HOW TO IMPROVISE (on any instrument)
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2018
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HOW TO IMPROVISE on any instrument makes learning basic improv super easy by breaking it down into basic steps that are easy to follow. The video is meant for intermediate and up musicians who play any instrument.
Follow along step by step, pausing the video after each example to practice the material given, and by the end of the video you will be able to improvise using your concert Bb blues scale.
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WHere were you 60 years ago, when I needed this???
HAHA!! Not even close to being on this planet yet. 😊😊😊
Lol..he was playing sax on Mars
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You have helped me with improv better than anyone. I have a strong grasp on music theory, just never could improvise.
Glad that these videos are helping!
Scott, I stopped playing my clarinet in 6th grade, after having played it in school band for a few years. I then switched to trumpet, as I HATED the clarinet. I played trumpet until my early 20's. Over the years, I periodically picked up my trumpet and would play for a few months, but the urge never stayed with me.
A week ago, the desire to pick up my clarinet hit me, so I picked up a student instrument online and purchased some scale books, prepared to revisit the discipline of it all. I received the clarinet this afternoon and was surprised that I remembered how to prep my reed and put the horn together; I could even play my middle C scale. I started searching online for some fingering books and came across your UA-cam Channel. DUDE!! This made playing so much fun! I'm 55, so its been a long time since the 6th grade, and I'm determined to first learn this basic scale. I figure if I'm feeling like I'm actually playing, I'll have more fun, and I can take breaks doing this between the more disciplined practice.
Thank you for providing a way for me to get back in touch with my horn. You make it simple and enjoyable, and your love for what you do is readily apparent. THANK YOU!! Ernie Hudson, Jr. contactme@erniehudsonjr.com www.erniehudsonjr.com
by far the most crystal clear way to teach improvisation!!
Thanks Colin!
wow man, this is so step by step, that rhythm introduced on one note is an awesome intro! Rhythm is the key to feeling what you are doing no matter HOW many notes you are using.
Thanks! And agreed 😁
Scott you are great at jazz progressions. You're great to watch and learn from. I tell my students if they want to learn jazz that they need to watch a UA-cam on jazz.
You make it sound sooooooooo simple. You bring passion to your teaching. Sent you an email. Hope to hear from you soon!
The best sax tutorial on improvisation so far! The app suggestion at the end is great. Many thanx.
Glad you found it helpful!!!
If I write one more compliment about your teaching ability, I am afraid that you with think I have fallen in love with you! Teach it! Preach it! Say it! Play it! Thanks Scott! 😊
Haha!! Thanks Alex. It's very much appreciated.
Your incredible....already have learned a great deal from you.
I so appreciate your ability to teach people like me. Making the complex sound understandable
Great job Scott
Thank you for showing me how to improve my sax playing.
it does make sence indeed ,,, thanks
Thanks you explained to my level of understanding and I'm excited--you are the best.
Very well done video; good to finally find out what notes are in a blues scale. I've always been pretty much a straight melody person and my improvisational skills have always been limited.
You are an Excellent Teacher. This is one of the best lessons on this subject.
Wow wow wow...you are perfect!!! Can't wait for the morning to practice all of that !!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ! You are wonderful and explanation very clear ! Best regards ! Serge !!!
Very cool lesson Scott. Thank you!
Thanks for making improvising easier! I understood it at last!
very well spoken Scott you have great talent god bless . an yes this will help me improve thank you 😊❤🙏
Well done Scott. Nice to hear somebody break improvisation down to basic steps.
Hey Dave. No problem. I'm going to do this same thing with individual songs in the coming weeks.
The Best for Improv ...I like the drill sergeant approach ... straight to the point and "get 'er done"
Thank you so much! This video helped me a lot!
Great upload Scott so very thorough thanks again man really clear
Thanks for the Post. Super helpful. Like the other guy said.....I need a teacher like Scott! Wish you were local. Would definitely be a big help. Thanks Again.
Thanks! I do Skype lessons if you are interested. My contact info is in the description of most of my videos.
you are honestly the best teacher ever you deserve so much more than your getting wish you the best in the future thanks much !
Thanks!!! I'm slowly but surely moving in the right direction :-)
you're GOOD! thanks!
Great lesson. Thanks, Scott!
Thanks Scott..!!,
Hi Scott, Thanks for this video. You make improv so simple but this is really an eye opener for me. I will try to play Q & A with this video. Thank you!!
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I just started playing the tenor sax today and already having fun with it because of your videos. You are an excellent teacher. Thank you!
Thanks! Good luck with it.
Great help for a beginner like me! Thanks!
No problem! If you want to dive in deeper, check out my Sax School. I have an entire course dedicated to improvisation. 10 day free trial: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
great idea .as a musician you are a great teacher who gives simplicity to music training.
go on
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Very cool Scott, many thanks!
Sir, you're an excellent teacher. Years ago, I took sax lessons from someone who was a great jazz player but a lousy teacher. He never could satisfactorily explain how to improvise, even after instilling the importance of learning chords and modes. It was very discouraging. A pity you weren't around then. I know I could have become a far better player had I taken lessons from you!
Thank you Richard!!
this was so helpful!
OMG! Thanks for getting down to the real nitty-gritty, of improvising, without bombarding us with a bunch of theory and such (been there, done that) When solo time comes, I need to just put my saxophone in my mouth and "flow". Also being female, it seems like I gotta be a notch up with my soloing than the fellows. Thanks mucho for this video!
Thank you very much.
It is a great tutorial lesson, very precise and clear. Many thanks
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This was so helpful! Thanks!
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You have certainly helped me. Thanks for posting! (thumbs up and a comment to help you)
Glad it helped!
Excellent! Merci pour tout.
Thanks!!!
Dude, I can play the blues now. Amazing.
Another great video - really helpful, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
This is really very good, thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks a lot. This is a great help. Cheers.
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Very good. Thanks! Suits any instrument.
thanks, i’m extremely new to improv and all the other videos i watch seem to just overwhelm me.
Yeah, you have to start off simple
Bom demais!!!!!
I love this video!
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Thanks for that you make for other instrunents, i play only soprano sax, end is. NOt easy to find stuff for soprano sax players. Thank you
Fantastic video.. Really helpful.. Thanks Scott ..
Thanks!
Amazing
Thank you Scott! You are one of the best instructors that I have seen on-line. I definitely recommend you!
Thanks for the kind words Dean! I really appreciate it. I'll be posting new tutorial videos on a weekly basis. Thanks for the support :-).
wow that video was very helpful for me, but I am playing on a recorder... hehe I play the recorder because I like classical music but since I started to enjoy blues music too, I then wanted to dab on something related to improv. Very helpful video, thanks!
Awesome!
thanks its a very good lesson !!!!!
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Wow this is awesome Sir
Thanks Vincent!
Thanks a lot man!!!! Really apreciate it!!!!
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great work thanks
Thanks!
I don’t even play saxophone yet but I’m already intrigued😂..... Great teacher
Thanks!!
Hey i’m just starting my journey with sax, I was in band but I played brass & your videos made a lot of what i lost come back very quickly! Still a long way to go but awesome video
Thanks Marlon! You should check out my Sax School. It' all laid out in step by step order and will get you crushing some sax goals pretty quick. It will be a really easy way to get the basics down and some songs under your fingers. Here's the link if you want to check it out: www.scottpaddocksaxschool.com
I'm in the same boat Marlon. Ex trumpet/French Horn player. I always loved the baritone sax sound and I'm about a week into this exciting journey.
This lesson will put some spark in my practice sessions.
I need this Blues Scale
U made ma day bro. I ve learned to solo.
I will practice more and watch ur channel often
Awesome!! Congrats. Welcome to my channel :-)
science for me, thank you
So awesome
Thanks Dale!
Holy shit, it is very useful. Nice video, thanks again after the vibrato video.
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Nice work.
Thanks!
This is great stuff.+1
Thanks!!
Dude your great. I so want your channel to grow. Appreciate all your sax lessons😊
Thanks! So do I. haha. Trying to do 2-3 a week.
need thiss thank you
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Oh ya, that was really good, thanks for posting. Give us the notes to your intro please, sounds awesome.
👍 I need a teacher like you Scott .
Thanks! I give Skype lessons if you're interested. Hit me up at www.scottpaddock.com
thank you so much for sharing this!! it`s really great and simply explains things ... reeeeally helpful!!! i have one doubt though... why is the blues scale in bflat for concert instruments? i always thought it`s like f....then g....and then b.... for most of the songs.... well, would be really thankful if you could clear my doubt, but anyways, thanks a looooooot you`re methods totally help me... they`re like the only thing i`m practicing right now :)
The concert pitch refers to sound a piano ( C instrument) is in. If the C instruments are in Bb we are in G on alto sax or C on tenor sax.
Scott, the section from 12:28 to 12:54 is so useful. This might be asking a bit much, but is there any chance you could make a similar video with the same exercise from that segment in all 12 keys? 30 seconds each key, notes in the blues scale superimposed just like in this video. It would make for a really nice way to work on licks.
I'll be doing something similar to that with a sax education website that I will be launching after the tour. It will be several different courses, and the one on improv will have us playing back and forth like that in videos. I'll be announcing it around the beginning of the year.
Hey Scott, great video. Very didactic! I have one question... can one improvise over this scale on any blues progression?
Yes - if it's a basic regular blues. No if it has some kind of outside changes to it (you'd have to modify for those messages). But over most blues progressions... yes!
Example: All Blues has that 1/2 step up chord in the 10th measure... it doesn't work there, but it works everywhere else).
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This is great stuff.
Thanks!
do you have more of these improv video series?
Great teacher ,what is the brands your playing
Hi Scott,
Great videos and information.
Thanks for the help.
I love your sound. What mouthpiece are you using on the alto? Is it modified in any way?
Thanks in advance.
Deryck
Thanks Deryck! It's a Barkley Brazil Kustom Pop 7 blue. Not modified. The rest of my gear is listed in the video description.
Thank Scott
'Waaaan, tahhh, rayydee gaowh." XD
hmmm I need to learn some music theory before this huh xd I know how to get a specifc note out of my tremolo harmonica but no idea what a scale, sharp/flat, major/minor are
hey just a question, what alto r u playing on? it sounds really nice!
Thank you a lot. Your lesson opens for me a new music world.Greetings from Flanders.
Can you use this for other jazz scales ?
Great lesson on how to start to improvise!
Thanks Joe!
I wish I could give 3 thumbs up.
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How do I know if I can play the blues scale over a standard or set of chords. Or if I can play them can I over the whole song, do I need to switch the key, or what?
It's kind of a case by case basis. There is no standard rule. It really depends on the changes and the style of music.
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Were do u get the rhythm ideas from?
Hey Scott, did you ever play with a trumpet player by the name of Paul Dietrich in Madison , WI. ?
Not that I remember,, but I've played a lot of gigs with a lot of musicians, so it's possible.
Once again great video...also articulation teaching. My teacher doesn t like you as I do not call him more😎. Thanks Scott.
Thanks Patrick!
This is kinda challenging on a C harmonica, but 11th position Bb minor is way more groovy than I would have thought.
great treacher
Scott, My problem is counting, playing on time. I take a class where we "learn to play as a group"--an ensemble class. When it comes to soloing(improv here) I only have a vague idea of where to come in--my part. When I start, I have no idea how many bars I've played, when to stop, etc. How do I solve this problem? Thanks. Felix P.S. I always use the blues scale.
When listening to music in your car or at your house could out loud. You will start to hear that everything (for the most part) is lined up in 4 bar phrases. So count.....
1234
2234
3234
4234
Then repeat. After counting while just listening to music for a while it will be easier to know where you are when playing. You'll notice every 4 to 8 bars the phrase will repeat or change. Hope that helps.
Actively counting is one good way to keep time, but listening to the bass is probably most important. By listening to the bass movement, you'll get a feel for what chord progressions sound like, when the bass adds tension, and you'll be able to predict when it will resolve back to the I so you can know when to come in.
Hey... look who it is... how ya doing, Scott? Lookin for tools to get my jazz kids going (you probably remember soloing was not my forte...). I look forward to exploring more of your stuff...
Hey Bobby! Hope you're doing well. Check out my videos on ad libbing, and improvisation. That should be a good starting point. Hope all is well!!
one, two, eh-al-eady, go! :-)
That's the count!
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Can you make a video on how to connect your improv between two chords?
Hey Ethan, yeah, that will be a little further down the road. The next step is learning your mixolydian scales (major scale with a b7.... C D E F G A Bb C) and using them to improv with. With my students, I teach them how to improv with the blues scale. Then once they are comfortable with that, we go into the mixolydian scale and take on a different approach to improvising using that scale. Then we combine them. Once, you get that down, you can apply it to any chord and easily switch between chords. I do Skype lessons if you're interested. You can email me from my website www.scottpaddock.com
Interesting, okay thanks