Excercise Book
As a jazz flutist and member of the David Grisman Quintet since 1989, there came a point when I realized the classical exercises I was using, while useful, didn’t include the blues and jazz minor scales that are the most common scales used in jazz improvisation. I came up with my own exercises that used some of the approaches I’d learned from the famous classical pedagogies but using the blues and jazz minor scales. I found that by playing these exercises I became much more fluent in my improvisational technique. I’ve written down these exercises in a book I call Daily Finger Exercises for the Jazz Flutist. Regular practice of these exercises will give you total fluency in all 12 minor and major blues scales, as well as a better harmonic understanding and improvisational fluency within the diatonic scales.
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Flute Lessons with Matt Eakle
Classical, Jazz
If you already play the flute but would like to improve your technique, develop a wide range of tonal colors, learn how to jam on the blues and jazz standards, or study flute sonatas, from Bach to Hindemith, I can help.
- Flutist with The David Grisman Quintet since 1989
- Performed with Marin Symphony and Opera Orchestras
- Appears on three Grammy nominated CDs
415-485-1661
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