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Hey, I have a question, how come you decided to start with tenor sax not alto or soprano? People say alto sax is the easiest to play, which I also play. Also, do you have a sax teacher or you learn by yourself?

Good video and nice introspection about GAS. We’ve all been there. In my younger days I went through the usual list of mouthpieces at the time. Some of it was part of the process of finding the right mouthpiece but make no mistake a good bit of it was gas as well. Nothing quite stings like buying that mouthpiece you think is going to transform your playing and realizing it didn’t. However one of those mouthpieces I ended up loving after I learned how to not be a classical player trying to play on a contemporary mouthpiece. The journey is long. Try not to let gas get you too much and always be honest with yourself.

Based in Cyprus, that country in the middle east 😂

Just stumbled across your channel. Keep going 👍🏼

I hear a lot of good qualities in that mouthpiece and where you are in your development. I would suggest that you stick with that and grow with it.

100% agree. They suck. Beware of Scumbag Muse.

I love this! Keep playing, buddy! It’s coming along great!

Well, a very similar thing happened to me, and I'm currently in a dispute to try to get some sort of refund (although it's not looking good at the moment). Thank you so much for warning others to stay as far away from MuseScore as you can get!

That's very good! 🤗🤗 Your voice is also beautiful.. 🤗🤗

saved me 39 dollars

This is also so good!!! 🤗💗 The sound of the video seems good to me, don´t worry! :)

It´s Very Good... :) You´re an artist! 🤗❤

Sorry about the audio/video sync issues. I've ran into this problem on UA-cam from time to time and am unsure what the cause is.

Nice... it's my favorite out of the book. Working on it at the moment but not there yet. Thanks

Hey dude I said some advice on ur earlier video. I think you're pretty good but if you learn to tongue you will see a huge difference. Also, once you do that and practice long tones, overtones, etc. You should look into getting a nice jazz mouthpiece (probably 6*) as I think you primarily play jazz?

Keep at it!! I’m a lifelong flutist and am learning tenor now also.

Not a fan of the fact this has 716 views. That means at the barest minimum 716 people got scammed (or are oddly curious). Tried to download a fun violin piece and got charged for $45 with no mention of the trial in the emails. A complete scam

It's great to hear you're studying Gregs lesson books. I'm a professional saxophonist, and i would like to comment on some things you can do. The first thing and the most important thing is your tone. You need a larger tip opening on your mouthpiece so you can get more air through the horn. Next, you need to practice long tones with dynamics. Soft loud, and loud to soft. I noticed almost no dynamics in your playing, and the sound is very thin. You want to add more core to the tone. Most beginners start with a soft reed and go up in strength as they develop. Your pitch was good, so i think you can handle a larger tip opening. Mouthpieces are assigned tip opening sizes. I play an 8 star, but i've been playing a long time. I use a reed strength of 2.5. A great sax player to listen to is Michael Brecker. He also played a 2.5 reed strength and could achieve super human technique. I taught music for 30 years and have been retired now for a while, but i still gig and play close to 200 dates a year. I hope you have fun and get really great on that tenor sax. You have excellent potential. Make sure you practice every day so you can achieve strength and muscle memory. Long tones are a great way to start your practice. As you become more advanced, look into voicing and overtones for developing all the partials of each pitch produced. DR Wally Wallace has some great overtone development exercises on line. Good luck, and enjoy your music journey. Patrick Marino😊

Sounds great but like every single one of ur other videos you need to learn how to actually tongue. Maybe watch a few videos or spend a few bucks for an hour with a professional.

I did the Balam impulse buy as well . No matter how I adjust it it pulls down so the cord it is still putting pressure on my neck ...not cool . The only one I haven't bought is the Jazz Lab which actually sounds the best .I have the Neotech harness which I like for my tenor but it restricts horn movement. Thanks so much for your review !

Solid! Keep it up man! 🎷

You are correct about not aiming to be John Coltrane or Dexter Gordon. Both of them were not aiming to be Lester Young or Charlie Parker either. They were aiming to be themselves, as you should be. Your aim with playing should be to feel like you are speaking or singing because you are only playing one tone at a time just like when speaking or singing. I don't know if any teacher has told you this yet. Like vocalizing, it won't happen naturally if your head is full of extraneous thoughts or tensions. Like vocalizing, you should also be developing your range of dynamics, piano to forte, as you play. It is why Prez said learning the lyrics to songs was so important. Balancing dynamics makes your playing meaningful. Listening is as important as playing. Anyway, the main thing is enjoying the process, which you seem to be doing just fine.

Keep going buddy 👍 your doing great

This is great man. Good improvement. And trust me we've all been there tensing up under the gun. I'm really happy to hear you're doing intonation long tones with Tonal Energy. Too many people skip that. It shows in your tone. I think all your next goals should be about getting off of the page. Being able to play tunes, scales, and chord changes properly out of your head. But I'm not sure how far along you are on that road or if that's just too much right here right now. Keep up the good work. 🙌

Im learning alto sax. Holding the sax was indeed a thing. Having a strap that does not slide is important

Hi! May I know what saxophone this is? By the way great improvement from last week

Sounds like you're making a lot of progress. However can't help but notice: Your shoulders are elevated and clearly very tense, your neck is also at an unnatural angle. These are leading to a pinched tone and jerky fingering transitions. Try to do some long tone exercises in a mirror. Focus on keeping your muscles relaxed and maintaining the same posture you have when the sax isn't in your hands. This will improve everything you're doing and allow you to play longer with less fatigue and strain.

Haha this is a great video! My first ever sax is due to be delivered this week and I reckon I'll be just like this! 😅 Can't wait to watch all of your videos dude to see how far you've come. (I've got no background in music other than the drums a good 25 years ago!)

Hii! Nice progress! I have been watching since week 6❤

yo idk if you know but the sound is a bit delayed

Terrible

Good but why are you slurring every note? You should be tonguing

Thank you for the warning, I almost tried the free trial. :|

How do you cancel the Musescore Pro+ Year long abo?

Wish i saw this 5 days ago

nice

Good for you man! Amazing progress. Keep up the good work!

You’ve got a good sound developing. Many, like I did, struggle with that for at least 2-3 years. I started on alto 3 years ago in March then transferred to tenor in November. Just started being happy with my sound about 6 months ago so you’re further ahead than me. If you are self-taught and looking to develop dynamics, articulation, phrasing, etc I’d look into Jamie Andersons course from get your sax together. I think the course is called Phrase like a pro. It’s helped me tremendously. Keep it up, you’re doing well.

I'm a one year tenor sax player, and I can say that you are doing very well 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Awesome Embarking on piano at an older student 43 with little kids It's a challenge Well done

You very good👏👏👏

I was willing to pay for it. Twice. But when trying to download any sheet music, it just gives a pop-up/splash screen and there is no way to get any scores. I did this twice, about 6 years apart. Would be sweet if it worked.

Thank you for sharing your bad experience with Musescore. This is a very common scam and lots of companies are doing it. They lure unsuspected victims with all kinds of promises to get them signed up with their credit/debit cards and then start to charge them immediately even though the ad claims with a trial period. If you read the find prints, you will see the credit/debit card gets charged immediately once the account gets signed up. Musescore use to give free download and now they start to charge. I don't fall for such a free scamming offer unless they change their scamming offer, i.e. We will give you an absolute 7-days free trial account with unlimited downloads sans any credit/debit card and your account will automatically be cancelled at the end of the trial period unless you update your account with payment before the trial period ends! I bet you they don't dare to make such an offer. If all you want is to get the sheets in PDF or MIDI file format, you can find some Musescore download plugins for your web browser to download the sheets and they are free sans any needs for credit/debit cards. I would prefer to download both and then import the MIDI file into Musescore for making some necessary changes/corrections. I just hope this helps.

Awesome dude! Keep on working it and never stop.

I put my horn down a few years back but played in the US Army band, also hold a couple of music degrees. Keep up the great work man, progress is a beautiful thing. Check out The Art of Playing Saxophone by Larry Teal, has some great tips that will help with your lower jaw tension and get a more consistent pressure around the mouthpiece. That will make the horn respond more consistently, but will also open the conversation about the S tuning curve.

Well done from a alto saxophonist and having a very good mouthpiece makes a difference in your playing. Keep the practice up sounding good mate

yes unfortunately i fell for this, and i lost about $90, they wouldn't refund.

Hey man, great playing. Squeaking on the high G is quite common, even i do it sometimes after 6 years of playing 😅. That G is when the octave mechanism switches from the neck to the side which causes it to be a bit awkward. I find that singing or tightening your embochure helps prevent sqeaking. Good luck on your journey!

great video dude, we are on the same journey i just switched to tenor for roughly 1 month, and still focus on practicing on the low notes on tenor good luck

Hi, Evan. Say, man...Nice work! For only 10 months you sound pretty good! lol... And only a few 'squawks'! Thanks so much for the video and I'm looking forward to observing your progress. Peace (btw, glad your arm is healing well.)