How To Blow Your Sax (Embouchure). Beginner Saxophone Lesson [#3]
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For complete beginners - covering how to blow your saxophone. This third part of my Complete Beginners Series covers what you need to know about the way you have your lips, mouth, teeth and throat (your "Embouchure") to get a great sax sound!
🎬 Beginner series
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Chapters
0:01 - intro and theme music
1:52 - what does embouchure mean
2:05 - different types of embouchure
2:09 - John Coltrane's embouchure
2:29 - Michael Brecker's embouchure
2:51 - what strength reed to use
3:02 - mouthpiece patches
3:21 - 1-2-3 method for saxophone embouchure
3:24 - (1) where to put your top teeth
3:40 - (2) your bottom lip
3:54 - (3) the rest of your mouth
4:11 - recap
4:32 - demo
4:40 - how to blow
4:42 - puffing your cheeks - DON'T!
4:55 - secret pro tip (open throat)
5:34 - recommended pitches for blowing the neck
7:08 - next week's lesson
7:28 - sign off
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2 days ago I told my mom that I would play the sax and man the next day my dad gave me a saxophone that was in his shed. Your videos are helping me a lot really appreciate it! I was wondering how to make sound till I found your channel, thanks a lot!
Great story! Good luck with it all. 🤞🏻
@@hampter2407 alto
@@hampter2407 Well a car is better, Because Radio but yeah i got a soprano sax
@@GetYourSaxTogether any clue how to get better at playing silentp
@@cookiesthedonkey2223
Softer reeds help, but there’s not really a great way to mute a saxophone without spending a lot of money.
If you have a lot of money, then the E-Sax sound case is about $600.
There is also a new item hitting the market called the EMEO Digital Saxophone which is supposed to be pretty good for practicing key presses . But it doesn’t help with your embouchure at all.
EMEO is around $1200-$1500, but it’s super cool if you have the money.
I have been practicing and playing for 3+ years and always wondered, how the hell do professionals get that sound. I thought I had a sqeaky saxophone, guess what it was the way I was blowing. You know this guy is right and I actually took the time from my practice session to comment on the video. The sound is magical after you follow what he is teaching, trust me
A happy student :)
Thank you so much for your long and generous comment Sheldon. Much appreciated. Glad the info is really helping you get a better tone. We like happy students! Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. "This guy" aka Jamie :-)
@@GetYourSaxTogether Hey I am an amateur and still learning something new everyday I would like you to put up a video related to jazz or pentatonic scales. Something of that sort.
And I know nothing comes for free, I'd love to donate to you soon.
Just a tip, blow REALLY hard as if you’re screaming at a sibling or you’re the wolf trying to blow down the houses in the story. This helped me a lot because I was playing as if I was blowing out a candle.
(I’m still very new to the saxophone so if you have any advice please reply)
That's actually really good advice!
Great tip !! I feel as though I was always blowing softly like trying not to annoy the neighborhood 🤣🤣 but when I take my sax to the beach I let rip.
Yeah I was like I already do all the tips this helped a lot thanks
I always involuntary do this to keep the volume low
I am a pre-beginner. I've heard it's helpful to pretend you are saying Ahhh". It helps to open your throat. At my age, I'm a already blowing hard to blow put a birthday cake.
I stopped playing 21 years ago just out of school after the death of my grandfather who was my biggest supporter... He even had bought my saxophone for me... Just recently I lost my last parent and found myself relearning... These videos have been lots of help relearning and reexercising
Wow, thanks for the share. Good luck with it all. I hope you enjoy it! J:-)
I bought a tenor sax some years back because I LOVED the jazz sound it produces. I could not even blow a sound at first except a squeak. Some friends told me I sounded like a sick goose. I watched a lot of youtube instruction, and I practiced EVERY day for a minimum of an hour. For sure I learned to play, but I still cannot read a lick of music. I play fairly well by ear though!! By the way, I am 67!!! I haven't played for a few years, so went today and bought a good used alto (VITO) from a kid who hated it and failed band because he could not learn. Came across this channel and subscribed!!! All my learning is coming back and I am improving by watching your videos. Thanks!!! Hang in there, you all...if this old man can do it, you younger folks surely can!!!
Great story! And by the way, you’re a slip of a lad compared to some folks on this channel! 👍🏻
That intro lmao.
lol!
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@@GetYourSaxTogether
I just bought my sax
I'm looking at you
video
All the time
I'm from Croatia
I I'd like to come to you.
Teach me
I. Like you so moch
@@rangerskyflyer8673 thanks!
While in graduate school in New South Wales, my wife bought me an Ice Black Cannonball Tenor Saxophone. I opened that case and was intimidated. She bought it for me in 2013 and I’ve never even played it once. So today I decided to take it out of its linen wraps and put it together. Then looked and found your videos. I feel comfortable trying to learn from you. Hope you don’t mind a student reaching out with questions. I want to learn this thing! Thank you from Minnesota!
Great story! Thanks for commenting. Yeh, you can ask me anything you want, of course. Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J😊
@@GetYourSaxTogether Thanks Boss! So I heard what the sax sounded like for the first time yesterday. My wife who plays just about any instrument she can lay her hands on, came down and said I was actually blowing nicely! Then I showed her your video. Thank you man!
The Engineer - Anytime! 👍🏻
You have no idea how glad I am to have discovered your video series! I studied years ago with the first teacher of Kenny G, Jeff cashua and others. He taught us what you are teaching llama teeth resting on top, lips gripping the mouthpiece and Reed equally all around, and not curling your lip over your teeth! The other essential item was learning to blow the air properly. And yes, beginners should absolutely start on a one and a half. You are so spot-on!
Any time!
just got my instrument yester day and barely knew how to play it let alone put it together and this helped a lot. (Almost there!! :D)
Thanks Scott. Glad it helped.
This is my first day practicing and I was thinking it was going to take me forever not to squeak. After watching this vid that instantly changed. Obviously still a long way to go but wow.
Awesome. Good luck!! 👍🏻
I'm fifty yrs old, suddenly have the urge to learn to play sax. My first day holding my sax, looking for sax lesson on utube and found you, my lucky day. Thank you 🙇
@@anitaaitken408 anytime Anita. Check out the rest of the beginners stuff too! ua-cam.com/play/PLBRGEAheQrplmpl10XO-k5co7HD1n-rkM.html And there’s a much more thorough video on embouchure here ua-cam.com/video/cWRyouRVoBA/v-deo.html
Just found your videos - love how you explain everything (and also it has Tank and squirrels in!). I have wanted to play since my late teens and now have finally treated myself to an alto (a good few decades later). I am attempting to learn purely via lessons on UA-cam and am just trying to get my embouchure right - this video really helps explain it. Am glad I’ve found you!
MrsFunshine - that’s fantastic. That’s what I’m hear for! Glad you’re enjoying the channel. I kinda ran out of movie clips and squirrels after the first few as it was so much work every week, but there’s loads of stuff on the channel for you to check out. Lol Enjoy!
I’m a flutist and I’ve always wanted to learn sax but I’ve been struggling with getting used to the reed and mouthpiece 😂 thank you so much!!
Yeh different for sure! Glad to help
Same!!!
As an old fella with plenty of time on my hands I thought,Im gonna learn sax,having played clarinet 50+ years ago at school I thought how hard can it be,the answer is bloody hard when your no longer young,I had looked at other online free lessons but Im so glad I found this group.You explain clearly and Im actually making progress.Thanks GYST
Awesome! Keep at it!
I’m a complete beginner and this video helped me to get a good sound out ! I’m looking forward to the next lesson 👍
Brilliant! Keep at it and let us know how you get on. J:-)
I can't believe when you said "remember when you yawning" then I try to use that mouth spot and it actually work. This is so helpful video thankyou sir:)
Glad it was useful. Thanks for watching!
Omg I’ve been told
For so many years to curl bottom lip over teeth!!! And my sound been bad like you shown!! Can’t wait to try your way
Boom!
Thanks man! I've been playing the sax for a few years but shortly after I switched to the tenor I realized that I was actually biting into my lower lip. This obviously lead to my lip feeling quite sore after practice.
I went online and checked a few videos on saxophone embouchure and I have to say that your video probably had the most useful tips to change the way I play. Now it's just a matter of practice in order to "unlearn" the way I played before. Once again, thank you!
Valdemar L - brilliant! Glad it was a help. That’s what I’m here for! 👍🏻
I'm trying to learn Alto Sax and your Video's are really helping thx
Glad to hear it!
Thank you for this very informative and easy to follow video! Perhaps Gen Z folks are wondering who is tank!
Yeh, that was my early editing style! Tank is from the movie The Matrix btw. J:-)
ive been playing for 5 years, im a medium-advanced player, and i learned stuff from this video
Great!
Extremely fantastic video! I’ve been biting for years and years. I good friend told me my bottom lip should be relaxed and sides tight. This is the only video I’ve seen that properly explained this 😉🙌🏽 thanks so much!
Glad it helped!
Just found your videos Jamie and have subscribed I started learning about 23 years ago but havent picked my sax up for about 21 years I always used to have bite marks in my bottom lip as it was never explained how to form the embouchure, Now I know thanks you so much once it heals I can start all over again.
Welcome! So glad you've the channel and it's helpful to you. I love to hear of people picking up their sax again after many years! Keep at it!
Firstly its been fun learning off you videos , i am 73 years old and only have started learning the saxophone about two months, i traced down dads saxophone which he passed over 20 years ago, the saxophone need major over haul, so i hired one not sure if i could learn it, any way we had a family band in the day, when dad was learning the saxophone the noise got to much for mum , so she threw it in the bush, funny thing i never forgot that, so i practice in the bush, hey man stay safe , regards mac
Great story!!
Thank you so much this helps me so much with 6th grade band
No problem! 😎
thank you so much for doing this vid! ive been playing alto for 4 months now and couldn't figure out why i still sounded like i had been playing for 2 weeks... until i watched this and my eyes were OPENED! thanks so much :)
Glad it helped!
Thank you bro this is my first session as a beginning class and got my sax today as a 48 year old getting my dream instrument
That's great Rod - enjoy and I hope you find some of my lessons useful on your journey!
I am in middle school band, I just got my saxophone and I have no idea how to play it but your videos help me so much
Practice hard, practice smart, and especially ENJOY YOUR MUSIC!
I just bought my first sax I don't even know how to hold it. But I know I'll be one of thr best saxophonist in my time.
Yes you will!
You are amazing!! I couldn’t get any sound out of my instrument and none of the other videos I found really worked but now I can play almost any note! Thank u so very much!
You're welcome!!
thank you so much for or doing this, this is my first year of band and i’m playing the saxophone which i got worried i wouldn’t be able to blow into it! thank you this helped a lot :)
Best of luck!
@@GetYourSaxTogether thank you!
I don’t even own a Saxophone 🎷 Yet, here I am.
lol Get one!
I can’t wait to get one once I join band in high school next year!!!!!
@@Jen_TheSnail Lmao im in my grade 8 band just got a new saxophone here i am
@@jakebaang Oo that’s cool! I’m in high school now and can play pretty well! Can’t wait to play at homecoming this mounth
Dude I am blown away. I have been resting my mouthpiece on my lower lip for years. Guess I will have to adjust my ombisher. Thank you for the tips.
Awesome! Anytime man.
I love your videos! Keep up the good work mate ✌️
I will Russell, don't you worry. Every Sunday at 7am GMT. Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J😊
Am now 38. I played piano from a young age until i was almost 18 with lessons from the age of around 8, started with a small keyboard at 3-4 yrs old and went from there. Eventually studied my way to ABRSM grade 5. Then life got in the way. A year or so ago i got it tuned and am getting back into it again, so much is flooding back so quickly.
Yesterday to add to my journey, i took delivery of an Alto i bought from Gear4music.
Was having a try after work last night and lets just say is going to take a while to get used to what I'm doing (is the first woodwind ive ever tried lol) mostly my embouchure is going to take a while to develop. Im going to have to get some lighter reeds, only have a 2.5 that came along in the packaging atm, and lets say im a bit like a squeaky goose atm 😂😂
Good luck!
Today I just got my Saxophone and I needed some help on blowing correctly and this video help so much, thank you
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you very much for helping me with the basics to testing out my saxophone. Probably seems so simple, but he really helped me get it started when I couldn’t get a simple sound
Very happy to help!
One of the best I heared , too bad that we do not live in the same country, I'd very much like to be your student, you have so much knowledge, experience and patience to explain anything and everything that it is amazing.
Thanks so much. 👍🏻
Hi Jamie , I’m 57 just bought my first sax so I’m watching everything you say like a hawk dude ! I can hardly get a squeak out of it yet but it only tuned up yesterday so onwards and upwards huh . Thanks for all the advice I didn’t know about mouth pads or as a novice the size of read I need so I’ve already learned and bunch , I’ll let you know how I get on 🤞 subscribed 👍
Wicked man. Good luck!!
thanks for the lesson, Very useful
LatestVideoUploads - thanks, glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏻
As someone who’s getting back into playing .. these videos are so helpful !! 💛✨
😎
me too
Thank you this really helped
No problem! Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J😊
Great video :) love your clear explanation!
SorenBallegaardMusic - thanks. 👍🏻
Awesome! Thanks for teaching the basics 🎷
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J:-)
After watching 3 of your videos I taught myself mary had a little lamb, thank you so much for these videos!!!!
Awesome!
I always wanted to learn how to play the saxophone. I was named after the jazz saxophonist Najee , because my father wanted me to become a musician. I actually play 12 with violin/viola being my principle instruments . I always wanted to learn the saxophone, mainly the soprano
Cool man! I actually named my son after the sax giant Sonny Rollins. Good luck with your sax playing, if you've even started that is! Let me know if there's anything I can do for you. J:-)
Get Your Sax Together I didn’t start yet , but I’m ordering a very beginner saxophone off amazon. it’s only a couple hundred bucks LOL I figured I would start there
@@GetYourSaxTogether OMG! I named my boy Sonny also after Rollins. Thought I was the only one.
@@cthewind yay!!!
This really helped me
Great! Thanks for watching. J:-)
Thanks boss, you are a great Guru.
It’s my 2nd day to hold a sax in hand and I came across your channel. Now feeling very confident 😍 …best wishes from India 💐
Thanks and welcome to the saxophone world!
Thank you Mr. Anderson 😍
Sure thing!
This video was super helpful! When you were talking about keeping your throat open (which I wasn’t doing) it reminded me of how my chorus teacher says to pretend there is a bee in the back of your mouth and if you don’t give it enough space it’ll sting you
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Have got an Embouchure that's quite different from yours, but I'll love to try this out😏 and see maybe I'll stick with it🤗
Emmanuel Oladokun - cool. 👍🏻
woah thanks. my band teacher had never taught me this. and would always shame me for it. thank you so muxh
Anytime. You’re very welcome.
Thanks! That was very helpful
Thanks. Glad to be of service. Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J:-)
You re making a wonderfull Job. Regards from Brazil.
samuel guimaraes - thanks very much! 🙏🏻
Great tutorial. Just started playing tenor to compliment my clarinet which I am fairly accomplished; bottom lip folds over teeth on clarinet which is different for sax
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Created my first SAX tone!! Thank you so much :D
Congratulations! Enjoy each musical moment!
Thanks for the tip it really helped.
No problem!
Great lessons!! You are so funny!! Great technique to keep me interested in learning. Laughing always helps
Thank you! 😃
i just got my sax a couple days ago for my birthday and this is really gonna help me
Happy Birthday! Enjoy!
Absolutely enjoyable to watch .....it even answered some questions ....thanks a loy
Thanks Martin and Happy New Year! 🙏🏻
I'm so happy that I found your channel!
Glad you’re loving it!
Hi Jamie - after years of loving the sax i finally bought one! Now i have to learn to play it. Love your videos mate - youre a good teacher. Speaking of which - do you do private online lessons?
Sure. Use this link www.getyoursaxtogether.com/teaching
I am about to buy a Sax and I can't wait to start
Good luck!! 👍🏻
Sometimes my notes are coming out easy and i can play some songs and sometimes i can t even blow a long tone... How is this possible?
Alexandru Aioanei - sometimes reeds can dry out and warp? I’ve seen that before. Impossible to say over a message though.
Thanks just started to play and I couldn't even get a sound I can now thanks to you
Awesome!
Omg! I don't knew about that overlay on mouthpiece! I didn't like to play low because of vibrations haha
Glad I could help! J:-)
Trying to learn sax for jazz band, gonna pick it up after area auditions, after state if I make it (I play clarinet) you’re videos have been very helpful, and I’ll continue watching as I’m learning!
Cool. Good luck!
How’s it going now? I’m doing the same thing
@@phasey4634 very good, I still struggle with consistent articulation of some of the low notes, that’s my biggest issue, but I haven’t been practicing as much as I should be. It’s going well!
@@ctk3316 oh I see. I started playing sax today. I had trouble with tonguing, but this video kinda gave me the idea of it. Also, the sax keys are kinda similar to the flute. So I shouldn’t have any bad trouble for the notes.
Very helpful advice
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic!!! Thank you very much 🙏😊🙏
Sure thing 👍🏻
Amazing. All the other resources I found (including one I paid for) talk about placing your bottom lip over your teeth as a cushion. I found two problems with this - a) It doesn't work and b) my bottom lip is too painful to continue. I had to let it recover for a few days...So it was really refreshing to find your video on youtube AND it worked perfectly for me. :) :) Thanks so much for creating and posting.
Glad you’re bingeing my content! Make sure you check out this current free series! www.getyoursaxtogether.com/tone
I'm excited....have to get my sax.....hold it...I'm ordering tonight....thanks and hope to watch and learn prof!
Enjoy your saxophone journey!
I know it was uploaded 3 years ago but today in 2022 this is still helping thank you!
Glad its helpful!
Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!
I have been learning trumpet for a while. And im going to be learning alto sax tomorrow as a temporary instrument until i go to bari sax in february
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I just started the sax yesterday. This video was helpful, thanks! Do you offer lessons?
Congratulations on getting your saxophone! Welcome to the club. Drop me an email on info@getyoursaxtogether.com re lessons. Make sure you get the PDF for these beginner video lessons as well (link in description) then you'll be subscribed to my list and get news on all the other free lessons etc from Get Your Sax Together. Speak soon J:-)
my god a life saver thanks a ton!
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Thank you this was very helpful
You’re welcome!
I love your videos..
Am planning to start learning sax, which one would you advice?
Alto or tenor for total beginner?
Thanks very much for your support. Go and check out my free one hour masterclass here www.getyoursaxtogether.com/masterclass Alto or tenor is one of the first things covered. Hope that helps. J:-)
I got my sax yesterday it’s helping so much
Great!
I love your video they are really amazing and helpful
Glad you like them!
Thank you this video helped my son.
Glad it helped
Thank you.
Anytime!
I am french and I discover your channel ! Good job I started thé saxo one week ago 🙄
Welcome!
THANK YOU
You're welcome Enzo
Thanks for that. Really good information! 😎
You're welcome!
Thanks
Anytime ☺️
Thank you so much for this
You're welcome!
after an hour of training, sometimes my heart aches a bit. my sax teacher says she had it at the beginning too. where could it come from? should I use a thinner reed?
I'm not really sure what that all means and I couldn't really comment on it. Don't hurt yourself! It should be fairly effortless. :-)
Actually I had the same issue it feels like my chest stings when I breath in lol.
Jorge B. Don’t strain yourself. Playing sax should never hurt. I can’t say more than that without seeing what you’re doing, but take care.
OBRIGADO , CLARO E OBJETIVO. TANKS (BRASIL )
Very kind! Thanks very much for watching and I'm glad you're enjoying the content J :-)
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Thanks man, you really helped me out!
I'll recommend ya. ;D
Philip Kaltschmidt - thanks very much. Appreciated! 🙏🏻
I was struggling very hard in the band thanks so much
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Nice video Jamie!
Hey, thanks man!
From West Africa ghana 🇬🇭 Your videos will help I can see.thank you sire
You're welcome! 🙏
Completely new to the saxophone. My wife brought me a jsax to practice on to see if I like it. Already, this lesson has changed the sound I can make, so massive thanks! Have a feeling I’ll be investing in some proper kit…any recommendations?
Ooh…big question. The Jean Paul is a good starter sax and you can’t go wrong with a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece to begin on.
Thanks, from and old broad who is hoping to begin playing. This is something I wish to develop first. Has a cuppa one me! Shout out from the USA
As the adage goes: The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune! 😉 Thanks!
I have a Barry. It feels like there’s a lot more tutorials for alto and tenor than there is for learning barry
Likely corresponding with the number of players on each horn type. Thanks for tuning in 🙏
Just had my sax yesterday. I'm a beginner with zero experience. Hehe
You got this!
Great saxophonist with easy tutorials
Glad you like them!
Whenever I feel stuck I look at his videos never done me wrong
Great...Jamie
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Tank!!!
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