Nick MainellaJun 20, 20201 minMax Ionata's Solo on The KickerDecided to transcribe this wonderful (and burning!) solo. Hope you all enjoy! You can grab the PDF here!
Nick MainellaApr 10, 20201 minSimon Cosgrove Transcription on You're My EverythingHey Everyone, Check out this amazing solo by Simon Cosgrove on the standard, You're My Everything. PDF is available for download below. E...
Nick MainellaApr 4, 20201 minSaxophone Dynamic Mic Comparison!Hey Everyone, Did kind of a fun microphone comparison this week. I compared 4 dynamic microphones ranging from very cheap to professional...
Nick MainellaJul 2, 20191 min3 Tips For Young and Beginner Saxophonists (and their teachers!)Over the years, I have taught many novice saxophone players. Some of them very young, and some of them older. Through this process I have...
Nick MainellaMar 12, 20191 minTranscription: Lester Young 'Jeepers Creepers'This is a transcription I did while trying to learn this great tune. Lester Young swings his tail off in this solo. My suggestion is to r...
Nick MainellaMar 12, 20191 minAn Awesome Bebop Exercise!In this video we give you an awesome bebop exercise related to major triads. This exercise comes with a twist: we approach each note in t...
Nick MainellaFeb 22, 20191 minThere Will Never Be Another YouDecided to record and video one of my favorite jazz standards of all time, There Will Never Be Another You. This is a standard that I hav...
Nick MainellaFeb 19, 20191 minSeamus Blake Vocabulary BreakdownHey Everyone! This is a new series I'm starting where we look at a piece of vocabulary together and try to figure out what makes it so am...
Nick MainellaFeb 16, 20191 minSYOS Tenor Mouthpiece ReviewMany people have been asking me to review my new SYOS mouthpiece. Here is an in depth review and an up close look at the Tivon Pennicott ...
Nick MainellaFeb 14, 20191 minVideo Lesson: PentatonicsHey Everyone! Just uploaded a video talking about the difference between major and minor pentatonics, how they are related, and what chor...
Nick MainellaFeb 12, 20191 minTranscription-Sonny Stitt 'All Of Me'This was a fun transcription. I have always been a huge fan of Sonny Stitt. He is one of the few players that sounded equally as good on ...
Nick MainellaJan 8, 20192 minThe Never Ending ClimbHiking is a cool thing. The idea that you will conquer a mountain of a certain size is enticing. You start at the bottom and slowly work ...
Nick MainellaDec 19, 20182 minWill You Make Time?Being a great musician or being great at anything boils down to one crucial thing: time. If you can commit yourself to the time it takes ...
Nick MainellaDec 12, 20182 minLong Tones, The 'Zen' Of My Warm-UpI woke up this morning, grabbed some coffee, and did my usual routine of long tones. It occurred to me how much these long tones have hel...