How to stay motivated to play saxophone or clarinet? - Syos
Music

How to stay motivated to play saxophone or clarinet?

It can often be quite hard to stay motivated to play saxophone or clarinet on a daily basis. In this article, Syos will give you tips and tricks to help you keep the urge to play and to make progress as quickly as possible!
Describing the clarinet sound - Syos
Acoustics

Describing the clarinet sound

What vocabulary should be used to describe the clarinet sound? Here is an overview of various experiments we conducted to find out.
The clarinet mouthpiece - Syos
Gear

The clarinet mouthpiece

The clarinet mouthpiece is the most important part of the instrument when it comes to tone quality. Discover its anatomy and the materials used to craft it.
Pentatonic scales in jazz : part #2 - Syos
Music

Pentatonic scales in jazz : part #2

This is the second article of a series focused on pentatonic scales and their use in jazz improvisation. In this second part, we're delving into how to use pentatonic scales on chords derived from melodic minor scale harmony.
Motif development - Syos
Music

Motif development

In this article, we share some ideas on how to develop a musical motif in order to build consistency while improvising or composing
How to memorize a chord progression? - Syos
Music

How to memorize a chord progression?

In this article, we've shared some tips on how to memorize a jazz chord progression. With some examples!
Fun and creativity with triads - Syos
Music

Fun and creativity with triads

In this article, Sylvie shares how she is working on triads while developing her own original harmonic progressions
Pentatonic scales in jazz : part #1 - Syos
Music

Pentatonic scales in jazz : part #1

This is the first article of a series focused on how to use pentatonic scales in jazz improvisation. In this first part, a little theory and examples of how to simply use pentatonic scales on chords derived from natural major scale harmony.
Victor Raimondeau's inspiration playlist! - Syos
Music

Victor Raimondeau's inspiration playlist!

Victor Raimondeau told us about the songs that inspire him or that he simply enjoys! Check it out!