Hello, Paul. Thanks for the free advice. The content was useful for me because, as an adult who has learnt another wind instrument earlier on, it is not so simple that I could easily figure it out myself. Lots of the other teachers' videos are that simple, so they are more for children. I have a question: Do you have any tips for articulating cleanly to the high G#? I find it difficult to do when the note just before the G# is far away and requires a different embouchure (for tone and pitch), such as the middle D. Thanks.
Hi again Kraken, thanks! yeah these are some really important foundations that can really help you progress by not having bad habits/form interfering. :)
That was a very interesting video Paul, basic but so important ! I found it very funny when you talked about squeezing your throat with your hands 😂. May be I would add that the legs position is also important : slightly apart, to ensure stability
Haha! Hey thanks Mex! I hope everything's going well for you. Yeah I suddenly realised sometimes people take thing very literally so better clarify the "not with your hand" bit. 😂 Yes your right, a good solid stance really helps the posture. :) Thanks for the feedback and support as ever!
Hey Paul, nice videos and I have learnt alot from the videos you did. I do have one question though. I have been playing and my tone is more of a "classical" tone. How do you develop a tone that differenttiate your sound for modern pop music tone?
Hi An0de, thanks for the comment. Tone production is a very personal thing but there are some things that can give a more classical or pop sound. 1. Mouthpiece, often having a larger tip opening and/or having a "baffle" inside the mouthpiece will give a louder and more projecting tone. 2. Embouchure. (How you support the mouthpiece with your lips, jaw and surrounding muscle structure) in my teaching experience I've found that some classical players tend to use an embouchure close to that used for playing clarinet. You want to try and avoid squeezing the reed too much with you jaw, try and make sure the angle of the mouthpiece is correct, (hold the instrument with good posture and with a relaxed and neutral head and neck position. This should put the neck and mouthpiece at the correct angle. You might find it more comfortable to nod your head forward very slightly but certainly dont tip your head backward at all. I hope some of that helps. It's a hard one to give advice on without doing a face to face lesson. Let me know how you're getting on! :)
Hi Paul, thank you for this video. I had a question regarding the neck of the saxophone and aligning it. I found that aligning it so that it comes to my mouth without much effort makes my sax sound high pitched, like playing with the octave key pressed, only that I am not pressing it. Neither do I have a bad embouchure or blowing hard into the sax. Can you help me? Thanks.
Hi Mark, no problem. So that is most likely to do with the octave mechanism where the body of the sax and crook meet. There is usually a rod coming up from the sax body which meets the pivoting part on the crook when they are put together. It's probably that by twisting the crook to the best angle for yourself, that rod is putting some pressure on the crook octave mechanism. Check to see if it's activating that just a fraction and opening the octave hole on the crook without you actually pressing your octave key. Let me know if that's the cause? In the past I've had to adjust that moving part on the crook on some saxophones. It's just a case of applying firm but careful force to slightly reshape it open a bit more to allow the Rod to sit where it wants without triggering the crook octave mechanism. It's usually just a millimetre or two that it's needs adjusting by. Be careful not to twist or warp the mechanism though, only carefully open or close the curve of it slightly. Before you do though just double check the neck/crook isn't too twisted by doing the position check a few extra times. Also if you do adjust the curve I'd recommend not doing it while the metal is cold, I would imagine that would put more stress on the brass. Let me know how you get on.
@@PaulHaywood Omg Paul, spot on! I never realised that a small, thick plastic coating covering that little rod which was coming in contact with the pivot on the neck could cause so much havoc and that too by a few millimetres like you said! I wish I had seen your video sooner :D. anyway, I am so glad I asked you. Thank you for taking the time and the patience to write to me so promptly. TC, God bless.
Great wrapped up explanaitions. Would love to see a school-like video series from you with lessons + practices from a-z. I'm searching for a good online teacher who gives that stuff for free to others, who want to learn playing the saxophone. Keep up the good work! :) Did you consider setting up a patreon-profile?
Hi friend. Really glad you like the video. I'll be uploading regularly again now so stay tuned for more. :) I do have a patron account yes. I need to do an announcement on my channel but as I was away from making content for a few months I thought it best to wait. There's a link in the description and at the end of this video if I added it in right. Thanks for the feedback.
One of the best sax vids for beginners, pay attention!
So glad I found this! Brilliant explanation. Great for a reset of my bad habits. Love your relaxed teaching method Paul. Thank you!
Just starting out with my tenor horn. Thanks for the GREAT tips.
Hi Glen, tha ks for the comment. I'm really glad you liked the video. How are you getting on with the tenor?
Great ,as always !!! GOOD JOB> DONT'T STOP THE TUTORIALS ,PIOPLE NEED THEM>>
Thanks Lev La! Don't worry I'm settled again now so will be uploading regularly again. :)
Hey Paul, kindly try to subtitle your videos for better learning for us. Good works sir
Hello, Paul. Thanks for the free advice. The content was useful for me because, as an adult who has learnt another wind instrument earlier on, it is not so simple that I could easily figure it out myself. Lots of the other teachers' videos are that simple, so they are more for children. I have a question: Do you have any tips for articulating cleanly to the high G#? I find it difficult to do when the note just before the G# is far away and requires a different embouchure (for tone and pitch), such as the middle D. Thanks.
Another great lesson full of good practical tips. Posture and fingerings especially. Thank you Paul.
Hi again Kraken, thanks! yeah these are some really important foundations that can really help you progress by not having bad habits/form interfering. :)
Great video
Thanks Andy. Really pleased you enjoyed it.
That was a very interesting video Paul, basic but so important ! I found it very funny when you talked about squeezing your throat with your hands 😂. May be I would add that the legs position is also important : slightly apart, to ensure stability
Haha! Hey thanks Mex! I hope everything's going well for you. Yeah I suddenly realised sometimes people take thing very literally so better clarify the "not with your hand" bit. 😂 Yes your right, a good solid stance really helps the posture. :) Thanks for the feedback and support as ever!
Paul Haywood 😀
Hey Paul, nice videos and I have learnt alot from the videos you did. I do have one question though. I have been playing and my tone is more of a "classical" tone. How do you develop a tone that differenttiate your sound for modern pop music tone?
Hi An0de, thanks for the comment. Tone production is a very personal thing but there are some things that can give a more classical or pop sound.
1. Mouthpiece, often having a larger tip opening and/or having a "baffle" inside the mouthpiece will give a louder and more projecting tone.
2. Embouchure. (How you support the mouthpiece with your lips, jaw and surrounding muscle structure) in my teaching experience I've found that some classical players tend to use an embouchure close to that used for playing clarinet. You want to try and avoid squeezing the reed too much with you jaw, try and make sure the angle of the mouthpiece is correct, (hold the instrument with good posture and with a relaxed and neutral head and neck position. This should put the neck and mouthpiece at the correct angle. You might find it more comfortable to nod your head forward very slightly but certainly dont tip your head backward at all.
I hope some of that helps. It's a hard one to give advice on without doing a face to face lesson. Let me know how you're getting on! :)
Hi Paul, thank you for this video. I had a question regarding the neck of the saxophone and aligning it. I found that aligning it so that it comes to my mouth without much effort makes my sax sound high pitched, like playing with the octave key pressed, only that I am not pressing it. Neither do I have a bad embouchure or blowing hard into the sax. Can you help me? Thanks.
Hi Mark, no problem. So that is most likely to do with the octave mechanism where the body of the sax and crook meet. There is usually a rod coming up from the sax body which meets the pivoting part on the crook when they are put together. It's probably that by twisting the crook to the best angle for yourself, that rod is putting some pressure on the crook octave mechanism. Check to see if it's activating that just a fraction and opening the octave hole on the crook without you actually pressing your octave key. Let me know if that's the cause? In the past I've had to adjust that moving part on the crook on some saxophones. It's just a case of applying firm but careful force to slightly reshape it open a bit more to allow the Rod to sit where it wants without triggering the crook octave mechanism. It's usually just a millimetre or two that it's needs adjusting by. Be careful not to twist or warp the mechanism though, only carefully open or close the curve of it slightly. Before you do though just double check the neck/crook isn't too twisted by doing the position check a few extra times. Also if you do adjust the curve I'd recommend not doing it while the metal is cold, I would imagine that would put more stress on the brass. Let me know how you get on.
@@PaulHaywood Omg Paul, spot on! I never realised that a small, thick plastic coating covering that little rod which was coming in contact with the pivot on the neck could cause so much havoc and that too by a few millimetres like you said! I wish I had seen your video sooner :D. anyway, I am so glad I asked you. Thank you for taking the time and the patience to write to me so promptly. TC, God bless.
Hi Mark, your welcome. I'm really pleased that fixed the problem!
Great wrapped up explanaitions. Would love to see a school-like video series from you with lessons + practices from a-z. I'm searching for a good online teacher who gives that stuff for free to others, who want to learn playing the saxophone. Keep up the good work! :)
Did you consider setting up a patreon-profile?
Hi friend. Really glad you like the video. I'll be uploading regularly again now so stay tuned for more. :) I do have a patron account yes. I need to do an announcement on my channel but as I was away from making content for a few months I thought it best to wait. There's a link in the description and at the end of this video if I added it in right. Thanks for the feedback.
Hi Paul, is that a Beechler mouthpiece?
Hi Kris, thanks for the comment. Yes, it's a beecher. Tip opening of 6 and with a rovner ligature.