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How (and why?!?) did this all come about? A few years back, during a practice session, I decided to challenge myself by playing ONLY with my left hand. I made a couple of videos and kind of left it at that (no pun intended), but it was always in the back of my mind to go further with it. I had witnessed pianists like Phineas Newborn Jr., and others (as well as numerous classical pianists) play solos with only their left hands and I thought, if they can do it, so can I! I discovered it wasn't quite as easy as it sounded. Cause it sounds kinda easy, right

All of these etudes are improvisations over jazz standards. I played through them a number of times using iReal Pro as the backing track, and once I was ok with what I had played, I transcribed each solo. I changed a few little things here and there to make the etudes a little more clear, or to clean up some of the notes I didn't necessarily mean to play. I absolutely blame my right hand for not helping out more!!

All my books are meant to benefit not only my current students but also the many students I have worked with over the years. I find there are certain fundamental aspects of the saxophone that usually need to be addressed and I have tried to address those various fundamentals in my books.

Playing these particular etudes on saxophone has many benefits. They help in 'voicing' the notes more naturally and consistently. They also help with intonation, phrasing, voice leading, melody, rhythm, time, interval leaps, harmonic and rhythmic displacement, pattern recognition (sight reading), and more.

To play these, you have to relax and sort of let your body take over the process. They aren't easy but they are certainly not unplayable. Most importantly, you're gonna learn some things and they are fun to play! They are not meant to be played too quickly so take your time and really hear the phrases. I always recommend playing things slowly at first, that is to say, REALLY SLOWLY. Getting the lines clean and making them feel as smooth and consistent as possible is the goal.

I first played these on tenor sax so, if you play them on alto be sure to transpose your backing track. You should play along using the iReal Pro app, because that's what I used when I played and recorded these. You can download a recording of me playing each of these etudes (on tenor and alto sax) on my website at www.jeffcoffin.com/lhetudes

You will notice that there are many 'fourth line D' notes in these etudes. For clarity, I am using side D (Palm D). I was tempted to use side Eb (Palm Eb), and altissimo, but avoided both because I felt that doing so would overcomplicate these already complicated etudes.

So here it is, my book of Left-Handed Improvisational Etudes for your educational edification. I truly believe these will help musicians of all levels take their saxophone playing to an entirely new level. I certainly noticed a number of things in my own playing that were helped by doing these. Thanks so much for checking these out and please let me know what you think of them. Peace, JC

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL CLARINET ETUDES actually works great for clarinet too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers.

Because of the wide range of the clarinet, the book contains all 10 etudes in two different registers It's like getting two books in one

The lower register is great for learning the low end of the clarinet and the high register is more traditional for soloing. Both registers are challenging and have their merits of course. Most everything has been transposed up from the lower octave with the exception of any notes above the high G as we think it's best not to tempt fate.: )

Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so you can listen to and emulate the style, articulation, and feel of the etudes. The free streaming (and downloadable) clarinet MP3's are played by one of the great clarinetists on the planet, James Zimmermann (Principle Clarinetist Nashville Symphony 2008-2020)

10 Improvisational Clarinet Etudes written by 3x Grammy winning woodwinds virtuoso Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) over the changes of 10 jazz standards. This is a great book for any clarinet player who wants to learn more about jazz improvisation, jazz articulation, voice leading, and swing feel. Ideal for all classical or jazz clarinet players and saxophone doublers.

Streaming MP3s and free MP3 downloads are available at www.jeffcoffin.com/clarinet

If you're a clarinet player and you're looking for a fun challenge that will help you get more comfortable with improvisation, look no further Jeff has put together a fun collection of etudes that'll stretch your ear and help you understand the structure of a well-improvised solo. You'll explore a wide range of styles and you'll emerge with more confidence in your own abilities. And you'll be whistling the tunes for weeks

James Zimmermann - Principal Clarinetist / Nashville Symphony (2008-2020)

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I really enjoyed your book of tudes and plan to use them with students.

Greg Tardy - Jazz Saxophonist & Clarinetist

Professor of Saxophone / University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN

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Jeff Coffin's Improvisational Etudes for Clarinet are a great resource for classical teachers and students looking for a way to introduce the improvisational style into their playing. The etudes are written in a way that allows us to see clearly into the mind of a great improviser, while being accessible enough for the classically trained clarinetist to perform without fear

Bixby Kennedy - Associate Principal Clarinetist of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal in the Albany Symphony, Principal Clarinetist of Symphony in C, Professor of Clarinet / Vanderbilt University

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To be cruciform is to be cross-shaped. The cruciform way is the life born from and shaped by a faith lived in clear sight of Jesus Christ, the One who hung upon Calvary's cross for the magnificent rescue of a world of dreadful transgressors. A collection of weekly devotions examining various aspects of the Christian life, The Cruciform Way: A Steady Cadence of Christ for Life labors to stir the Spirit-enabled skill for receiving both joy and sorrow, leisure and struggle, all through the Gospel lens of Christ and the certainty of His victory and forgiveness.

Endorsements:

This devotional is a gem: eloquent, humble, learned. There is a kind of soulcraft which comes through each of its readings, and I found them consistently nourishing, edifying, refreshing, and insightful. I hope and pray many others will be as encouraged and blessed as I am with these joyful grace-notes of wisdom and fidelity.

-Timothy Goeglein, Vice President, Focus on the Family and Author of The Man in the Middle

The Cruciform Way is the most practical devotional available today. Pastor Thoma captures the issues and answers the questions that most Christians ponder while living their faith. His writing is engaging. He leaves us eager for each new reading as he enlightens with biblical insights that all will find absolutely invaluable. -Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, US Army (Ret), Former Commander of U.S. Army Special Forces & Founding Member of Delta Force

The way of the Lord is the way of the word, and one word in particular: the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ. The Cruciform Way is at times a blessed

walk, other times a joyful dance, but it is always a rhythmic delight in this same Christ. Thoma sets before his readers a steady feast of richness that forges the heart with both the hammer of God's law and the sweet comfort of His merciful gospel as He leads us through the many courses of the Church Year. This is the way, The Cruciform Way. There is no other. And it is very good. -Rev. Dr. Edward A. Sikora, Pastor of Hope Lutheran Church

DeWitt, Michigan

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL TRUMPET ETUDES actually works great for trumpet too! These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for jazz as well as classical players.

Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so you can listen to and emulate the style, articulation, and feel of the etudes. The free streaming (and downloadable) trumpet MP3's are available at www.jeffcoffin.com/trumpet

These 10 Improvisational Trumpet Etudes are performed by five of the finest trumpet players in the world...Randy Brecker, Sean Jones, Bill Fanning, Augie Haas, & Jose Sibaja.

In the places where you see notes above/below each other, that is because of certain range concerns. Play what part works best for you but remember to fully use your air support to play in the upper register.

These etudes were originally played and transcribed on flute by saxophonist/woodwinds virtuoso Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) and demonstrate his experience, expertise, and passion for music, improvisation, and music education.

Former Bishop and President of the English District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Reverend Dr. David P. Stechholz provides a rich vantage of the English District's history within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America.

A book for little boys and their parents to share together. Its words speak directly to the parents' hearts bringing them back into the present (the best place to live from, yet the hardest to stay in.) The illustrations are so full of life and fun that your littles will absolutely love it

You'll never regret the time you spent reading to your children.

Kate is lost. She is sick of her job and bored with her life. When she discovers her best friend, Miette, is struggling in her young marriage, they decide to take a road trip across the country to reignite their sparks for life. Whether it is flirting with handsome men in Las Vegas or seeing the devil in New Orleans, they have the best time. But it is only when Kate reaches an unexpected sunny destination that she finds what she is looking for: her passion and her home. Fans of Eat, Pray, Love and On the Road will delight in this hilarious tale of a young woman who takes to the road to find herself.

William Hackett, a youth with a troubled past, is in for the adventure of his life. Along with his family, friends, and neighbors, he is a part of a group of pioneers trying to start a new life in the wilderness of Kentucky in the 1770's. Aside from dealing with his deep emotional wounds, Will and his friends are confronted with a life of constant trial, hardship, and peril as they seek to survive the dangers of the Kentucky wilds, as well as the threat of savage enemy warriors. While the fierce War for Independence is being waged back East, treacherous British agents stir the Indian tribes to rise up and annihilate the small outpost of unsuspecting pioneers. God has put William in a unique position to help, but what can he do against a thousand bloodthirsty fighters? Full of adventure and excitement, this story demonstrates God's faithfulness to us, whether the battles we face are against physical enemies or spiritual ones. Probing discussion questions in the appendix equip parents and teachers to challenge readers with life-changing character and spiritual lessons found in the story.

A book to inspire all who read this to find their path to a joyful life. A fairy named Thinker dreams of the sun shining on a path in the sunlight and meets up with many along the way to discover, explore, plant seeds, and find ways to encourage and grow for a life of positive determination even when there are obstacles that may get in the way.

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL TENOR SAX ETUDES actually works great for tenor sax too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers.

Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so you can listen to and emulate the style, articulation, and feel of the etudes. The free streaming (and downloadable) tenor sax MP3's are available at www.jeffcoffin.com/sax

These etudes are originally played and transcribed on flute by saxophonist/woodwinds virtuoso Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) and demonstrate his experience, expertise, and passion for music, improvisation, and music education. Jeff plays the MP3s available on the website.

In the places where you see notes above/below each other, that is because the range of what's being played goes off the traditional written range of the tenor and goes into altissimo. Jeff recommends playing the upper notes if you can but the lower ones are acceptable as well, of course. Put in the work to be able to play in that upper register.

Originally written with flute players in mind, 10 IMPROVISATIONAL ALTO SAX ETUDES actually works great for alto sax too These etudes cover a wide variety of standard jazz material and are recommended for classical as well as jazz players and woodwind doublers.

Streaming MP3s and free downloads are included so you can listen to and emulate the style, articulation, and feel of the etudes. The free streaming (and downloadable) alto sax MP3's are available at www.jeffcoffin.com/sax

These etudes are originally played and transcribed on flute by saxophonist/woodwinds virtuoso Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band/Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) and demonstrate his experience, expertise, and passion for music, improvisation, and music education.

In the dark days before World War II, a young American named Peter Teufel makes the fateful decision to remain in Europe as the clouds of war descend. Steamrolled by the Nazi onslaught and mistaken for a German citizen, he finds himself conscripted into the vaunted German Navy. Forced to serve on a U-boat, his odds of escaping back to America are slim. If his true identity is discovered, he would be executed as a spy.

Peter must find a way to escape, yet he is thwarted at every turn. Hounded by a brutal Nazi, Klaus L beck, who suspects that Peter is not what he appears to be, the American avoids detection at all costs. A chance meeting with the head of German Military Intelligence, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, may just be the key to his deliverance. With the odds of escaping stacked against him, the young American devises a bold and daring plan. Once in motion, there is no turning back.

VOLUME 2

The Cruciform Way is far more than a brief devotional rendezvous. It digs deeper than that. It requires a little more contemplation of the self, while at the same time promising to help steady you with the same divine muscle that has steadied believers throughout the history of Man. It does this remembering that life is short, but eternity is long-timeless, in fact. And its ultimate goal: A Gospel that gives and emboldens a faith that will keep the heart and mind of the believer in Jesus Christ for and into this eternity.

ENDORSEMENTS:

The Cruciform Way is a great source of encouragement for Christians today as they navigate the confusion of our culture, and Pastor Thoma does a great job with providing rich inspiration for his readers.

-CHARLIE KIRK, Founder and President of Turning Point USA

Another brilliant work by Reverend Thoma Ours is a nation and world trying to push God into the margins. But God won't be pushed, and He reminds us of this through preachers like Reverend Thoma. Society's movement toward secularism is having disastrous results. It's leaving people confused and hopeless. Thankfully, Thoma is not afraid to be faithful. This devotional shows he's not afraid to stand toe-to-toe against the world's evil and give people the truth of God's Word. And he continues to do this with passion while so many of his clergy contemporaries have long since thrown in the towel and succumbed to the safety of politically correct 'wokeness.' In short, Reverend Thoma uses The Cruciform Way to come down from the pulpit, take the reader by the hand, and walk them back to the only One who gives real hope: Jesus Christ.

-SHERIFF (RET) DAVID CLARKE, Former Milwaukee County Sheriff and Author of Cop Under Fire: Moving Beyond Hashtags of Race, Crime & Politics for a Better America

Pastor Thoma never shies away from challenging his readers to dig more deeply into the Scriptures, and The Cruciform Way, his delightful devotional, is no exception. With his signature awareness and conversational style, his words become familiar to the reader as he moves from week to week bringing rich biblical theology to interface with the practical of 'life.' And his goal: to bring all of us closer to Jesus. Whether or not you have a trusted devotional resource, give The Cruciform Way a try. I highly recommend it.

-DANIELLE D'SOUZA GILL, Author of The Choice: The Abortion Divide in America

The Cruciform Way is a delightful book. Thoma's writing is excellent. He's a crafter of language, resulting in the devotions within being as far from spiritual fluff as they can get. Fitting squarely to the Word of God, and following the seasons of the Church Year, Thoma peers deeply into theological truth, and yet remains unfailing in his ability to relay these truths in a personal way. This alone leaves the reader pondering the things written long after visiting with them. This Scripture-drenched devotional is just what Christians need for facing the trials of this life faithfully-and courageously I highly recommended it

-REVEREND PAUL CLARK, President of Lutherans for Life of Michigan and Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fowler, MI

Watercolor tattoos are an ever-increasing popular request for tattooers the world over. Clients may think this is an easy style-it's just a bunch of splashes-but in reality it is much more difficult to replicate on skin what watercolor paint does naturally on paper.

Longtime tattooer Shelly Dax, author of The Tattoo Textbook, shares her colorful journey into the realm of watery (or aquarelle) tattoos. From splashy beginnings through technique and color harmony, Shelly shares with you how to successfully execute this painterly method.

The best people I know are those who have known defeat, known struggles, have suffered loss and faced it all. They found their way out of the depths of despair and depression by keeping good memories alive and letting go of the rest. When one can succeed in this, it leads to a more serene existence. One must try to leave the past behind in order to restore your own balance and a better today and tomorrow. In the end, it is not how long we live but how we live it. This is a story about my life's journey. A life that is unimaginable with great memories. As I go through each story, it reminds me of the happy and sad moments as well as all the batt les that I have fought and won. I wrote this book because I want to share the beauty of life I have lived together with my beloved wife Donna who has been my inspiration and my strength. This is a book about everything. Just enjoy the ride while you go through reading the chapters and feel each moment. Learn and be inspired

The world of sports is as life itself. The Chicago Cubs team after a strange year for baseball and the world at large, is now embarked on building something from yesterday's success, forgetting past failures and starting all over again. That's the way of our lives as well.

We watch the game for the excitement but even more so for the drama of each game. Baseball athletes are great models of hard work, dedication,

perseverance, picking themselves up when they fail and taking each game and each event one moment at a time. I have tried to capture this in showing the many facets of a professional, baseball club and its athletes on and off the field of play. They are a model for of us as we move along on the road of life. Baseball is life played out on a baseball diamond. This tale is a story of the world, of baseball and above all you and me.

The world of sports is as life itself. The Chicago Cubs team after a strange year for baseball and the world at large, is now embarked on building something from yesterday's success, forgetting past failures and starting all over again. That's the way of our lives as well.

We watch the game for the excitement but even more so for the drama of each game. Baseball athletes are great models of hard work, dedication,

perseverance, picking themselves up when they fail and taking each game and each event one moment at a time. I have tried to capture this in showing the many facets of a professional, baseball club and its athletes on and off the field of play. They are a model for of us as we move along on the road of life. Baseball is life played out on a baseball diamond. This tale is a story of the world, of baseball and above all you and me.

You are invited to go on a fantasy voyage exploring the splendor and

mysteries of life. You are on the bridge of a fictional vessel, the symbol

for life and our individual journey through it. As in all his novels, the

author places you alongside the characters he has created.

With the Captain of the vessel, we are on a search for the meaning of

life and what lies beyond it. Symbolically, it is the Harbor of Unknowing

or death itself when all of our paths become one.

The book includes the current debate between the believers of faith

versus science. What happens at the end of the voyage is not known

until the end.

The book is a combination of fiction mixed with factual information and

peppered by a creative use of music and vivid imagination. It should

appeal to those who are looking for something different to read.