Do minor chords leave you guessing? Unsure how to use colors like the moody ♭6, the brighter natural 6, the emotional 9th, or the spicy ♭5 to actually shape feeling and direction in your improvisation?

Solution
Immerse yourself in 102 classic minor licks drawn directly from the jazz continuum, as heard in the music of Ellington, Charlie Parker, Coltrane, Monk, Brecker, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Joe Henderson, and many others.

Instead of abstract scale practice, you learn time-tested melodic shapes that actually sound like jazz.

Designed for
Players who want to acquire authentic vocabulary from the great jazz tradition while simultaneously strengthening their technique — learning real melodic language  instead of staying stuck in scale based and practicing

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To become proficient improvisors, it is essential to sooner or later to explore practicing licks that begin on all the degrees of the Minor scales. (not just the Root, minor 3rd and 5th)

This exercise will challenge us to explore notes we might not typically use, leading to substantial growth and expanded possibilities in our improvisation, enriching our musical horizons and vocabulary.

A fantastic tool for this purpose is the "102 Classic Minor Licks" resource. It can be likened to an encyclopedia of information on the Minor scale, as it references some of the greatest melodies ever written in various genres of music.

By immersing ourselves in these licks, we gain insights into the diverse aspects of Minor scales and apply them creatively in our improvisations.

This resource is a treasure trove that can elevate our musical journey and help us evolve as improvisational artists.

This compendium of licks features  choice vocabulary from many styles of music : Mainstream and Modern Jazz, Funk, Brazilian Chorinho, Argentinean Milonga and even Classical.

These licks reference the tried and tested melodic source material you need to know if you want to  get deeply inside all the colours and emotions found inside the minor.

The Download is  packed full of features: 

• 10 in depth videos breaking down each and every lick (preview one here)
• licks in all 12 keys!
• slow and fast saxophone demos
• play alongs in all 12 keys and 2 speeds!
• Clickable 137 page PDF jump easily to where you want to go
• Guitar Tabs included and Guitar pro 7 file
• Bass clef included
• Minor Mp3 drones in 12 keys included for deep immersion practice
• Specially recorded mp4 introduction video  where Nick guides you how to best practice the licks
• includes short  text analysis of each lick 

- suitable for all instruments!

The licks borrow language from Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Nat Adderley, Edvard Grieg, Irving Berling, John Coltrane, Paganini, Thelonious Monk, Michael Brecker, Clifford Brown, George Shearing, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Michel Legrand, Joe Henderson, Mozart, Woody Shaw, Stravinsky, Erik Satie & Mccoy Tyner amongst others

102 minor licks starting on every possible degree including the major 3rd