Playscore 2 App Review
I was approached by the creator of the PlayScore 2 App to create a product review. Here's a little background on the PlayScore 2 app: PlayScore 2 is a sheet music scanning app for mobile devices. It has revolutionized music education by its ability to play printed...
Work Song Lick from Cannonball Adderley
If you like playing the Blues and you like Cannonball (and Nat) Adderley, then you also probably like the song, Work Song. This is a great Work Song Lick that's awesome for all melodic instrumentalists playing Blues & Jazz. And this lick by Cannonball Adderley from...
Avoid This Chord Spelling Mistake If You Want to Spell Chords Correctly
Many musicians nowadays are self-taught. They search YouTube for any kinds of videos to learn how to play their instrument. These free videos talk about chords and scales, but when you don't have a certain level of understanding basic music theory, many misconceptions...
Avoid This Music Practicing Mistake to Play Faster
In this series on optimizing your music practice, we are looking at a music practicing mistake that most people do not realize they are making. If you want to be able to play fast phrases on an instrument, this concept will be a game-changer for you! Most people will...
How to play over a solo break; Eric Marienthal funk saxophone licks over Cold Duck Time
Playing over a solo break on saxophone can be daunting. What exactly do you play? What if there are no chord symbols – can you just play any notes? The best answers to those questions is to study what others have done first. This includes transcribing breaks...About Donna
Musician, educator, speaker and Everything Saxophone Podcast host, Donna Schwartz, has helped thousands of people of all ages, all over the world, boost their music performance and improvisation skills through private and small group coaching, and online courses for over 30 years.
She has created dozens of online courses, including Boost Your Blues Improvisation, Jazz Improvisation Explained, Supercharge Your Jazz Improvisation, Get a Killer Saxophone Tone and many others.
Donna has performed in the NY and Los Angeles metro areas with finalists from the NBC show, The Voice, members from Billy Joel, Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, Barbara Morrison and many other artists.
Her tracks have been featured on a number of indie artists’ CD’s, and in Criss Angel’s Believe show at The Luxor in Las Vegas. Read More…
