Nick Mainella
Max Ionata's Solo on The Kicker
Decided to transcribe this wonderful (and burning!) solo. Hope you all enjoy! You can grab the PDF here!
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Nick Mainella
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
Simon Cosgrove Transcription on You're My Everything
Hey Everyone, Check out this amazing solo by Simon Cosgrove on the standard, You're My Everything. PDF is available for download below....
Nick Mainella
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Saxophone 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 Mainella
- Jul 2, 2019
- 1 min
3 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 Mainella
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
Transcription: 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...
Nick Mainella
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
An 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...
Nick Mainella
- Feb 22, 2019
- 1 min
There Will Never Be Another You
Decided 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...
Nick Mainella
- Feb 19, 2019
- 1 min
Seamus Blake Vocabulary Breakdown
Hey 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...
Nick Mainella
- Feb 16, 2019
- 1 min
SYOS Tenor Mouthpiece Review
Many 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 Mainella
- Feb 14, 2019
- 1 min
Video Lesson: Pentatonics
Hey Everyone! Just uploaded a video talking about the difference between major and minor pentatonics, how they are related, and what...
Nick Mainella
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min
Transcription-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 Mainella
- Jan 8, 2019
- 2 min
The Never Ending Climb
Hiking 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 Mainella
- Dec 19, 2018
- 2 min
Will 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 Mainella
- Dec 12, 2018
- 2 min
Long Tones, The 'Zen' Of My Warm-Up
I 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...