing essential jazz harmonies. My name is Nick Homes. I am a non genius musician who struggled for many years to find out the secrets of jazz improvisation. Throughout 40 years of playing, and obsessive investigation I have focussed on building systems of learning for my students so they can improve , and reach their learning goals with the highest probability whilst having fun! ********************************************* 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - The "Blues" Arpeggio 02:33 - Demo#1 - The "Blues" arpeggio on a Blues 03:33 - The "Soul" Pentatonic 05:42 - Demo#2 - Soul Pentatonic on a groove 06:31 - Demo#3 - Soul Pentatonic on a Blues 08:30 - The 2nd/9th 10:49 - Demo#4 - Major Blues scale on a funky Blues 11:52 -The seven note soul scale 13:01 - Demo#5 - Seven note soul scale on a Lazy Blues ********************************************* 👉 Sign up to the weekly Jazzduets newsletter for latest practice ideas : https://jazzduets.com/pages/newslette... Jazzduets resources featured in this video: ✅ Soul Scale Exercises for improvisation - All Instruments https://jazzduets.com/products/soul-s... ✅ The Blues Arpeggio: https://jazzduets.com/products/blues-... ✅ Pizza Blues method: https://jazzduets.com/products/pizza-... ✅ Foundational Soul Scale Jazz Improvisational Video Course https://jazzduets.com/products/1575233 ********************************************** ★ JAZZDUETS LINKS ★ ➡ WEBSITE: https://jazzduets.com ➡ INSTAGRAM:   / jazz_duets   ➡ FACEBOOK:   / jazzduetsshop   ➡ EMAIL: [email protected] #saxophone #scale #improvisation ✅ The #1 Scale for Jazz & Blues You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of ✅ 90% of Players Miss This Simple But Powerful Jazz Scale ✅ Do You Know This #1 Jazz & Blues Scale? (Most Musicians dont!!)