This was my FIRST (and probably only video lol) to have a over 1K likes and 0 dislikes. Thank you for the incredible streak!!!
@riptide534
4 жыл бұрын
No problem Nathan!
@superoscaret
4 жыл бұрын
Because this is very good advice. I play the saxophone and the viola and they taught me the same exercise on both instruments. Congrats, keep up the good work!
@tatarsauce6314
4 жыл бұрын
So you have chosen....dislikes
@SuperMaDBrothers
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the highest number of likes has been before a dislike. Screw the first disliker though.
@samuelbrown434
4 жыл бұрын
and now there are 19 haters...
@ahmedajabi2654
4 жыл бұрын
"We tend to overestimate how much we can do in a day, but we tend to underestimate how much we can do in a month" That's pure wisdom!
@Dxrnit420
4 жыл бұрын
please never stop making these videos
@matthewjackson7935
4 жыл бұрын
This helps so much. I’m a freshman music major and I have an audition in a few days that I’m just not feeling and this helps so much.
@abdielcuevas3583
4 жыл бұрын
honestly this helps with my trumpet practice
@davidmajernik7066
4 жыл бұрын
That description is a true work of literature
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Thank u just a few more months and I’ll be literally Shakespeare
@Jayessdablu
4 жыл бұрын
Great point on concentrating on the note the next the previous note....etc. how do u prevent or deal with ur natural move to “memorize” fingering and not the notes?
@johncollee7735
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@onesyphorus
4 жыл бұрын
in that video on KZitem of Phillip Howe practicing for 100 hours, he practiced 4th scales a lot. since this guy had over 20 years of theory he could play quite fluently in the horn, despite the hours.
@dofunback
4 жыл бұрын
great video!! :)
@velvetknight780
4 жыл бұрын
You are so animated! you're like me! so I like you! you will be assimilated (subscribed) LOL.
@galileosol1594
3 жыл бұрын
I want to buy your book, but it’s hard to read notes on my phone as I don’t have a tablet. Does it come in paperback?
@alamooji3716
4 жыл бұрын
Look up Hal Galper & Kenny Roggers I think his name
@pizzacake8643
4 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, I missed the first 5 minutes of the video cos I was reading the description.
@danvalicenti8945
4 жыл бұрын
great teaching but the advertisements are very disruptive, you guys should complain
@raginbakin1430
4 жыл бұрын
Last time I came this early I became a father.
@ithebeann
4 жыл бұрын
gottem
@jamesgutierrez5587
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@haydenmarshall3175
4 жыл бұрын
W
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
First comment I see. I'm not mad!
@raginbakin1430
4 жыл бұрын
Saxologic Ay, you replied! Love your vids! 😀
@onesyphorus
4 жыл бұрын
_"We tend to overestimate what we can learn in a day, but also tend to underestimate what we can do in a month."_ - some random guy on the internet who happens to play sax.
@zoaltamam
4 жыл бұрын
You are doing something not many people do in the education community! You are showing people what it means to practice slow, and to have purposeful practice, by demonstrating these concepts and making them less theoretical. There are lots of things in this video that would take students a lot of time to figure out, through trial and error and lots of disappointment, such as the different grouping of notes. By providing this guidance you are doing many of us a huge favor bro. Thank you very much for a unique approach
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
It is an honor!
@NelsonDellis
4 жыл бұрын
I'm always asked for memory tips for learning music. Dude, some of these techniques are some really clever strategies to help you learn the music you're playing. Thanks for this!
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Nelson Dellis Hey man, I actually have a lot of advice when it comes to memorizing and internalizing music if you ever want to meet on campus and talk about it!
@hania88888
3 жыл бұрын
@@Saxologic if i wanna memorise a piece, i just play it A LOT and it somehow just remembers itself
@phukaoprommolmard5282
4 жыл бұрын
Love the direction this channel is growing
@sakuntalarichardson5231
4 жыл бұрын
Cant read music. But listening for me is better cos then like you say you can play any thing. Thank you for your time
@MangroveLord
4 жыл бұрын
Grammar please.
@rohannabendiola9897
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@paulgentile1024
3 жыл бұрын
This cat belongs on prime time television..
@fdaehbcswcfaqgh576
4 жыл бұрын
That part with the “it’ll take about ten years” killed me
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad someone noticed lmaoooo
@racehoglund7251
4 жыл бұрын
This is gold right here. People don’t talk about HOW to practice enough
@DanielloSax7
4 жыл бұрын
So true
@erickim3638
3 жыл бұрын
We talkin' about practice? Not the saxophone that I love and play so much, but practice? Not the sax that I can't stop playing because I have a passion for it, but practice? We talkin' about practice?!?! PRACTICE?!?!?
@reubenbotha3331
4 жыл бұрын
this is the best ad for a study book ever
@ruefinj307
4 жыл бұрын
I personally would like to see "Simple Practice Tricks That Improve Your Sound"
@kaiserkled4425
4 жыл бұрын
hell yes PLEASE
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
@@kaiserkled4425 How to switch from classical to jazz series coming soon!
@natec1490
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@NicHasegawa
4 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I'm just gonna take this time to tell you that I'm a bass player and I don't play sax, but I love your channel my man. Thank you
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
@craigiefconcert6493
4 жыл бұрын
Nichasegawa come to the bright side..... (Bass player here as well)
@BrunoNeureiter
4 жыл бұрын
Please everyone read the description
@gusmarrero
4 жыл бұрын
long and funny and good
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
You caught me!
@lisawanderess
4 жыл бұрын
Loved it! 😂
@noelbeltran2651
3 жыл бұрын
Worth it!! He’s super hilarious and now i want to read all descriptions of hia videos hahahahah!! Reminds me of my friend’s descriptions to parties... it goes waaay off tooic which makes it even better!!!
@alexwillats
4 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful, thank you. And great respect to you for showing your 'vulnerability'...I've bought your scale excersise book 🙂❤🎷
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Wooo! I appreciate it :)
@ys-sh4sw
4 жыл бұрын
you’ve become my go to saxophone channel :) this video was very helpful and I love your way of teaching! ever since I’ve gotten into more advanced stuff, i’ve felt stuck in the same place and feel lost for how to improve. I really want to work on my jazz sound/technique and improv (I don’t even know where to start for improv or jazz) and also some classical technique as well!! Could you do some videos about those??
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Yes sir!
@leochavolla2263
4 жыл бұрын
@Saxologic we should start a trend to "normalize" sounding bad in the practice room i.e. playing wrong notes or using awkward fingerings, bad tone, taking breaths in wrong places, etc. A lot of people including myself are afraid of practicing because we're afraid to be wrong, so something like a challenge to post a video of the worst sounding (but productive) practice routine would help diminish that fear. It is both humbling and encouraging to see that even the advanced players make mistakes.
@IsaiahSMC
3 жыл бұрын
The setting goal,he’s right,I took an hour to learn my Lip trills on trumpet,parents got annoyed but didn’t mind,took 10 minutes break,practice another hour,and I today I can do it faster every day
@kop363
4 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on practicing technique with a book vs without? For instance, I like to use my ears to figure out fourths instead of reading the notes. Do you think that's detrimental or helpful to technique? Should I start with sheet music and then switch to memory? Also, with full range technique, should I include altissimo? My altissimo is inconsistent and doesn't always come out when I need it to...
@jorgeherrera1074
4 жыл бұрын
It’s good to read music too so you can improve your music reading speed/sight-reading ability (if this matters to you)
@robbertzzzzz
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely include altissimo if you want to get better at playing that. The only way to make altissimo feel more natural is by treating it as if it is no different from the rest of the range. It helps to set a target highest pitch though, so you know exactly how far to go up during your practice session. So you basically want to replace F# as your highest note with whatever altissimo note you feel should be highest. For me that's C, everything above C is so flexible tuning wise that it doesn't make a lot of sense to practice those notes; I'm basically using just my embouchure at that point to reach notes instead of different fingerings.
@jorgeherrera1074
4 жыл бұрын
altissimo (imo) is not anything you should focus on if you haven't pretty must mastered fundamentals, and if you're asking for how to practice, I'm quite sure you're not ready to start working on altissimo, it's not an important part of playing, at least not anywhere near the fundamentals are
@robbertzzzzz
4 жыл бұрын
@@jorgeherrera1074 that really depends on the type of music they're into.
@craigiefconcert6493
4 жыл бұрын
I will add my $0.02. I’m learning everything strictly by ear because I have played piano and bass and guitar. With bass I used to be a great reader and had crappy ears. It took ages for my ears to catch up. I want to avoid that. I do know from guitar that I’m lazy to add in the reading though (never have quite mastered the note naming on the B string). So maybe it depends on your goals and what’s important to you? For me I want a good connection to the horn with my ear without having to think at all so that’s my first focus. If I ever want to become a good reader I know I will have a lot of make-up work to do. As an older student who needs a few years before I’m ready to consider joining a big band that’s not an issue for me. I think the point of saxologic’s method is to ingrain it into muscle memory so that you don’t have to think about it, whichever way you started to learn it.
@aristotle464
4 жыл бұрын
Do you have any tips to learning new tunes for auditions as well as prepping and learning the changes for improv?
@Futurebeefcake
4 жыл бұрын
Band director told me “ if you can play it slow you can play it fast “
@CORE1.8MINISTERIES
3 жыл бұрын
I want to thank you. I am restarting learning the saxophone. Started learning in 4th grade and played till 8th grade. I tried off and on during high school but that was hard. There was no one else to play with and now I am 43 and on dialysis 3 times a week. I need to get back into this so I can play in church
@alexkelsh
4 жыл бұрын
Long Short Long Short Long is UNDERRATED- hardly hear anyone talk about this.
@yuxuanzheng4535
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, Imagine jumping to 4:34 without context 😂
@megalodonpuppet1357
2 жыл бұрын
The funniest sax KZitem very logical
@adamdarbyshire517
4 жыл бұрын
I quit jazz cuz my new band director is a dictator so you’re my new teacher.... thank you professor :))
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Kim Jung Band :o
@floatingshoppinglist5193
4 жыл бұрын
I play guitar... but this is still interesting 🤙🏼
@noelbeltran2651
3 жыл бұрын
Youre an amazing divine soul for posting these to help is beginners out. Thank you for your presence and energy, Essssspecially your comedic inserts, facials, and how you create such an ease to watch video from beg-end. The fact that you post the mess ups gives me hope to continue to better myself.
@andresfernandez6265
4 жыл бұрын
Read the description you won't regret it
@randymiller248
2 жыл бұрын
Help, I saw a utube visit with you and a sax student friend traveling to the Jean Paul sax shop in Miami, and also playing a tenor and you on an Alto. Do you know, does the staff at Jean Paul allow a buyer like me living in Palm Bay Fl to drive down and play a couple of horns before buying? Thanks. Please tell me your name as well.
@guilhermegomes4742
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, saxologic, i wanna play Smash Bros. Man, how can i subtitle your videos to Portuguese Brazil? I saw a guy asking for it and i'm brazilian, i can do it
@olivertruschke503
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone from Risch in here?
@theclarinetdude4258
4 жыл бұрын
Yes foo
@ButterInMyMouth
4 жыл бұрын
Holy fuck the timestamps. You are henceforth my favorite and most cherished youtuber/instructor.
@YungKMMA
4 жыл бұрын
Hey I bought your book I've been watching you for a while so I decided to take a look I wouldn't mind fighting you in smash btw my name is Kyle I can't wait to steel your cash. Pay
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao what
@s0urfru1t
3 жыл бұрын
Doe the book work for bflat saxs?
@marcopaladino8506
3 жыл бұрын
Is that my impression, or every time you finish the phrase I hear "I will always love you" of Whitney Houston? Thank you for this video, I will use these tricks in my studies for saxophone. This reminds me to be patient and don't be anxious to finish fast a music book. Un grande saluto by Italy
@valentino-giorgiobellic-be5722
4 жыл бұрын
That key sig. Is HEAVY😭. But i like your bio its made me laugh
@dantemajasi-reed1229
4 жыл бұрын
4:43 I need to wait until my body is ready!
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao glad u understood
@dantemajasi-reed1229
4 жыл бұрын
@@Saxologic Sweet, also thanks for your help! Now I can look at a piece of music, kick it's ass *and* take its name!
@carlos_0113
3 жыл бұрын
do you vibrato after every ending note or is it a habit where the reed just vibrates on its own over the skill and practice of time ?
@TylerSmith-rj7ms
4 жыл бұрын
My middle school band director taught me the long short thing and I’ve used it ever since. Its surprising how well it works sometimes.
@SoundAdventurer
4 жыл бұрын
Dude, your videos are hilarious. Such good information, too, and so well explained. Subscribed, and I don't even play saxophone!
@laurienorthland5052
4 жыл бұрын
Wait!epiphany! You said “let’s find a workout” and it dawned on me that practicing an instrument daily is like a physical workout..what’s the WOD? Those music excerpts are like “let’s do 5 sets of 5 reps bicep curls followed by..”.You know it’s arm day but can choose what workouts will help with the big goal! Just like the small music workouts that get you to chiseling out the music piece!
@icebox6811
4 жыл бұрын
Ugh. Definitely need this. Thanks, man.
@nathancarver5913
4 жыл бұрын
"I sound pretty bad right now" he says while sounding better than me when im actually trying. it hurts
@dinozrilic7970
4 жыл бұрын
Practicing slow is the first thing we are told in music school. But yeah, this video is basically free lessons. And the method is basically the same with any other instrument. I could do the same thing with a piano.
@HB-ve4wi
4 жыл бұрын
This is so good! The key is to know not only what to practice but HOW - and you've got it! Thank you!
@ToyRules33
2 жыл бұрын
The bro got me playing like Kenny G
@ODbass
2 жыл бұрын
That's actually very helpful thank you
@natec1490
4 жыл бұрын
So something I feel like we as players don’t hear enough about it proper hand technique. You did mention it in the video, but I think many people don’t care nearly as much about it as they should. If you truly want to improve your technique, you need to start playing at a tempo slow enough not that you can just play it, but you can reduce finger movement as much as possible, keeping your fingers on the keys, inside the cup of the pearl, and making sure your pinkies stay on the pancake keys, as well as keeping your palm touching the palm keys. And something I learned recently from mpulse is to make sure your fingers are moving only from the second joint, if that makes sense. Making sure that doing all of this is a priority in your playing can seriously benefit your technique.
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Fair enough! Though, I’ve seen some really weird technique that works for some people. Like, Melissa Aldana. Her fingers look awful when she plays, but when you close your eyes and listen, her lines are incredible fluid and even. But of course, I still do agree with you. My left hand pinkie needs a lot of work. It’s double jointed and it twitches when I move it in a certain way. I’m still gradually working on it.
@hincapiej4
2 жыл бұрын
My old mentor used to call it the claw.
@calebprovencher7727
4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap this is one of the clearest and most honest practice aid video ever. As I Clarinet player shredding through baermann exercises (college freshman woo) this is an EXTREMELY helpful video. Thank you
@gloriaflores7664
3 жыл бұрын
2:36 Him :so a key that I hate right know is f# major Also Him: plays it beautifully
@calebroyce4667
3 жыл бұрын
This was actually very helpful , I’ve been playing sax for 6 years and I’ve never thought about it like this
@terenceosorio6680
4 жыл бұрын
I don't even play saxophone, but this is easily a great sounding practice routine for any instrument. Nice facial expressions too lol
@Emma-tn6ub
3 жыл бұрын
I would like to buy your book. Is it only available in USA? Greetings from Hamburg , Germany!
@Emma-tn6ub
3 жыл бұрын
Does your book has an ISBN Number?
@ivyssauro123
4 жыл бұрын
one day he's gonna have a real stroke in the outro and we'll never know
@enriquethetrombonist1901
4 жыл бұрын
Please never stop making you try be videos man, you are gonna get big you just have to wait a bit, you’ll probably be close to 100k by the end of the school year maybe more
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that man. I am pretty content with what I have. I just want to help anyway I can and keep learning!
@ITZTHEBEATLES4221
4 жыл бұрын
He’s really out here giving A1 lessons thank you 🙏🏽😭
@poppykent4220
4 жыл бұрын
you are so talented it’s untrue!! im jealous 😊 i’m a grade 8 classical saxophonist and i was looking to get into jazz, any mouthpieces you recommend that are affordable? 🎷🎼x
@DanielloSax7
4 жыл бұрын
Meyer is a good option
@mahteef
4 жыл бұрын
No dislikes... Let's keep it that way!!!
@claraartnow6645
3 жыл бұрын
As a classical musician, I confirm: this works so well 👍
@flynnsowley1164
4 жыл бұрын
This is such a great practice technique! I'm definitely gonna show this to my Jazz Band class. i think every musician should see this!
@Saxologic
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Please let me know if you do.
@flynnsowley1164
4 жыл бұрын
Saxologic definitely!
@beckyn9338
Жыл бұрын
Nathan, I know I’m 3 years late on this, but this is so valuable. I have a piece in a concert band currently and the composer writes the saxes like we are flutes and clarinets! Pages of flying sixteenth notes going at 160. Holy crap, DUDE. Needless to say, I’m struggling. Speed is my kryptonite. So this will come in real handy…albeit tedious….but I understand the gains to be had. As to the point you make in this video, practice is usually not glamorous. Ah, but this is life. With greater work comes the greater gains. 😊 Btw loving you over at JLV! Just bought your standards course. Looking forward to taking it on!
@HeitorvitorC
4 жыл бұрын
Dude. You are extremely talented. Just got a sax alto, Im currently looking for people like you to get inspired and learn all I can. Cheers from Brasil!
@aidanmarano1732
3 жыл бұрын
"give yourself about 10 years to learn that part" thank you, O wise and powerful Kenneth G
@aaronrobinson9386
2 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the video and how you show your mistakes. A lot of times I feel really bad about my sound and intonation, and just everything about playing in general, even though I practice about more than an hour a day. Thanks for the motivation.
@kuyaadriann
4 жыл бұрын
straight up, this description slaps... like, hard in the feels 😫🤧 19:59 = my exact reaction
@bluscorpion
4 жыл бұрын
It's very reassuring to see an excellent musician make mistakes and work on them. Thanks for sharing!
@professorwolf4360
3 жыл бұрын
Me: Being a musician isn't bad for my health Also me: 16:19
@Animefreakinfiniti7
4 жыл бұрын
Have someone check the volume from outside for you so you know what is an acceptable range to play at
@mrchristian0457
3 жыл бұрын
How do you get the low notes out? Especially so quietly?
@mrchristian0457
3 жыл бұрын
Wait how do you play a low A? Whaaa-?
@Remi-B-Goode
4 жыл бұрын
Hello, great that you have your instrument back, and fully ! I ll try to take your advices in a general way (cause not saxplayer); thanks for this informativ and cool video! Have a nice day
@shgh2695
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, seriously extremely helpful. First doing this on clarinet, but definitely gonna do this on my tenor later.
@lalaeuro
5 күн бұрын
Wonderful! Great tips. Thank you.
@EvanTateMusic
4 жыл бұрын
F# Major is COOL! I dunno what people's problem is. :-(
@nathaniel.hovsepian
4 жыл бұрын
This put into words exactly what I'm feeling with my playing. I'm just starting out my sax journey and am learning how to learn still
@wyndhleodumegwu253
4 жыл бұрын
Lesson is saxologically well presented, as always. Lohvissimo!
@AdamHallacher
3 жыл бұрын
i tried this and it worked ok bye
@Saxologic
3 жыл бұрын
Come back :(
@Animefreakinfiniti7
4 жыл бұрын
1:44 I think it's the same way with any instrument. I tell my students the exact same thing. The further you long and the more you understand, the easier it will be for you to learn new things faster.
@geekgaming9140
4 жыл бұрын
After watching this,I'm glad to say that i use most of these techniques when practicing.They truly do help a lot especially with scales.
@hamilnvt6191
4 жыл бұрын
Love ya Saxologic❤️ Very useful videos and you're so charismatic OMFG I TRIED IT RIGHT NOW AND IT'S AMAAAAAZING
@AndyBellPops
5 ай бұрын
Hey Kat you cleared the path for learning technique on the horn for so many of us newbies… including myself… rock on… Your illustrations make it all much more approachable Andy Sr./pops
@shaunfernando5349
4 жыл бұрын
You're a legend for showing this, my sax practise is much better. Thanks alot man
@MariMari-to3pm
3 жыл бұрын
Pa-rú , Pa-rú , Pa-rú worked good! I bought your book this morning, and i am happy with it! Pa-rú - Greetings from Hamburg Germany!
@Trumpophone7
4 жыл бұрын
Now can we get “Simple Practice Techniques that DESTROY Your Ego” Us trumpet players could use it
@jessyca9833
6 ай бұрын
The best videos I've watched about how to organize practice session🤩 🥺🙏🥺🤩
@sandralinares1579
3 жыл бұрын
I haven't played flute seriously since 10th grade. I picked it up again last year after... but I reeeeeaaaalllllllyyyyyy want to learn how to play jazz flute !!! I've found a brilliant jazz flute professor youtube.. But my playing just isn't ready for his level of teaching. (I only know major and minor scales and my articulation and music fundamentals are lacking.. and I suuucckkk at reading rhythms, but I'm no where near a beginner either.... But your videos are the perfect level for me!!! I'm not lost when your discussing musical concepts and I'm learning new things too!! Keep going brother !!!!
@toxicnoodle3142
3 жыл бұрын
At this point i would just be out of air and physically could not blow anymore air into my sax
@TexarJJF
2 жыл бұрын
Hi their, Being a drummer I wanted to play a second instrument and since a second drum wasn't an option I've learned to play the saxophone but all together that must have been more than 20 years ago. I'm looking to purchase an alto-saxophone but I wonder, will I be able to regain the skill's I had back than? Question, your book 'Comprehensive exercises for all 12 major scales, where can it be purchased from? Like your instruction method very much so will certainly be subscriber. Thank you.
@zoenicole826
3 жыл бұрын
His impression of lazy ppl that don't ACTUALLY practice is just too good😂👏
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