Saxophone Technique. The intermediate to advanced course Unleashing The Dragon is a powerful 105-day course aimed at unleashing |
It takes a lot to play the saxophone at a more advanced level. Truly beautiful high notes, a stable sound rich in colorful overtones, fingers finding the right note in less than a split second, a creative mind that can effortlessly fly trough an amazing flurry of complex harmonic figures... It all doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen! Now there is a complete course in plain English that reveals exactly how to get it done. We all have very much the same question:What should I practice today? and why? Unleashing the Dragon delves deeply into this exact question. Not just what to practise, but also why and how to practice it! Empowering any student to take giant steps forward on the saxophone. During my personal quest for a good technique I had the amazing fortune of being able to attend, workshops and study privately with: Branford Marsalis, Eddie Daniels, Tineke Postma, Floor Wittink, Arnold Doyeweerd, Wolf Martini, Freddie Jacobs among others, as well as a great many other masters on both the saxophone and other instruments. Combining my experiences with theirs and my personal approach to practicing and teaching, I recognised the value of a sturdy, step-by-step methodology for bridging the illusive gap between the intermediate and advanced level. I see it every day with my own students. There's just so much to practice and there's so many different possible approaches. I felt it was time to create a clear path trough the maze of musical knowledge out there.
Unleashing The Dragon reveals the highly effective techniques that all the big guns used and continue to use to cultivate and maintain their great sound and musical ability. It delves deeply into every aspect of practicing and playing; from optimizing basic posture and embouchure to practicing overtones, altissimo and finger fluency. It even deals with how to confidently get onto a stage at sessions, enabling you to can gain the experience you need, weaving it all together into one easy to follow course, that takes you step by step, from an intermediate up to an advanced level. Here's what some prominent saxophone players say about ULTD: Floor Wittink: "...Amazing to see someone with your experience writing this. A very fresh, and effective way of approaching saxophone technique...". Tineke Postma: "...Very nice book! Reading it, really feels like you've been playing the saxophone all your life...Solid advise from begining to end!.." Michael Karn: "...I'm definitely impressed. I think you do a very good job explaining things, and your use of metaphors and your general sense of humor are very effective. Also, the way you emphasize "the journey", and to take it slow and enjoy the process as long as it may be I liked very much. All in all a great job!..". Steve Neff: "..An inside look into the foundations of great saxophone playing...". Susanne Alt: "...Very nice! Especially the chapters on practicing mindsets and motivation techniques are virtually nonexistent in other methods...". Emiel Wienholts: "...I'd seriously recommend this material for any serious saxophone player, as well as other instrumentalists. This book contains top notch instruction on how to master one of the most amazing instruments ever designed, as well as providing valuable insights on practecing and playing in general!..hats off James!..". |
Over 130 pages, carefully and beautifully designed, including easy-to-use illustrations,
videos, a complete set of intuitive charts and a unique course calender outlining 16 weeks of daily practice.
The promise of "Unleashing the Dragon" is very straightforward:
If you go through the course and do the exercises for 105 days, you will: |
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Significantly increase your capacity to improvise and be creative on your instrument. |
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Play more comfortably and with less effort. |
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Play longer without fatigue or other physical problems. |
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Play with much more accuracy & speed and be able to control your notes and intonation much more precisely. |
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Improve the quality of your sound, making it more: steady and fluent, effortless and in control, bigger, more colorful and open. |
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Think like a pro! You will gain a much deeper understanding of technique, which will enable you to pro-actively overcome any other challenges you might be confronted with in future playing or practicing. |
This course includes 24/7 email-support, meaning: If you have any questions about the materials or if you need some extra help, we include a special email address where you can send your questions, and you'll get an in-depth answer back within 24 hours. The price for the entire "105 day" package is only £ 30.95, which is a total steal, considering the huge amount of value it provides. Special summer promotion!! And here's the best part: "Unleashing the Dragon" has been pre-read, tested and scrutinized by some of the best saxophone teachers and jazz players out there, including: Susanne Alt, Floor Wittink, Steve Neff, Arnold Doyeweerd, Emiel Wienholts, Freddie Jacobs and Michael Karn. This course delivers! A lot of love went into its creation and I'm confident in its quality. You're welcome to take 30 days to try it out and experience it for yourself. If for some reason you should decide this course is not for you, or the information provided just wasn't useful to you, simply send an e-mail to: Cancel@unleashingthedragon.com. Just write your name and:"Cancel" and we will refund the full sum immediately. No questions asked! Personally I think E-books are the future. They're friendly to tropical rainforests and waiting anxiously for the mail man is definitely a thing of the past. You can start using ULTD by simply downloading the complete package from wherever you are, right away! Simply click this button to start the download: |
Have a question about the course? Just send and email to: Questions@unleashingthedragon.com
and we'll generally get back to you within a few hours.
Some comments from the first students of ULTD:
"..Hi James, the book is great! Your English is brilliant! Thank you for sharing. I haven't yet put it into practice as I am without the use of my left hand since I broke it two weeks ago, but I can't wait to try things out, I love the title too!..'' Sally. R. (Music teacher) Wales U.K. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "..I'm so glad I won your course. It looks great! Very practical and usefull info! Now to practice ;).." Anton. H. The Netherlands. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A rare gem! I tried and tested your book, and after 40 days I'm already beginning to hear some cool improvements. Which was quite surprising to me. I've played the sax 4 years and while reading your book my first reaction to many of the ideas explained in it was:" I've sort of heard this before", However, as I started doing the exercises I began to notice how much the power of this work is in the details. As I began to do the exercises, especially the ones that seemed to me at first like....common that couldn't possibly make any difference.... To my surprise I found them to be real "aha" moments. On to day 106! :) Chris. P. Utah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Very nice, and thanks for the quick and thorough student support! I have no teacher where I live in Croatia and now I can finally go somewhere with my questions. Zbogom (Good bye) Annelena. B. Croatia |
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