Jason Passmore is now accepting students in his private studio. Jason  has been a music educator for the past 16 years( with 8 years experience in the public school system). He gives private, individualized lessons on saxophone, clarinet , flute, music theory and beginning piano.

Jason is involved with many educational organizations, including the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), Music Educators National Conference(MENC), National Education Association(NEA), International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) and the North American Saxophone Alliance ( NASA)

Jason is highly qualified to educate you (or your child) in the areas of woodwinds, ensemble playing, jazz theory, jazz improvisation, audition preparation, solo performance techniques and many others.

Here are some topics that are covered during private study.


Woodwinds (Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute)

• Sound Development
• Technique (etudes, exercises)
• Solo literature
• Practice techniques
• Audition preparation
• Solo/Ensemble techniques
• Instrument care
• Reed Selection (Clarinet, Saxophone)
• Jazz Studies (if applicable)


Jazz Theory/Arranging

• Chord/Scale Theory
• Modes
• II-V7-I
• Voicing
• Arranging techniques
• Chord Substitutions
• Analysis of song form and chord progressions
• Extended Harmonies
• Jazz Styles/Analysis

Jazz Improvisation

• Call and Response
• 12 Bar blues
• II-V7-I
• Rhythm Changes
• Bebop Scale/Lick
• Patterns
• Learning Tunes
• Study of Major Jazz Artists
• Transcriptions
• Practice Techniques
• Chord/Scale Theory
• Jazz Styles/Analysis

If you are interested in lessons, please use the contact form and place "lessons" in the subject area. Afterwards, I will email more information.