Download the PDF of “Alternative Technical Study #11“ For this Exercise of the Week, Bryan Davis presents another Alternative Technical Study. This one is a somewhat angular Dorian mode line, a further example that the inner parts from arrangements can…

For this Exercise of the Week, we have another set of Twisted Flexibilities. This collection has all the odd meter flexibility goodness you’ve come to know and love, along the additional twist of a coordinated note bend in the patterns….

By request, this Exercise of the Week focuses on developing clear and consistent tonguing in the upper register. Bryan Davis is here, as ever, to show you how to reverse engineer, then practice, a correct articulation at the top of…

Download the PDF of “Chord Tone Etude #2“ For this Exercise of the Week, Bryan Davis presents a new Chord Tone Etude based on the harmonic progression of a well-known bebop standard – “Confirmation.” The note choices are limited to…

Download the PDF of “Quick Facility Warmup“ This “Quick Facility Warm Up” is the sort of thing I play everyday to get my chops moving and air moving after my basic warmup. It combines different fundamentals to let you quickly…

Download the PDF of “Melodic Tonguing Routine #1“ This “Melodic Tonguing” Routine is part of a longer routine, working on tonguing along the subdivision chain. This excerpt contains the first 3 subdivisions of the beat – quarter notes, eighth notes…

Download the PDF of “Range Smoothing #1“ This “Range Smoothing” Routine is designed to help you build and solidify your range, while maintaining a connected approach to all registers of the instrument. To begin with, aim to sustain each fermata…

Download the PDF of “Alternative Technical Study #10“ For this Exercise of the Week, Bryan Davis presents another Alternative Technical Study. This one is a melodic pattern adapted to the major, minor, wholetone and diminished scales. There are 2 versions…

Download the PDF of “Twisted Flexibilities #4“ This Exercise of the Week is by request, from an Instagram and Facebook post, over the weekend. Viewer Dave P., asked for an exercise to work on larger interval accuracy in fast passages….