Private Lesson
Marc Mommaas is available for private lessons.
If you live in the NYC area or are in town for a couple of days feel free to contact me regarding private
lessons. I teach in the studios of New York Jazz Workshop of which I am co-founder, around the corner from Penn Station and Port authority in the heart of Manhattan. For students that are out of
town, consider online lesson.
Purchase a one hour lesson ($100) through the secure Paypall Portal.
Teaching topics.
Saxophone specific topics: tone quality, technique, embrouchure, altissimo, airflow etc.
General musical topics: improvisation, harmony, melodic development, voice-leading and enclosures, bebop language.
Advanced principles: rhythmic expansion, mixed meter, polyrhythm, cross-rhythms, polyharmony, superimposition, composition.
Counterpoint: species and four part writing.
Philosophy
The way you practice has to be in tune with where you stand in the music.
A practicing regime that works for you at this time might not be beneficial for you two years from now since your set of skills and depth in the music will change. Music/life is never static and your practicing routine should be in tune with where you stand and in which direction you would like to go.
What you practice depends on a few factors starting with your level. It is necessary to get your basics together no matter what direction you choose. This requires an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses and the willingness to tackle the issues with the ultimate goal being to find an equilibrium with yourself and the music. On a higher level you develop your personal sound by exploring different topics of interest and by using composition as your main tool to establish direction.