The Saxophone (...caused more bankruptcy than you’d imagine)
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2020
- Can I learn to play the saxophone in 10 minutes? no.
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Please Rob, we’re musicians, we know all instruments cause bankruptcy
..understatement.💸
Especially saxophones. Your basic pro alto sax starts at $2K. And bari saxes start around $5K. I bought a new horn last year and thank god for 36 month no interest financing.
@@joeblankenship377 my fiance is looking to upgrade her sax and looking at Selmar's are daunting, not to mention Yanagisawa's
And that's just new instruments.. If you want to buy something like a Selmer mark vi or super balanced action you pay something like 5k and higher for an alto and about 10k and higher for a Bari :D and then it isn't sure that your horn is a good one..
The C and F melody saxophones fell out of use for having a correlation with the stock market crash of 1929.
The saxophone broke the stock market.
This was such a fun day! Thank you for taking the time to interview our curator, David, and tour the galleries.
I thought David was Kenny G based off the thumbnail
This David guy is super cool! An amazing dude
Give David a raise!! What a great guy!
How do we get permission to play the octobass?
David deserves a raise. Such a positive energy!
22:27
Rob: If you want to learn Sax is not that difficult!
David *in small voice*: The basics
LOL
just download simply saxophone
@@reysace learn songs better with flowkey link in description in freakin awesome
The saxophone is easy to play badly.
"Saxophone is delicious." As a former band kid, I can confirm that new reeds do taste pretty good lol
That's the one thing music teachers NEVER hear! Its always "why do I have to put it in my mouth?" "why does it taste like wood?" I encourage my beginners to wash their mouthpieces with tooth paste and a tooth brush and soak reeds in mouthwash to avoid the bad tastes!
@@JohnResciniti "why do I have to put it in my mouth?"
Lol
Instrument: *exists
Rob: *well hello there*
“General kenobi!”
Rob: *Saxophone wheeze*
David: "That's my kind of sound, yeah"
The saxophonic language
@@remubruh8896 Talked by the Saxons
@@remubruh8896 Hooked on Saxaphonics
WE FOUND THE INSTRUMENT HE CAN'T PLAY BEAUTIFULLY
Isaac _ .... yet
To be fair, he was only playing it for about 5 minutes
There's no strings so it's not in his territory as much as other instruments he plays
Keith Stone he was playing on Mayo can, so I think everything is his territory
An explanation no one asked for:
At 11:00, the reason why it the octave key allows the pitch to go up by one octave is that the tube goes from a close end_open end tube, to become an open end_open end tube. In particle superposition, this changes the first harmonic (fundamental) of the open end to twice the frequency of the first harmonic of the close end tube. This helps the user play an octave above with the same airstream which they otherwise have to increase the velocity of air or change the oscillation of reed to achieve the next harmonic.
But each note ideally requires its own octave vent hole, each ideally located roughly halfway up the tube from its respective tonehole. This is why it doesn't generally work to have just one vent hole and why larger woodwinds need a minimum of two, as even having two or three octave vent holes is still a big compromise, since each of the octave vent holes has to therefore act as a midway antinode for multiple notes.
7:16
“That sounded Great!”
“No it did not”
Basically just summed up all sax players
And I kinda wish he showed rob the altissimo register
I've been playing sax for 13 years and I'm still struggling with altissimo (though I'm also still struggling with discipline and practice, so perhaps that's why!"
It's okay, 99% of us have no idea what that is.
Altissimo is simple as long as you don't think of it as going super high. I can personally hit 4 and a half octaves.
LAYNE GANDY I’ve been able to do 4 octaves on tenor
That part was hilarious.
20:15
“That’s my kinda sound”
He says as all dogs in a 8 Mile radius ears start bleeding
...and every parent of a child who learned to play clarinet or sax froze in terror.
19:52-19:55 Is the funniest thing I've seen/heard in awhile. The combination of how hard Rob is working with how coyly the sound peeps out, is absolutely beautiful lmao
me doing my first sound in 6th grade
I've been playing saxophone for about 25 years and I can confirm that it is one of the easier instruments to learn. Once you know the fingerings for the notes and learn how to form a correct embouchure, then you're on your way. But it does take a while to strengthen your mouth muscles to form a good embouchure(sorta like how ya gotta develop calluses to get going on guitar.) The "Better Sax" channel on UA-cam has lots of good beginner tutorials.
You also do form a callus of sorts inside your lip. I haven't played in years (yeah, I need to get back into it), but I still have a line inside my lip I can feel if I run my tongue across it.
If you're coming from clarinet you can learn it in like 30mins to a day depending on the sax
@@theafr0842 Can (half-)confirm this. I've been playing clarinet for 14 year before adding the sax to my collection and I definitly didn't have any problems getting a sound out of it but it takes some time to get used to it. But the fingerings surely are a loooot easier and comparable to the upper fingerings of the clarinet.
The Afr0 can confirm. I started on clarinet and switched to bari after about a year. Now playing clarinet, sax, and flute, I can say that flute is by far the hardest to learn, with sax as the easiest.
I hear a lot that it's the easiest to learn but the hardest to master
Can't wait to see the saxophone video a month from now, where Rob will be playing raining blood on it or something
This was more than likely recorder pre-quarantine. I'd expect it any day now!
R A I N
Saxophone metal please!
But for now...ua-cam.com/video/ogypBUCb7DA/v-deo.html
I'm trying to remember the most metal saxophone playing I heard in the 80s. I think it might be from the Butthole Surfers. Here's Cowboy Bob: ua-cam.com/video/j_7-BgE_W4s/v-deo.html
HOLD THE PHONE John Zorn played with Napalm Death !!? ua-cam.com/video/ZiNe6qDFZ4o/v-deo.html !!? I found out from this Kerrang article: www.kerrang.com/features/the-10-greatest-metal-songs-with-a-saxophone/
Adolphe sax is the first sax professor... just imagine being the student having to learn sax from prof. Sax in a sax class
sax ed?
Barroth OnTheRocks I was gonna comment the same thing😂
Harizzzz lmao hello how are you old friend
😂🍻🍻🍻
on an instrument that has existed for like 2 months
I love how the channel has turned partly into a music history channel! I'm learning so much about all these different kinds of instruments and Rob is so good at including stuff from different cultures as well. Very informative, curious and entertaining! Good job on this, Rob!
Yeah, that's my favorite part of this channel, except all the jams of course
This guy is so charming, great energy and you can tell he loves what he does!
David must be related to Weird Al Yankovic in some way.
Flamingwoks or Kenny G
Flamingwoks and Sigourney Weaver, somehow
Kenny G's understudy
Was thinking the exact same thing lol
Or Dan Avidan.
The history of the saxophone is so interesting! Classical saxophone gets so overlooked in favor of all the jazz dudes. Thanks for making this!
insaneintherainmusic
Didn’t expect to see you here, I love your channel.
Is there anything in this video that surprised you about saxophone history?
Nice too see you here Carlos, from one sax player (bari sax ) too another, yes we do need more classic sax
Spending your free time after graduation by continuing to learn more things :)
Yo whats up Carlos
Woah I love your music covers dude, cool to see😁
As someone who played sax for 7 years as a kid: Those last 10 minutes were painful. But on the other hand, it was kinda satisfying to see Rob NOT immediately understand an instrument for a change 😂
11:01 If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of the hole is to turn the instrument into a tube with two open ends, which has double the fundamental frequency of a tube with one closed end. This raises all notes by an octave.
"Don't bite too hard, but blow a lot"
hmmmm
Words to live by, definitely.
Bro you hear so many weird things in a concert band class that could become bad jokes.
"Lengthen the shaft and buzz lower man."
"Careful with your fingering, it can lead to some bad tones."
"Push the fist further in, it'll help mute the sound more."
"We need that sound deeper guys! Really lower the jaws!"
Same with guitar.
Q: Why was the Guitar teacher arrested?
A: He was fingering A minor
@@jaksooon Alternately: I was in the military band but got a dishonorable discharge for fingering A Major.
That's what I told her.
If anyone wants to know, "Ophicleide" is how you spell that thing.
"Ophi-" is "snake-related". Makes sense....
Thank you! I was about to turn on the google machine to find that out, so I can read something about it. =)
I didn't, but now I'm glad I do
damn, i was searching autoclyde, aufoclide, but now i see why nothing came up
@@iJerrrrrry ^^ Ophicleïde, got a trema on the i.
Isn't it just lovely when the host, the guest and the editor have a great sense of humour? I remember following Rob from the djent days, and, damn have we all grown
Yeah, I like how at 11:30 we get the real explanation of the "octave" key. Saxes and clarinets have these keys to help facilitate the 2nd harmonic. Flutes don't and brass instruments don't. Saxes and clarinets don't really need them as you can play the overtone series without them as David demonstrated. The freak of the wind family is really the clarinet as most other woodwinds blow thru the overtown series in order, but the clarinet is shaped in a way to produce a more or less square wave. If you studied the physics of it, square waves skip the odd harmonics. So you have the fundamental, skip the octave and go to the octave+ a 5th. skip the next octave and go to the octave + octave + a 3rd. Etc. So it's not just a button that magically gets you an octave. All wind players need to learn control of the overtone series. Sax and clarinet players have a hole that acts like a vent, not another note. Flutists have key combinations that act like a similar vent to help get higher notes. Double reeds have their things too. Brass players just blow thru the overtone series, but actually rarely play the fundamental tone, just the first over tone and up.
Do a song with this adorable curly saxophone man, please.
He's great, isn't he! I love that he's powering through what seems to be shyness with knowledge (I might be completely wrong though haha I don't know him)
Sax djent?
@@brianspenst1374 yes
Was that a microphone in his pocket or does he really love the saxophone.
Ya know, I never noticed how much Kenny G and Weird Al look alike.
You mean Danny Sexbang?
You know... I've never seen them together...
Now you have to kiss Andrew Huang, it's an order by Roomie
19:23
i have tried playing sax before and it took a solid 10 minutes to get a single, horrible, farty sounding note. rob just straight up does it. i am stunned beyond belief
I started playing my childhood sax again during lockdown. Never really got too crazy about it when i was a kid. Now i love it.
I bought a C melody sax 15 years ago and don't play it much, but now, in lockdown, I want to buy a Tenor.
Mine is an alto. Chinese no brand. My mom who knows nothing about instruments got it 20 years ago for like 200 bucks. It still works somehow. I just uploaded a practice video. Check it out!
Jeffrey Harvey that c melody is probably worth more now tho
Watching David play those pieces made me realize just how expressive a single musical voice can be. My instrument is the piano, and while it has a great dynamic range, the piano’s expression pales in comparison to the different vibratos and tone shapes he displayed in the showcase piece alone.
Of course, pianos can play harmony without needing a second person, so who’s really winning here? :p
Get into synths and keyboards. Just adding in a mod wheel and a pitch bend wheel can add so much expression to your playing
The winner is FKj, who knows both
..guitarists...unless you can play those really funky unison intervals on keys..
Chroni I don't know much about the piano, but I'm sure in contemporary piano pieces people have found interesting ways to get different articulations on the instrument!
I'm a firm believer of "no such thing as a worse instrument," since every instrument has its place and countless ways to articulate it if you're patient enough to find it!
oh and, while I'm a guitar player, I think I could piss a lot of people off by saying bass guitar is actually the best instrument because it can do everything a guitar can do BUT it's usable in every single musical situation ;) but again! no such thing as a "better than" instrument! :)
@@DasOmen02 contemporary my ass. You either touch the string and it sounds thin or you shove a lot off stuff between the strings (prepared piano) and it sounds like caos. Modern piano music is atonal
Yay 2 million subscribers
You should kiss Andrew!
And congrats on 2 mil!!!
13:04 From now on, Adolphe Sax's name shall be changed to Adolphe Saxophone
And the instrument is called the Saxophoneophone
Nope. Adolphone Saxophone.
Adolphe Saxamaphone, the surname to be sung to the strains of Beethoven’s Fifth, of course.
well, in a way, it is what he would've wanted
"enhancing the second harmonic" Andrew Huang's video came out just in time
“You and Andrew Huang should kiss for 2 mil” -RoomieOfficial
19:50 exactly my face when I try to play ANY wind instrument...
This just made me want to see you try and play an oboe 😂
I tried oboe, took some lessons. But my 11 year old self wasn't in to it, so I stopped.
Ben brown I don’t blame you double reed instruments are lame I play Bari sax and bass clarinet and I think these sound ten times cooler
Yes. This needs to happen
Emperor Chris I’m not gonna deny that there is cooler stuff that can be played on both of those. But there’s a reason the oboe gets all the solos in movies and tv tunes, and tunes the whole orchestra. Not at all biased as an oboist but for me it’s better! Tbh I do wish I could improvise and do jazz on an oboe though it just doesn’t sound right even when you aren’t improvising I do feel it hasn’t as full a range of music as I’d like,
Ben Brown if you’re not into it it’s hard to motivate yourself. It helped me massively The only reason I picked it up and tried one was because as a competitive younger brother I laughed at my older brother when he couldn’t make it do anything.
The saxophone originally was an orchestral instrument but it became popular in military marching bands! And of course it became an early jazz instrument following clarinet in Dixieland Jazz. After the Paris conservatory the saxophone was used in so many ways Adolf Sax would never have imagined! We know it today as a Jazz instrument but it was designed to be used in orchestras with French and Russian composers like Ravel and Stravinsky using it for their compositions! It fits beautifully in an orchestra and also in a blues band!! There are transcriptions from cello and violin from Bach that sound great on saxophone!! What an amazing instrument!!
The guy was also Belgian, not French
"that sounded great!"
"no, it did not."
spoken like a true musical scholar.
It's so nice to see people who are passionate about what they're talking about.
rob straight up sounding like the runescape sound track
Zack de la Rocha sure knows his saxophones
Nice profile pic, opeth rocks
I'm so glad I got to visit the MIM a few months ago. As a saxophone player, seeing the Adolphe Sax exhibit was definitely the highlight. I'd never seen an original instrument in person. Highly recommended for anyone and everyone!
The locks on this guy, tho ! So Beautiful !
I'm so amazed each time he flicks his head.
Don’t you think it’s about time we tell him he has too many instruments?
Ain't no such thing as too many instruments
This reminds me of that Mr.Show sketch where the guys mother keeps telling people he's dieing so everybody is always telling him he's good at stuff and holding back all negative comments, I think it was called "immanent death syndrome" 😂
I know what those words mean individually but I can't get a concept out of the sentence. Too..many..instruments?
Rob is the one who we all live vicariously through! He has a permanent pass, in my view. :)
As long as there’s rob Scallon there’s joy in the world
Rob trying to figure out the physics behind the octave key was the most unintentionally funny moment LOL.
As a sax player im utterly stunned that these other peoples register keys were taking them up a 12th the whole time
As a saxophonist who cannot play much guitar at all, it's hysterical to see a virtuoso of the guitar struggle with this. Love this Rob!
Finally! Rob plays an instrument I for sure know how to play!
😂 It took this long?
SLUDGE FOR THOUGHT I’m not very good at guitar, but I’ve been playing sax since I was 12
David seems to be such a kind teacher, very good at what he does and has an uplifting character altogether. Very nice video!
Because of this fantastic video I just picked up my sax for the first time in months and learned the intro to Giant Steps by Coltrane. Thanks a million!
As a sax player, seeing this thumbnail made me very happy
Опять я первый
PS. I like how this channel evolved from "let's play something on a shovel" to "Rob Scallon's guide to musical history"
You should kiss Andrew Huang! You two are so compatible considering you both hit two mil so near each other! It is destiny!
19:40
Rob: Can't get any sound to come out of sax...
David: That's pretty...
I died!! That hit me just right. I was laughing for way too long at that. Even giggling while typing this... :P
This guy was really great! Loved his slight awkwardness. Really knowledgeable and he can fucking rip on that sax 🙌
Watching this guy playing, it's like a musical version of touch typing!
Makes me feel better knowing the person I look up to SUCKS at something I’m good at.
No offense Rob
As a guy who plays three woodwinds (Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone), I got some tips. Make a pathway, NOT a wide space in your mouth. Make your mouth comfortable around the mouthpiece, not to loose or not too hard (We don't want you to eat the mouthpiece either so basically just only 1 inch of the mouthpiece to "bite on".) Hole you fingers on the Buttons on the centre and NOT the side buttons. Left on top, right on bottom. Tighten the neck strap so when you stand up, and raise your horn, it comes directly in your mouth. (WE DON'T WANT YOU DEAD BY SUFFOCATION!!! Or, being constantly hit in the jewels with the sax.) Thumb on the register key (the key on the back and on top of the block button thingy).
That's all my beginner tips, because even though it was funny, it made me kinda cringe. (Still laughed xD)
I might cringe a trombone player when I learn how to play trombone xD
Finally. My time has come
no garcon
when he tried so hard to blow but nothing happened had me cracking up
He has a very authentic historic sound. It’s like a marcel mule era recording come to life
Well, between March last year and today, I had thought I had watched everything of value on YT...
Then, out of nowhere, I discover YOUR channel.
Seriously - this is really good!
Fortunately, you have been producing vids for YEARS, so my latest binge might last a while :)
THANK YOU, Rob!
Rob learning this instrument shows the importance of music theory. It lets you focus on physically playing the instrument instead of what your playing.
Yeah, I tell every beginner to not focus too much on covering songs and learn theory like your life depended on it. It will take awhile but once you learn a certain amount of theory it will start to become second nature and like language you can quickly "talk" without hesitation.
Theory is how I taught myself to play guitar. E A D G B e, each fret is a half-step up, and, GO!
As a result, I play chords "incorrectly". 🤣
That said, theory is important but it shouldn't stand in the way of the interest and passion of a player. Theory is more important in some instruments than others and definitely helpful when you intent to play multiple instruments. But if all you want to do is play guitar, bass or drums.. the basics are fine.
@@MKDumas1981 learn the basic chord shapes and you can use that theory to make chords on any root note. Diads and power chords are really simple and you can throw notes (like a 7th or 9th) on top of them to be more expressive. I learned guitar the same way, applying music theory to hobble together chords and whatnot, then I went back and learned proper guitar technique (still working on that lol.) I feel like the confidence in knowing what you're playing and how it works goes a long way in letting you express yourself with the guitar as your voice.
@@the_original_Bilb_Ono Yes, except you know how to talk before knowing how to read or write.
"I don't know, really, much of anything."
Never have i heard a more relatable quote
I really enjoy these videos where you explore different instruments, definitely a very unique thing on UA-cam!
I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. Fascinating and fun to watch. Thanks Rob!
“How does it bring it down a whole octave”
Woodwind players just face palmed
Usually Rob's level of talent - especially on new instruments - is super intimidating to me. This time I actually felt smart!
What a nice guy! I hope we get to see him again, some day. Great video!
Love these instrument / history insights. Brilliant and well done Rob and team.
This is an awesome video! I want to thank you for plugging this place again. I found myself in Phoenix early in the new year and took a day to visit, because of your last video. It's amazing, I loved every second of it.
Saxophone: sqeaks
Clarinet players: Wait, we’re not alone?
Flute players (I’m one): What is this foreign sound you speak of?
I absolutely love this series, idk
Looking at all these instruments that some of us maybe even take for granted, and looking through all the nuances about them is just so fascinating. Me being a guitar player obvs I pretty much know what there is to about the instruments history and all that, but learning about the Sax' history, and oddities (7 ways to play C?!), as well as articulations just blows my mind.
Sure I miss the music videos that you use to do so often as well but seriously, I hope this series never stops. Even if you have a "learning all about the dulcimer" lmao
This was such a throwback for me. My brother and I were in band together and he played alto sax. I played percussion. Somehow I spoke louder than him, but he practiced louder than me
Had to watch the harmonic series part again, was very entertaining after just recently learning harmonics on my guitar.
Love your videos, Rob!
If anyone asks what free-form jazz sounds like show them 21:11
That's both true and not true at the same time
This is awesome but why do all reed instrument players look like kenny g?
My ex-roommate was a saxophonist who hated Kenny G and yet also looked like this guy for a time, complete with lankiness, slight awkwardness, and a great sense of humor.
Look up John Coltrane to fix that.
I play alto and baritone sax, and I look like Jack Black's hefty dad.
I don't look like kenny g. That is a pic of me playing my soprano. :)
Thanks rob for this. Im pretty sure i would not be able to get to know MIM in serveral time, so you showing this about the history is so cool!.
I was a saxophone major for a semester. It’s really fun and easy to start and get a hold of but mastering it takes full devotion to that instrument and years of practice. So much respect for those who can play like this.
Rob is a true sax player, always out of tune
As an alto sax player I feel attacked, but also true.
As a tenor saxophonist, I feel attacked. Trumpet is usually less in tune.
I have never been so offended by something I completely agree with
What about f horn
When your sax player tunes by ear when the saxophone already has a tuning problem.
you and Andrew hit 2m on the same day now kiss
I like how they joke about the various fingerings for one pitch. _laughing in piccolo/reed doubler_
On most modern reeds, there's a "standard" fingering -- the one beginning students are taught off the bat -- and there's the multiple others for most pitches when our fingers are like "nope ya want me to do _what_ and why?". I subconsciously pick which one depending on where I'm coming from, where I'm going, or both. If I'm playing from written work, once I've established the fingering I like for a certain passage, I often write it down and stick to it unless I figure out something more convenient, often by accident but usually by necessity because I'm beating my head against the wall, and then work at re-establishing the muscle memory...which happens all the time, but if the fingering is more comfortable it's often helped me get through passages more effectively and I'm able to give more mental capacity to something else (air speed, vibrato, attacks, tonguing, etc) because my fingers aren't getting all knotted up.
F#/Gb is an easy example that applies to flute family, clarinet (in one of the registers), saxophone, and oboe. It can be played 123|--3 or 123|-2-, plus left thumb. (I'm overly simplifying here) Or C#/Db, which is open on flutes/saxes (not on a clarinet because of the register key), but that's far too many fingers moving around (and often pushes sharp because of so many open holes), so the entire right hand can be used to have less movement. Trill keys can also be used because I'll be the first to admit that I'm "lazy", but instrument makers continue to innovate and feed into that.
The mechanisms, springs, and keywork that go into all of it is pretty fascinating.
More vids like this. I love you in lessons learning or teaching. Great stuff. I'm a big fan
So nice for young Kenny G to give Rob a history lesson.
I’ve always wanted to play sax but it’s such a commitment to buy I’m too scared that I wouldn’t be able to do it
You could rent an instrument for much cheaper than buying, and try a few private lessons to see if it's something you like!
These days you can find decend beginner saxophones for the price of a low-mid end guitar, I'd say around 300 bucks
John Smith that’s actually a really good idea I think I might try that whenever we get out of quarantine thanks
Buy a nice used one for around 300, or rent one :D they're quite easy to learn and a good beginning instrument. I'm a strings player like Rob and sounded like him when I started but after a few months I'm amazed how comfortable I am with the instrument.
I don't have one, but I've heard Jean Paul makes some darn good budget saxes. Their alto is a little under 500. I wouldn't recommend going much lower than that. It probably won't last long. Check out a review here. This guy knows his stuff.
ua-cam.com/video/UlraFvFZd9s/v-deo.html
(I'm not a shill. Just love encouraging people to learn music. You can do it. All it takes is practice and perseverance. :D)
ANECDOTAL FROM A FORMER SAXOPHONE PLAYER, enjoy.
May 2001 was the last time I picked up a saxophone, to my dismay now looking back. Junior high jazz band had only 6 members and we attended a fine arts school. My favorite piece we played at two jazz festivals and 1 international convention, was Dave Brubeck's Take Five. I recall reading the sheet music and having a mind blowing experience from 1/8th note pages flooded with notes! Except, all I ever needed to do was look at drum sheet music. Haha. 22 years later, I still recall finger placement for Glenn Miller's In The Mood, and how long a 2.30 minute solo feels like, with sweaty fingers.
What was most challenging throughout all of my junior and senior high, was my proclivity to present a good role model personality to others, while failing to develop relationships with fellow students, except in the Jazz band! Ultimately, I chose a career-minded business senior high school, instead of continuing on to a fine arts senior high school. To this day, I still recall the names of that jazz band, greater than any friendly relationship made at senior high.
Today, i do not listen to jazz all the time, but if I'm stressed, jazz remains an instant kill switch to mellow me out! Faster than any hit of weed ever could. Nostalgia and my junior high pipe dream of one day running a basement jazz club always come to mind when I turn to jazz. Reminders of my childhood pipe dream of owning my own Jazz Lounge, called The Indigo Kat, featuring a heavy wood door entrance that presented feelings of security and safety within. Very dim lighting, except for small lamps on the tables and walkways. In the center would be a rotating stage for performers who never needed speakers. A wonderful dream.
I had no idea this place existed before Rob's previous video. My wife and I visited MIM earlier this year. So much to see. We arrived way too late in the day. Only saw 3 exhibit areas. We'll be going back for the rest as soon as we can.
that guy is phenomenal omg i wana get lessons from him xD
Imagine using "xD"
WildRavez imagine caring that much
Dont worry Rob, i sounded the same when teaching myself clarinet!
The squeak brought me back to middle school in a visceral way. I do not miss making *that* sound, but I do remember it.
I've never met a professional who doesn't not sound like that on clarinet
@@bigman-ns7mo im no pro, i just like the tooter :3
If you aren’t constantly making that sound then you aren’t playing clarinet.
This is the instrument that got me into playing music. Played from 6th grade until I graduated high school. The saxophone is amazing. The sax is why I really developed an interest in playing music. Thank you Rob for sharing this experience
I love these types of videos as they help me learn so much so quick !
woah im pretty early this time , LOVE FROM NEPAL ROB !!!!!
one of the best instruments!
Enjoyed the video, especially since I am primarily a keyboard player but also play other instruments similar to the sax, clarinet and recorder, but also play instruments closer to what Rob plays, the guitar and violin, so understand the difficulties and joys Rob was having. Always had a hankering to play a sax.
As band nerd, seeing rob showcase horns on his channel makes me so excited!! Keep it up we need more videos like these!! Thanks rob!!
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I love this video!!! I've been playing sax for over 4 years now and it was REALLY interesting to see the early history of it. Plus Rob's questions were fun to know the answer to 😁
this is such a great video, and the playing was so beautiful haha. the vibrato explanation was great too.