Never too late brother... Don't worry about being a late bloomer. As a mature player you have more focus and you can cut out a lot of the rabbit holes kids have to go down before they define their stylistic goals. Just find the best teacher for you and go for it. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.
@@byronsigrano6849 So much this! I started playing when I was 9 and played continously for 11 years. I then took a break for 8 years and just recently started playing again. This time around, I feel that my practice sessions are 10 times as effective and focused, and I know exactly what I want to accomplish. Those 11 years as a child and teenager were mostly spent playing stuff I really didn't care much about.
There is a track called Throat II by Little Women that uses this technique to an almost Headache inducing extent where it's just two saxophones playing against each other and it feels like your head is gonna explode.
I would also like to know this question. Specifically for the notes in the upper register but not the altissimo. I seem to get better results without the octave key down. I can do it with octave key down but some notes are really tuff to get a focused split like 'A'.
@@KevinBene You're probably getting better results because by playing w/o the octave key you're already playing overtones which are inherently more split and out of tune than the normal fingering with the octave key.
@@averybuffington7989 yeah, that was my reasoning as well. Update though, after doing it without octave key for awhile I am getting way more control, and can split it with octave key now. Although I prefer the sound without the octave key because it seems you get a more natural overtone without octave key :).
Frank, the nicest guy you'll ever meet, helluva a player!
i love this guy man! his sax is sweet hes got a cool jacket and i really like the shirt!
Man, I love this guy!
he is AWESOME at sax im beginning tenor sax and this gives me inspiration every time i watch it
I play clarinet in band. I also wish it were this cool.
This made want to play sax
Its 12:13 am in 2019 but watching this made me wanna pull out my yas-62 and wake up the house.
Frank is one of the best!
I don't even care for the saxophone but this guy made me like it! More of this guy!
DAMN , this guy made me want to start sax. I guess im just 20years too late.
Never too late brother... Don't worry about being a late bloomer. As a mature player you have more focus and you can cut out a lot of the rabbit holes kids have to go down before they define their stylistic goals. Just find the best teacher for you and go for it. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.
Diddy King l started at 40 and lm loving it ! never too late mate
Hey, me too started at 40. I am learning by self... what steps did you follow at the beginning
Never too late 🎷
@@byronsigrano6849 So much this! I started playing when I was 9 and played continously for 11 years. I then took a break for 8 years and just recently started playing again. This time around, I feel that my practice sessions are 10 times as effective and focused, and I know exactly what I want to accomplish. Those 11 years as a child and teenager were mostly spent playing stuff I really didn't care much about.
Dang... thats tricky but doable! Thx!
There is a track called Throat II by Little Women that uses this technique to an almost Headache inducing extent where it's just two saxophones playing against each other and it feels like your head is gonna explode.
HI FRANK LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND YOUR SOUND ON THE TENOR WHAT MOUTH PIECE ARE U PLAYING ON I REALLY LIKE YOUR SOUND BRO MIKE
Thank you for your lesson. Tell me please, for the split tone, do you press the octave key or not? . It's difficult to get this sound...
I would also like to know this question. Specifically for the notes in the upper register but not the altissimo. I seem to get better results without the octave key down. I can do it with octave key down but some notes are really tuff to get a focused split like 'A'.
@@KevinBene thank you verry much.
@@KevinBene You're probably getting better results because by playing w/o the octave key you're already playing overtones which are inherently more split and out of tune than the normal fingering with the octave key.
@@averybuffington7989 yeah, that was my reasoning as well. Update though, after doing it without octave key for awhile I am getting way more control, and can split it with octave key now. Although I prefer the sound without the octave key because it seems you get a more natural overtone without octave key :).
You look like you should sound like an Italian mobster but the voice is like, Garth from Wayne's world