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Logan Stats Rhythm Changes Followup #1
While Logan continues to work on the Blues, he has started working on Rhythm Changes (the chord progression to Gershwin's I Got Rhythm). In this followup lesson, we take the next steps to mastering Rhythm Changes. There will be another followup lesson that takes learning Rhythm Changes further including alterations on the dominant and approaches to the bridge. This video is coordinated to The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book, Chapter 21. The book is available in both hard copy and digital forms at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Outskirts Press, and the Apple Store.
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Speech to Music Metaphor---More insights on Musical Phrasing--Classical and Jazz
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Additional ideas are demonstrated in this video for working on how to phrase musically based on a metaphor of phrasing in speech. Chapter 12 in my saxophone book should be referenced either before or after viewing this video along with the video coordinated to that chapter in the saxophone playlist. These videos are both coordinated to my books The Science and Art of Saxophone Teaching and The ...
Logan Stats Lesson 3 Followup on the Blues
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Logan and I had gone over the Blues in a previous video. This video is a followup on the Blues lesson from two weeks ago. Logan has made substantial progress since the first lesson. More ideas for making the changes are presented. This is coordinated to The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book, Chapter 21. The book is available in both hard copy and digital forms at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Outskirts Press...
Logan Stats Lesson 2 Introducing Rhythm Changes
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Logan and I and I have been working on Blues , and he is still working on Blues, but after a bit of follow up on blues I decided to get Logan working on Rhythm Changes. The video starts a little slow while establishing the chord progression we will use, but then picks up with a demonstration of a very useful approach to learning to play on Rhythm Changes (the chord progression to Gershwin's I G...
Logan Stats Lesson--Learning The Blues
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Logan and I had gone over the Blues kind of quickly the previous week, but we needed this followup. Logan will work on it for another week or now with the following approaches: 1) a horizontal approach blanketing with the minor pentatonic scale and the blues scale; 2) a vertical approach changing note choices when the chords change and using the guide tones; 3) an approach that combines both ho...
Brad Sadler Lesson--Learning to Play Changes on Autumn Leaves
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Brad had a question about how to move his improvisation forward. He had done a lot of transcribing, but just didn't feel like he was getting better. After hearing him play on a tune of his choice, Autumn Leaves, it became clear that he needed to understand how to play the chord changes to get better. This is a good discussion and demonstration of how to teach and learn playing chord changes. Al...
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 7D--Conclusion and Help for the Ballad and Vocal Soloists
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Ray helps Jeremy with ideas for working with the ballad and vocal soloists with the band. We come to the conclusion of Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells. This video deals with ideas that are coordinated with Chapters 22-23 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 7C--Microphones and the Big Band
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Ray and Jeremy discuss issues that go into deciding how to mic the big band in live performance. These ideas are coordinated with Chapters 24-26 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 7B--Adjudication Issues
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Ray and Jeremy discuss issues related to dealing with adjudication. These ideas are coordinated with Chapters 24-26 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 7A--Festival and Concert Programming
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Ray and Jeremy discuss principles that go into programming for short concerts and festivals as well as longer concerts. These ideas are coordinated with Chapters 24-26 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 6D--Rhythm Section Solos
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A discussion with Jeremy about helping rhythm section players with their solos and a few other tips to finish up on the rhythm section discussion. All of these ideas are coordinated with Chapters 14-18 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 6C--Rhythm Section Tips
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A discussion with Jeremy giving tips for working with drums, bass, guitar and piano individually and in the Rhythm Section many important ideas. All of these ideas are coordinated with Chapters 14-17 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 6A--Recruitment and Motivation
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An informal discussion with Jeremy about recruiting and motivation for rhythm section players and others with a side trip into addressing modern instruction in the curriculum. All of these ideas coordinated with Chapters 14-18 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 6B--Rhythm Section Questions
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A discussion with Jeremy answering his questions about bass line construction, teaching drum set ups, use of Vibes, and coordinating comping instruments in the Rhythm Section. All of these ideas are coordinated with Chapters 14-18 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 5C Rehearsal Techniques and Ideas
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A discussion with Jeremy about Rehearsing the Big Band. Many ideas and approaches are covered. All of these ideas are `concepts taught in Chapter 12 of The Real Jazz Pedagogy Book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple Book Store.
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 5B Dealing with the Horn Sections
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 5B Dealing with the Horn Sections
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 5A Followup on Jazz Articulation
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 5A Followup on Jazz Articulation
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4D--Teaching Afternoon in Paris
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4D Teaching Afternoon in Paris
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4C--Teaching Rhythm Changes
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4C Teaching Rhythm Changes
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4B--Teaching the Blues
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4B Teaching the Blues
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4A--More on Jazz Articulation
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt 4A More on Jazz Articulation
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 3C--Teaching Jazz Scales and Guide Tones
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 3C Teaching Jazz Scales and Guide Tones
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 3B--Functional Harmonic Analysis
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 3B Functional Harmonic Analysis
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 3A--More Jazz Theory
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 3A More Jazz Theory
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 2B--Teaching Jazz Theory and Starting with the Blues
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 2B Teaching Jazz Theory and Starting with the Blues
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 2A--Editing Jazz Articulation
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Pt. 2A Editing Jazz Articulation
Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Part 1--Introduction to Improvisation and Jazz Style
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Jazz Pedagogy with Jeremy Wells Part 1 Introduction to Improvisation and Jazz Style
Conquering the Soprano Saxophone
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Conquering the Soprano Saxophone
Teaching Rhythm for Saxophone and All Other Wind Instruments Chapter 20
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Teaching Rhythm for Saxophone and All Other Wind Instruments Chapter 20

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  • @dfunkshunn
    @dfunkshunn 12 днів тому

    What head is this? Is this written out in the book?

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 12 днів тому

      It is an Aebersold Tune called Beboppish based on the changes of Half Nelson. It is on Vol. 5 of the Aebersold play alongs.

  • @emmadayhuff4326
    @emmadayhuff4326 22 дні тому

    Hey Ray, what is the benefit of starting flat while tuning? thx

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 22 дні тому

      Trained or not, We all tend to like pitches that are sharp, and if you start sharp, you will probably end up liking a pitch that is too high. If you start below, you have a much better chance of hearing it more accurately and therefore you will do a better job of tuning. I would listen to the correct pitch, then sing it, then play it flat and come up to it. When you find the pitch, then you have to decide whether you need to push in or pull out your mouthpiece (or whatever tuning apparatus.

  • @TonyfromBham
    @TonyfromBham 28 днів тому

    In term of rhythm, time, harmony, hipness, and attitude, his mess is depressingly non-jazz.

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 28 днів тому

      @@TonyfromBham Hey Man, don’t forget these are young students. We get the best we can out of them. This student was not my best guitarist, but was a member of the class when we did this class demonstration. So maybe you can consider the principles we were trying to teach, without being over critical! Dig?

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 28 днів тому

      @@TonyfromBham You might as well know also, that he is blind…

  • @garymelhaff9327
    @garymelhaff9327 Місяць тому

    Thanks - I mistakenly started with soprano and rarely play it now even though I still love it. But just never got the proficiency I wanted on top of not as easily fit into situations since it so dominates compared to alto and esp tenor. But reminded me how much I love what it's capable of.

  • @garymelhaff9327
    @garymelhaff9327 Місяць тому

    Interesting alternate names like half tonguing for muted tonguing and never says muted tonguing. Guess there's no standard for naming a technique

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 Місяць тому

      @@garymelhaff9327 there is definitely no standardized term. Most people in my circles would call it half tonguing or the N tongue. If your circle wants to call it muted tonguing, so be it. But don’t expect that to be standardized!

  • @JAEROSIER-n2i
    @JAEROSIER-n2i Місяць тому

    My high school for real of course ua-cam.com/video/C5e8Fe19-cw/v-deo.htmlsi=qRsSdiYyuaI2Sq18

  • @JAEROSIER-n2i
    @JAEROSIER-n2i Місяць тому

    Amazing next year in my high school in year 8 next year I mean high school not middle school it’s different to USA I am in Australia next year I am planing to join the big band at my school so there are two parts of the high school I go to Middle years and senior years middle years is year 7-9 and senior years is year 10-12 so I am planning to join BIG BAND of my high school next year big band is the middle years jazz band They play songs like MOANIN’ from art Blakey written by bobby timmons bags' groove by milt Jackson and many more and stage band is the senior years jazz band I am going to be in year 8 next year turning 14 and so stage band plays songs like straight no chaser by THELONIOUS monk And I cannot remember the rest to many more I play trombone i started playing this year because it seemed fun I can't read sheet music the easiest way for me to remember to know what notes to play is writing them down or remembering them And the company of my trombone is YAMAHA a Japanese music company iN HAMAMATSU JAPAN🎼🎹🎼🎹🎼🎺🪈🎻🪕🥁🎸🪗🪇🎬🎤 facebook.com/watch/?v=784179042569368 THIS IS FROM THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF MY HIGH SCHOOL REHEARSAL OF GENERATIONS OF JAZZ 2022 IN MT GAMBIER ONCE A YEAR ONCE A YEAR IN MT GAMBIER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA MY SCHOOL IS IN ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA BY THE WAY BIG BAND IS DIFFERENT NOW THE GUY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TROMBONE SECTION IN BIG BAND IS ZACHERY HARWOOD IF YOU SEE HIM IN PERSON YOU WILL FIND THAT HE IS A REALLY TALL PERSON AND FINALLY THERE IS ALWAYS A YEAR 12 JAZZ COMBO.

  • @raseshgandhi6702
    @raseshgandhi6702 Місяць тому

    Thank you so much sir

  • @raseshgandhi6702
    @raseshgandhi6702 2 місяці тому

    It's amazing information

  • @raseshgandhi6702
    @raseshgandhi6702 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much sir

  • @raseshgandhi6702
    @raseshgandhi6702 2 місяці тому

    Sir what about upper teeth position please 🙏

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 2 місяці тому

      The upper teeth are on the mouthpiece and not too far in. If you put too much mouthpiece in the mouth, it will be difficult to do these things. Too little mouthpiece=lots of control and no sound or power. Too much mouthpiece =no control, but lots of sound or power (maybe even blatty or honkey). So you want to get just the right amount of mouthpiece where you have maximum control and maximum power at the same moment.

  • @raseshgandhi6702
    @raseshgandhi6702 2 місяці тому

    Respected sir it's really beautiful information 🙏 Thank you so much

  • @Thebandkid06
    @Thebandkid06 2 місяці тому

    Just started the video but I’m dying over the guitarist getting told to turn up his volume it’s true we never get told we’re too quite unless ur me and get stuck on comping volume because I forgot to turn it up for the solo section😭

  • @robannmateja5000
    @robannmateja5000 2 місяці тому

    I realize this post is several years old, but wondering if someone could let me know if the Kindle version of "The Science and Art of Saxophone Teaching" renders well, or is it better and more practical to get the physical book? That is, if there are many diagrams or scores in the book, can they be easily read on a kindle device or kindle reader? Thank you

  • @swoodc
    @swoodc 3 місяці тому

    Why did you stop making videos??

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 3 місяці тому

      I intend to do more but got really busy with some other projects. If you absorbed everything in the 115 videos I have done you would be well on your way. Have you gone through them all? Do you have ideas or questions for what I should do in some new videos?

  • @eduardotoledo2744
    @eduardotoledo2744 3 місяці тому

    stifler on the bass?

  • @AdamMathews
    @AdamMathews 4 місяці тому

    I’ve seen 5th graders with better posture than the bari and 4th trombone players

  • @Ángel-b1v5z
    @Ángel-b1v5z 4 місяці тому

    'Kojonudo, Ray! Saludos desde Madrid.

  • @guitariste47
    @guitariste47 4 місяці тому

    Very interesting and usefull

  • @mckennahaslam9671
    @mckennahaslam9671 4 місяці тому

    Lol you even got distracted like i do with ideas.

  • @mckennahaslam9671
    @mckennahaslam9671 4 місяці тому

    Happy tears,, i finally found the help i need😊 god bless you

  • @mckennahaslam9671
    @mckennahaslam9671 4 місяці тому

    Oh my goodness thank you you are the first person I have seen that is like me . I have loved singing jazz before I even knew it was , when I was little before I remember hearing it. I'm 28 and learning guitar and am just now realizing I've been a musician all along. Thank you for your video

  • @xrgiok
    @xrgiok 4 місяці тому

    Just bought alto, but my goal is soprano. I love beautiful magic sound of this instrument, and I know that playing is a long path, but I want to go down all this way!

  • @minna-maaritjaskari7793
    @minna-maaritjaskari7793 4 місяці тому

    What a video! Not only the content but the beautiful interaction in the group. This also shows how much a competent teacher can add on top of the "main content that could be read" as so many of my students ask for now. This video really shows the meaning of face to face learning.

  • @kormosjano64
    @kormosjano64 5 місяців тому

    Very nice guy!

  • @medusa210562
    @medusa210562 5 місяців тому

    I am told I play the soprano well and in tune. Before all the good information in this excellent video: you need a good mouthpiece and make sure it's pushed in the neck to the right spot. My technique is practically to sing in my head what I am going to play .

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 5 місяців тому

      Exactly! To push in adequately, you must be blowing down to a concert C on the mouthpiece alone at a loud level. Then what you are describing about singing the notes in your head is perfect. I call it pre-hearing each note. You have already discovered some very important keys to playing the soprano. Wishing you all the best!

  • @artemi-music
    @artemi-music 5 місяців тому

    Thanks about the embouchure tips, I was really struggling with the low notes, but these advices really change the game. So glad I found your videos!

  • @artemi-music
    @artemi-music 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for your tips, I’m trying to learn English horn, the embouchure tips are great.

  • @erikxs
    @erikxs 6 місяців тому

    Excellent!

  • @gtr834
    @gtr834 6 місяців тому

    First class! - Ray Smith was my teacher in Murray Kentucky. A wonderful human being.

  • @pedalsteelguitarjazzbebop4889
    @pedalsteelguitarjazzbebop4889 6 місяців тому

    I don't know why nobody seems to pay attention, but THIS teaching method is logical and key-free using degrees. I seem to hear people solo and have less "sense" than just these introduction and analytic approach to building patterns. Thanks!... J-D.

  • @Chemical1Objectivity
    @Chemical1Objectivity 6 місяців тому

    He should know better and provide the guitarist with a tabs arrangement. Most young guitarists don’t learn to read music well.

    • @minna-maaritjaskari7793
      @minna-maaritjaskari7793 4 місяці тому

      we'll maybe we should. Though the tabs would make it so much easier...

    • @Chemical1Objectivity
      @Chemical1Objectivity 4 місяці тому

      Absolutely! It’s quite shameful on the instructor/program for such a bull-headed approach. At his age, he knows how the guitar industry dominated many kids bedroom with rock and roll and popular music for the past 5 decades. Most guitar players don’t read music nor do they even know the notes on their instrument akin to others. While they ought to learn, it’s not practical for putting the guitarist in this spot for the ensemble, especially a kid, and it’s very clearly wasting everyone’s time, and it’s not the guitarists fault- he was bred in a culture that doesn’t emphasize notation reading on his instrument. And with the availability of software and even AI tools, there is no excuse for not being able to provide tabular notation for the guitarist. It takes more work on the instructor/program, but that’s THEIR job.

  • @jerzyboy24music
    @jerzyboy24music 7 місяців тому

    Hi I just cane across your video I wish there were books on this and some dvds on stuff Luke this and how come there isn't a school for repairs of instruments

  • @dwaynejohnson5593
    @dwaynejohnson5593 7 місяців тому

    I feel you green shirt person 😂Very helpful vid tho

  • @johnnyloungejazz5477
    @johnnyloungejazz5477 8 місяців тому

    How about finding a MP

  • @johnnyloungejazz5477
    @johnnyloungejazz5477 8 місяців тому

    Are there sopranos that are more likely to play in tune? Quality I understand

  • @lucatodeschi1297
    @lucatodeschi1297 8 місяців тому

    Great vid!!

  • @harrisonharrison91
    @harrisonharrison91 8 місяців тому

    Dr. Ray your roll and loop exercises are really helping me move over the break!

  • @sarahagbelusi4439
    @sarahagbelusi4439 8 місяців тому

    Of course the guitar player struggles reading music 😂 I’m not alone 😂

  • @Krisha991
    @Krisha991 9 місяців тому

    What a divine sound! By the way, what was that beautiful piece of organ(?) music?

  • @MrDreeyef
    @MrDreeyef 9 місяців тому

    wonderful tips thank you sir.i have a question what is the sax you are using in this video?

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 9 місяців тому

      It is a Cannonball “Arc” Big Bell Series

  • @marshallwise8845
    @marshallwise8845 9 місяців тому

    Dr. Smith, I don;t know if you are checking your channel often. But I have stumbled upon this channel and have watched several videos now. This is a goldmine! In a world where there is so much conflicting information and bad advice out there, you clearly and thoroughly speak the TRUTH! Thank you, and i will definitely order your books. I wish there were a way to make this the most prominent saxophone channel on youtube!

  • @adenoidhinkel34
    @adenoidhinkel34 9 місяців тому

    Бля,ну это американское днище. И тут они преуспели.

  • @lukeserrano62
    @lukeserrano62 10 місяців тому

    Ray, do you have any thoughts regarding gurgling around low G? Is driving me insane! Playing a well regulated Yamaha Custom 6 months in after 30 years of alto and tenor playing. Using Selmer Concept mouthpiece and blue box Vandoren reeds.

    • @charlesrsmith7
      @charlesrsmith7 9 місяців тому

      I am so sorry, Luke. I thought for sure I had responded to your question a while ago, but I don't see it here...? So anyway, as to the gurgling G, this can be a result of several things or a combination of them. I think the most common cause is not having the mouthpiece pushed in far enough on the neck. You may feel sharp and pull the mouthpiece too far out when what you really need to do is change your blowing. Have you checked the pitch of the mouthpiece alone. At a forte level, you should be playing a concert (piano) C. If you are playing a D like most players, you will have to pull out too far and it can cause what you are describing. It could also be caused by a reed that is not sealing on the mouthpiece (see the video on reeds, Chapter 16 part 3) or an embouchure that is too loose and unfocused. Of course, it could be a sealing issue in the instrument itself, but most of the time it is the player. Good Luck solving this. Do realize that you are not the first or only player to encounter this.

    • @lukeserrano62
      @lukeserrano62 9 місяців тому

      Many thanks Ray; I will work on my pitch with mouthpiece alone to get it down to C, as I’m pretty sure it’s the only variable that could be causing the problem. Thanks so much for your video series, you are a treasure trove of wonderful information. I hope to buy your book soon.

  • @damianbiondo812
    @damianbiondo812 10 місяців тому

    "Half steps make the world go 'round." -- Ray Smith # 20:46. (Classic!)

  • @guytremblay6928
    @guytremblay6928 10 місяців тому

    Thank you very much M. R.Smith. great inspiration.

  • @etherjazz
    @etherjazz 10 місяців тому

    Excellent demonstration! Really shows how different instruments can collide with each other.

  • @markjohnson9485
    @markjohnson9485 10 місяців тому

    In my experience, comping with the piano player is to lay back. See what he's doing. Find a pocket to fit into and follow it.

  • @clarethornley4508
    @clarethornley4508 10 місяців тому

    I've been playing clarinet in concert band and orchestra for years. Last week I bought a curved soprano sax on impulse and what I've taken from your video is that I really do need a few lessons. I even know an accomplished soprano sax player who teaches and tonight she agreed to take me on! So I came back here today to say thank you, Ray, for uploading this.🎷