Building Harmonic Vocabulary with Alexa Tarantino

New York-based saxophonist Alexa Tarantino joins Jazz St. Louis education staffers Carlos Brown Jr. and Andy Ament to discuss her approach to developing harmonic vocabulary. This masterclass was originally presented as part of Jazz St. Louis' Artist Residency program in the fall of 2020.
To check out Alexa's educational materials, visit here website here:
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0:00 The Elements of Learning a Tune
3:42 Building Bass Lines for Melodic Players
17:52 Building Up the Harmony
24:36 Practicing ii-V-Is
39:25 Taking Your Harmonic Concept to the Next Level
46:04 Alexa Shares Some of Her Newly Developed Education Materials
For more information on Alexa Tarantino, visit her website: alexatarantino...
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