Jazz 1: Easy / Swing
Contents: easy jazz songs from different eras, jazz phrasing (Lennie
Niehaus)
Improvisation: easy chord combinations (easy II-V-I); Aeb.: Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock
Saxer: various, e.g.: Paul Desmond
Solo transcription: various jazz titles, e.g. “Take Five”; playing, analysis, sound, licks
Sound: vibrato, subtone, growl
Technique: Pattern (third) in all keys
Repertoire: 5-10 Easy Jazz – Songs, 5 of them by heart; with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: flute (John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Flute”)
Teaching concepts:Create concept for the first two lessons (also preliminary discussions
with parents/consultation)
Get to know Lennie Niehaus Jazz Conceptions for lessons

Gala
Content: working out important wind parts and solo tunes from the gala area
Selling” melodies
Improvisation: improvisation on gala/pop/Dixieland tunes
Solo transcription: “I’m Just A Giggolo”, etc….
Sound: Pre-exercise for high notes: Overtone exercises
Technique: patterns (pentatonic) in all keys
Repertoire: approx. 10 gala titles, 5 of them by heart; with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: flute (John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Flute”)
Teaching concepts: Getting to know Dux
Business: Concept: first 2 saxophone lessons

Jazz 2: Intermediate
Content: Harmonically somewhat more complex jazz songs from different eras
Improvisation: more complex chord combinations (II-V-I, first altered chords); Aeb.:
Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis
Solo transcription: Cannonball Adderley (e.g.: “All Blues” -Impro with optional notes); Playing,
Analysis, Sound, Licks
Sound: High Notes: fingerings, exercises
Technique: II-V-I licks from memory to playbacks in all keys
Repertoire: ca 5 Jazz – Songs by heart; with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: flute (John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Flute”) / Niehaus: “Basic Jazz
Conceptions”
Teaching concepts: phrasing: get to know Snidero/Lipsius for lessons
Business: Info lessons

Bossa
Improvisation: Improvisation to more complex chord combinations
Solo Transcription: Stan Getz (“One Note Samba”, Girl From Ipanema”), playing, analysis, sound,
Licks
Sound: High Notes: Licks, solo phrases
Technique: II-V-I licks from memory to playbacks in all keys
Repertoire: ca 5 Bossa Novas by heart (also flute); with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: easy Bossa Nova themes on the flute
Teaching concepts: get to know style workshops
Business: press photos

Pop
Prerequisite: Growl (phase 3), high notes (phase 4-6)
Content: Repetition of note reading funky phrases (phase 2)- e.g. horn phrases
Phil Collins, etc
Improvisation: Sanborn
Solo transcription: the most important hook lines (possibly listen out) – e.g.: “Baker Street”;
“Careless Whisper”, “Smooth Operator”, etc….
Pop sax solos: “The Best”, “Urgent”, Spandau Ballet, Double “Captain”,
Just the Way You Are, etc
David Sanborn: (“Chicago Song”); playing, analysis, sound, licks.
Sound: False Fingerings
Technique: Pop licks by heart in all keys
Repertoire: ca 5 Pop – Songs by heart; with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: Clarinet I: John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Clarinet”, Flute
Teaching concepts: Rolf Becker/ Dux for lessons get to know

Jazz 3: Bebop and more…
Improvisation: Improvisation to complex chord combinations with altered chords
Solo transcription: Charlie Parker” (Omnibook)
Sound: no new theme (repetition: breathing, embouchure concepts, dynamics,
high notes)
Technique: Altered licks by heart to playbacks in all keys
Repertoire: approx. 5 Jazz – songs by heart; with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: Clarinet II: John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Clarinet”, Flute
Teaching concepts: (no heavy notes because of Omnibook)
Business: curriculum vitae

Latin
Content: Latin-/Salsa melody-rhythm, wind parts
Improvisation: Jazz-Latin (“St.Thomas”, Bird-Latin) –
Solo transcription: Sonny Rollins “St. Thomas
Sound: repetition high notes
Technique: Pattern (quart) over 12 keys (to playback)
Repertoire: ca 5 Jazz-Latin – songs by heart; with folder for musicians
Secondary instrument: Clarinet III: John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Clarinet”, Niehaus “Jazz
Conceptions”, flute
Business: application letter for music schools

Fusion
Contents: note reading of more complicated fusion melodies
Improvisation: “Fusion” – e.g.: “Some Skunk Funk”
Solo transcription: “Words” (Bob Berg), playing, analysis, sound, licks
Sound: how to explain breathing in class; how to fix intonation mistakes in class, etc.
in class, etc
Technique: Eric Marienthal: Comprehensive Jazz Studies
Secondary instrument: clarinet (John O Neill: “Jazz Method for Clarinet”), flute
Learn easy “showpieces” for flute and clarinet
Flute: Clarinet: “Petit Fleur”, “Stranger On The Shore”, “Wildcat
Blues”, Dixieland
Repertoire: flute songs, clarinet songs.
Teaching Concepts: Learn and evaluate improvisation concepts (Jamey
Aebersold, Jerry Bergonzi, Dirko Juchem, etc…)
Business: Demo – CD

Musical/Theater
Prerequisite: secondary instruments flute (from phase 3), clarinet (from phase 7)
Content: Wind parts from important stage works: “Threepenny Opera”, “Rocky
Horror”, “Cats”, “Starlight Express”, Jesus Christ”.
Improvisation: Jazz (e.g.: Aebersold: Sonny Rollins/John Coltrane)
Solo transcription: John Coltrane (“Oleo”) or Sonny Rollins
Sound: suggestions; 3 phases of baroque trills
Technique: practical use of the patterns in the solo
Repertoire: routinize and expand previously learned songs
Secondary instrument: important musical passages for flute and clarinet; problem of the
instrument doubling
Teaching concepts: develop rough teaching concept for the first 4 years
Business: demo – CD, press articles

Freestyle/Jazz/Vorbereitung auf den Abschluß
Content: students’ own creative projects
Repertoire: be able to play 50 songs from memory, corresponding sheet music for
accompanying musicians
Business: Create complete application portfolio (cover letter, resume, infos,
photos, press articles, etc…