Best Sax Growl Tip

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  • This is the only saxophone growling tutorial you'll ever need. Watch this tip and start wailing!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 225

  • @geoenerg
    @geoenerg 7 років тому +304

    *slowly starts screaming in the sax

    • @Novembersmoon
      @Novembersmoon 6 років тому +2

      Sheen Zhou same...

    • @Matthew-ll3fp
      @Matthew-ll3fp 6 років тому

      Lol I’m dead now 😂

    • @merida1706
      @merida1706 5 років тому +6

      *Starts coughing becouse I didn't do it right* DA- *COUGH* DAMNIT *Keeps coughing*

    • @cknek8917
      @cknek8917 5 років тому +1

      Literally what i did

    • @AdityaPall
      @AdityaPall 5 років тому +3

      SHEENSHINESUN screams, coughs in saxophone then sneeze

  • @chaselanier7673
    @chaselanier7673 7 років тому +222

    I gotta wait until I'm home alone to try this cuz when I do I'm about to sound like a fool yelling into my sax

    • @rosellaaj3709
      @rosellaaj3709 6 років тому +4

      OMG I’M GONNA DIE 😂😂SAMEE

    • @hydrodragonn7385
      @hydrodragonn7385 5 років тому +2

      Chase Lanier this is exactly what I’m doing

    • @captainscweee6198
      @captainscweee6198 5 років тому +3

      Chase Lanier my brother walked in on me...

  • @adriannevincent5686
    @adriannevincent5686 6 років тому +16

    Took me 2 hours to make my first short growl. Don't give up in the first minutes, time is the key!

  • @annabellamusic
    @annabellamusic 6 років тому +14

    Part of me feels like the joke is that I’m making cow noises into my saxophone at 10:30pm at night
    Yours truly, the Classical Saxophonist

  • @huh4566
    @huh4566 7 років тому +81

    Every time I try to growl, my humming gets cut off as soon as my air flow is strong enough to make a sound. Help?

    • @jonas4196
      @jonas4196 6 років тому +3

      i guess u can growl now but if not try an easier/beginner mouthpice. Had the same problem

    • @andys4971
      @andys4971 5 років тому +3

      I play Bari and I had to put a ridiculous amount of air behind the hum to growl

    • @matthewalvarez3799
      @matthewalvarez3799 5 років тому +7

      @@andys4971 try playing in the middle range. Probably from f to b. It takes more air, but make sure you don't clench. Also, hum a different note than the one that you're fingering. Id recommend between a major 3rd to a perfect fifth above or below the note you are playing. And make sure that you're relaxed in your embouchure and airflow. Strong yet light.

    • @ziyair2998
      @ziyair2998 4 роки тому +2

      I have the same problem and none of these replies help lol. If you still use this account, have you found it out?

    • @zoenicole826
      @zoenicole826 3 роки тому

      Sammeeee😭😭

  • @NickJBravo
    @NickJBravo 7 років тому +4

    Hey Jeff! I've been watching a lot of your videos and wanted to let you know that your tips are really helpful and inspire me to try out some new stuff on the sax. Keep up the great work!

  • @PrinceSwaggy
    @PrinceSwaggy 6 років тому +46

    0:48 *I'm crying*

    • @nou6990
      @nou6990 5 років тому +5

      Baritone Saxophone you’re like the Justin y of saxophones

    • @Anonymous-jb6gj
      @Anonymous-jb6gj 5 років тому

      I see u everrwhere

    • @diminished6834
      @diminished6834 5 років тому

      @@nou6990 lol

    • @RoseCadenza
      @RoseCadenza 5 років тому

      Me too! XD

    • @joshwhite9996
      @joshwhite9996 5 років тому +2

      @@nou6990 Legit dude. Every single video about sax I see, he is in the comment section.

  • @wyndhleodumegwu253
    @wyndhleodumegwu253 7 років тому +9

    Great tip, Jeff. Thanks for your time, knowledge and instructions.

  • @w3intraub
    @w3intraub 6 років тому +24

    The cow at 0:46 was the best

  • @mourafmarcos
    @mourafmarcos 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent class with a lot of technique and joy. Great tips.

  • @Crunkboy415
    @Crunkboy415 7 років тому +74

    No one growls better than Clarence Clemons!

    • @ismailhacking340
      @ismailhacking340 7 років тому +2

      Crunkboy415 especially in Jungleland

    • @sbphillips177
      @sbphillips177 6 років тому

      Crunkboy415 Very true..forgot about that!..also the Stones..Brown Sugar..that guy was great too..

    • @jamescampoccio1152
      @jamescampoccio1152 3 роки тому

      Also check out Richie Cole/Boots Randolph on Yakkety Sax Album.

    • @phill3583
      @phill3583 Рік тому

      ​@@sbphillips177 The late great Bobby Keys! He played on so many recordings from that era.

  • @doctor.d.r7280
    @doctor.d.r7280 4 роки тому

    Bro, wtf this actually works, best sax lesson I’ve had ever.

  • @fermentation-1263
    @fermentation-1263 7 років тому +173

    I'm supposed to be playing Game of War but this one player keeps kicking my ass

  • @Midnition
    @Midnition 7 місяців тому

    Bro this video helped out so much! I know I am a few years late, but I am finally able to growl! Thanks!

  • @puredemon1231
    @puredemon1231 7 років тому

    omg Thank you. After all those other videos of teaching me how to growl, this was the only one to properly teach me how to growl.

  • @rebeccapayne4556
    @rebeccapayne4556 6 років тому +26

    The ad for this was Légére reeds

  • @pianoperson0613
    @pianoperson0613 4 роки тому +1

    OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I had to play Snarl by John Mackey in my band and I suck at growling. You have much improved my playing experience. THANK YOU!!!!!!

  • @colemanadamson5943
    @colemanadamson5943 7 років тому

    I REALLY enjoy your videos because you get RIGHT to the point and TEACH. Yes!

  • @RoseCadenza
    @RoseCadenza 5 років тому +2

    I've always wanted to growl because I know somebody else who can growl, but he does it differently than from this. I think. I think it's also a really good technique also if you're soloing in the 12 bar blues or whatever you want.

  • @Darruss90
    @Darruss90 6 років тому

    This is a good tutorial on how to growl. I stumbled upon the way to do it but the difference with mine was that I was also letting air out through the sides of my mouth instead of forcing it all through the horn. Thank you.

  • @avp0713
    @avp0713 5 місяців тому

    I will have to try this "humming" method. Historically, and I do mean the last 40 years, I've done my "growling" differently.... I actually do a "gargling" which gives me a very raspy rough and ruggard sound, which works well with the old bluesy and rock and roll sax sound.

  • @MexSax
    @MexSax 7 років тому

    Very simple and very clearly explained ! I liked the cow image !! Will try to keep this image in mind next time I try to growl ! I agree that it is not the most appropriate sound for the lower register. MexSax

  • @greatsounds
    @greatsounds 7 років тому

    I've only watched a few of your videos but they are wonderful. You are a good teacher and an incredible player. Much appreciate your tips and wisdom. Keep it up!

  • @BlasJohnny
    @BlasJohnny 7 років тому +2

    Hi Jeff hope you're doing well thank you for all your tips is been helping me a lot making me play more I thank you happy holidays 🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷

  • @walter4577
    @walter4577 7 років тому

    I actually use the reed case, its super useful for living in the high altitude and dry climate in CO.

  • @DavidM-du7xo
    @DavidM-du7xo 7 років тому

    Trust me, a good neck strap is amazing. I used to use a strap that would make my neck red after playing. It takes some getting used to at first, but after a while, it's a lot better.

  • @bassin615
    @bassin615 7 років тому

    WHY DID I JUAT FIND OUT ABOUT YOU NOW?!?!?! I already can growl pretty well but your other vids are fantastic new sub here!

  • @afonsoserro4437
    @afonsoserro4437 7 років тому

    you blew me away to the 90's

  • @anthonydiecidue7916
    @anthonydiecidue7916 7 років тому +34

    I've been playing sax for 5 years and this is kind of off topic but I've managed to have a good tone but I've been seeing things about sax embouchure and ive noticed they want your top teeth touching the mouthpiece and I realized I've always put my upper lip over my top teeth as well as putting my bottom lip over my bottom teeth of course. Is there a right way to do this and am I doing something wrong because I've managed to play like this and improve for the last 5 years and it's strange I'm seeing things like this now. I've never remember hearing from my teachers that I was doing something wrong in terms of embouchure

    • @maamotteesoot
      @maamotteesoot 7 років тому +5

      Anthony Diecidue ..hi, just my two bits worth - hopefully I'm understanding your question - having your top lip slightly under/ curled for top teeth - reckon Jeff will tell you that different strokes for different folks. There's some greats who preferred to curl top lip under top teeth, very slightly, and if you try both, ie curled top lip under teeth, and then teeth resting on top of mouth piece, the sound will be different. Some people can swap depending on the sound they are looking to achieve. I tend to rest the teeth on the mouth piece top, I have tried the curled lip under (top), it's neat sound too. I was having some lip problem after playing/ practicing too long with new reed, so I got bunch of cotton wool and rolled up and put inside my mouth, along the gums, both bottom and top. Wow, turned out fun, and I understood why so many black Americans can play so well perhaps, the fleshier lips surely do help! Ha!

    • @anthonydiecidue7916
      @anthonydiecidue7916 7 років тому +1

      Michele Pippen thanks. I was just wondering if it was wrong playing like that because another guy on UA-cam said the way I was playing in terms of my embouchure was incorrect and my band teacher taught me differently.

    • @Allencaillou
      @Allencaillou 7 років тому +2

      That sort of embouchure is just fine and dandy as far as I know. It's more common among double reed players and clarinet players. Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, and Johnny Hodges are some saxophone players that were known to play with a double lipped embouchure. Pretty good club to be in if you ask me.

    • @InCaffeinated
      @InCaffeinated 7 років тому +4

      This is somewhat late, being a month later.
      The double embochoure is something that I struggled to fix when I got into high school years ago, it's technically acceptable, and I even use it every now and then on gigs to create a softer, subtone, effect on ballades. But unless you're a professional with experience with the "correct" embochoure, like the musiciand mentioned above, using a double style can hold a beginner/intermediate player back drastically in terms of tone and range growth.
      It's an extremely common 'mistake' amongst beginners that goes unnoticed a lot of the time until you work with a teacher with saxophone or clarinet experience.
      In closing, I reccomend working to correct your embochoure and after doing so, experiment with the double embochoure and see what works for you either as a permanent embochoure, or situational embochoure.

    • @dahalofreeek
      @dahalofreeek 7 років тому

      If that works for you it works. What is important is that you put the pressure on the mouthpiece with your top and sides of mouth but the bottom has to be as loose on the reed as you can, just enough pressure to seal the air. As far as the outside of your mouth is concerned that is what matters. Learning to keep the back of your tongue up is another battle entirely.

  • @jamescampoccio1152
    @jamescampoccio1152 3 роки тому

    Thanks, Jeff!

  • @bronxabe3366
    @bronxabe3366 7 років тому

    Thanks for the videos Jeff. You have helped my tone and technique. You deserve many more good surprises.

  • @mike_crank
    @mike_crank 5 років тому

    Thx Jeff!
    I hope your lesson could help me to increase my skill

  • @enddess9833
    @enddess9833 7 років тому +6

    Hi Jeff, thank you. It helps a lot & I've started to practice the growling piece by piece easily.
    My question is, 'Growling' does it have (will have) negative impact on our vocal chord (Vocal/Voice)?
    Just a bit worried. Let me know
    Thanks Again

    • @chrisrse.7458
      @chrisrse.7458 2 роки тому +4

      Damn 4 years and this dude still has no response

    • @gamersden30
      @gamersden30 2 роки тому +1

      @@chrisrse.7458 Ikr

    • @gamersden30
      @gamersden30 2 роки тому +3

      Only if you overuse it and do incorrect technique will it damage your vocal chords

  • @sengroagers1111
    @sengroagers1111 7 років тому

    This video really helped me out! I've been trying to get this kind of sound for quite a while, since my altissimo sounds kind of strange without it.

  • @fluteluc1
    @fluteluc1 6 років тому

    I have a D'addario mouthpiece. I lIke it quite a bit and they seem popular with the folks in Montreal.

  • @NadPhavichy
    @NadPhavichy 7 років тому

    Nice vid again, Jeff.!
    This one is something easy enough for a beginner like me can understand.
    Even most of your videos are something sound difficult, but i tried to learn a lot from you!!
    thanks!!

  • @schneidercorn2813
    @schneidercorn2813 7 років тому +3

    what would be a really cool jazz lesson video would be triad pairing

  • @AweL3ss
    @AweL3ss 7 років тому

    i highly recommend the medium size 3 unfiled select jazz reeds. theyre nice

  • @thomaslai7651
    @thomaslai7651 5 років тому

    Omg I’ve been trying for so long and this video finally helped me

  • @wiledmanrandall
    @wiledmanrandall 7 років тому +5

    Hi Jeff, another Hemke user, please post up your comparison of the Select Jazz to the Hemke after you have tried out a few of the D'Addarios if you would or mention it. I haven't tried the select Jazz yet, but I've been using Java greens with the jazz set up. Thanks..

  • @simonedemaria9605
    @simonedemaria9605 7 років тому +1

    Could you have a video about "SLAP TONGUE" ?

  • @thasinfunii4765
    @thasinfunii4765 6 років тому +18

    not all sax players have an adams apple OAN: that's a really nice shirt...cool vid

  • @theaznppl1
    @theaznppl1 7 років тому

    Really great tip to growl! Awesome video

  • @tylersoendker5366
    @tylersoendker5366 7 років тому +1

    try 3 and a half reeds, it really helps improve tone

  • @razzyrez181
    @razzyrez181 7 років тому

    Hemkes are beasts. I use them for my bari sax.

  • @Pedrorocks1092
    @Pedrorocks1092 5 років тому

    I use jazz select and they’re pretty good.

  • @timbrammen6383
    @timbrammen6383 3 роки тому

    the cow killed me :D :D :D

  • @karlhaese7183
    @karlhaese7183 5 років тому

    Luv that scream/growl! Yes, I'm not a saxophonist, but a frustrated keyboard player, who actually plays very authentic sax solos(I can hear you laugh!), yet that growl sound eludes me. Still using the Roland U-20's "FF Sax" (which is quite good), but would prefer using real multisamples, like these of yours. Would you consider sampling 4sec long notes, at intervals of say, every fourth note and selling them, so I can use them on my Roland Fantom X6 sampler? Of course you'll get mentioned when using them!

  • @shaikhzubeirshaikhzubeir39
    @shaikhzubeirshaikhzubeir39 7 років тому

    Very nice sir

  • @etheriusmoon1809
    @etheriusmoon1809 7 років тому

    I can't believe I missed this XD great timing though! Trying this for soloing :D

  • @tiffanym1525
    @tiffanym1525 7 років тому +1

    omg got this instantly thanks !!!

  • @deviltmlucif4997
    @deviltmlucif4997 Місяць тому

    Thank uuu broo it's working

  • @juniorampadu9509
    @juniorampadu9509 6 років тому

    Thanks Jeff...was having hard time growling

  • @turquoisejpg5671
    @turquoisejpg5671 6 років тому

    Nice ligature

  • @junghunseong1667
    @junghunseong1667 7 років тому

    wow!! I can do it only 1 mins. you are great!

  • @antitart
    @antitart 4 роки тому

    Baby goat sound (like Uni from the Dungeon & Dragons cartoon) will make it growl super easy, just like when starting out with throat singing.

  • @ntw4585
    @ntw4585 7 років тому

    Ive been playing for over a year alto and now tenor, and I use mouthpiece patches because I have sensitive top teeth and they reduce vibrations. They do mellow the sound though.

  • @vanderbiltsax
    @vanderbiltsax 7 років тому

    hey. You did! nice. Thanks man. Sharing with my students.

  • @carlostorosepulveda676
    @carlostorosepulveda676 3 роки тому

    Excelente ¡¡¡,, Jeff, eta tecnica daña las cuerdas vocales??? gracias por tu ayuda,, saludos desde Chile¡¡¡

  • @feden84
    @feden84 7 років тому

    The Eb texture by bumble and bumble should suit you better!

  • @edysizusax
    @edysizusax Рік тому

    Very useful , tx

  • @nr3rful
    @nr3rful 7 років тому +1

    love your videos...you are the best

  • @RudiTiessler
    @RudiTiessler 7 років тому

    Hello Jeff Schneider! I was wondering if you could make a video about how to work and develope patterns in one scale... Im not into jazz.... I play electronic music and normally this music just work in one scale... I hope you understand what I mean. , thanks a lot for your straight videos about saxophone lessons!

  • @yvngxmelly
    @yvngxmelly 6 років тому

    I GOT IT ON MY FIRST TRY!!!!!
    THANK YOU

  • @jessetovesjr1222
    @jessetovesjr1222 7 років тому

    Yes! Thanks Jeff!

  • @ffrax
    @ffrax 7 років тому

    Hey Jeff! Could u please talk about Fx efects, like reverb, delays and others, u also use? U rock, man! Hugs from yours brazilian super fan!!!

  • @ruby_gleyzes
    @ruby_gleyzes 5 років тому

    Thanks a lot, Woody Allen.

  • @CanwegetsubswithnovideosMeme
    @CanwegetsubswithnovideosMeme 6 років тому +1

    Thanks a lot I have went thought many many videos on how to growl and your video tough me and I will show this to my sax teacher and I will also subscribe and like this video

  • @Aridelles
    @Aridelles 7 років тому

    OMG This helped me so much... but I am getting a warbling on the low notes any advice?...I have been trying to get a growl now for about a year.... thank you!!!

  • @theultimatechopstick3613
    @theultimatechopstick3613 6 років тому

    I use mouthpiece cushions, destroyed my first mouthpiece by biting on it :/ It also helps me to keep the tone consistent, as I tend to shift the position of my mouth more often while playing.

  • @jackplaysviola6428
    @jackplaysviola6428 5 років тому

    Is that your room mate snooring at 3:17 ??? 😂😂😂

    • @jackplaysviola6428
      @jackplaysviola6428 5 років тому

      Oh wait, I just finished his video...its his cute pug🤩

  • @tommy2shots
    @tommy2shots 7 років тому

    gr8 vid thanks

  • @davidolahmusic
    @davidolahmusic 7 років тому

    Finally! :) Thanks a lot Jeff :)

  • @jensenabramson6234
    @jensenabramson6234 6 років тому +3

    I accidentally growled once because I like to randomly hum and sing into my sax all the time (mostly to annoy friends but it also sounds cool) and I was like "I'm a genius" and then just continued to growl for the whole day😂

  • @samsonsays2600
    @samsonsays2600 5 років тому

    I too am a Sax and Pug owner(2 actually).Yes,Pugs are beautiful.

  • @sandyshore18
    @sandyshore18 7 років тому

    I looooooove this video. And you.

  • @SAMMYSAXMUSIC
    @SAMMYSAXMUSIC 5 років тому

    the cow lmfao

  • @sbphillips177
    @sbphillips177 6 років тому

    Im a guitar player and I watch your stuff always as Im a huge Parker fan..did Parker ever use the growl? When I think of the growl I think the Stones Brown Sugar..thankxx!

  • @sarahwallflower1548
    @sarahwallflower1548 5 років тому +2

    idk why growling is hard for me i can't growl in general lol maybe because I'm a girl it's a bit more difficult.... i have no adams apple lol

  • @chipzien2637
    @chipzien2637 7 років тому +3

    Love your videos. I'm curious. What city are you in? Where are you?

  • @popcio6
    @popcio6 7 років тому

    i'm playing on selected jazz with my meyer 8m, they are great! they are adding some "zz" to sound :D jaZZ

  • @zorcher1016
    @zorcher1016 5 років тому

    "Moooooo" That cow though
    Lol

  • @aquilad.perera9683
    @aquilad.perera9683 6 років тому +1

    Yo...that cool bruh...thanks

  • @GerryLSmith
    @GerryLSmith 7 років тому

    I play Hemke 3's too. Bit woodier than Jazz Select?

  • @NomadicJurassic
    @NomadicJurassic 3 роки тому

    what mouthpiece would you recommend for growling?

  • @daemon3spade
    @daemon3spade 6 років тому

    Can you do comparison of Growl by humming and by tongue rolling?

  • @milkyexpressions1984
    @milkyexpressions1984 5 років тому

    aye them the reeds i use (exept im on tenor and have a hardness of 4)

  • @ebonyevans25
    @ebonyevans25 6 років тому

    Hmm... Just tried out hemke maybe will stick with those lol

  • @toxicfairyfarts3477
    @toxicfairyfarts3477 7 років тому +18

    No matter how "fast" I hum I can't get my sax to make a noise!

    • @Okamizu
      @Okamizu 6 років тому +3

      ToxicFairyFarts It took me a few tries. Try both increasing your airflow and dynamic. I growl best with fast air and lots of it.

  • @koenroels4549
    @koenroels4549 4 роки тому

    That lick :o

  • @saxyterri
    @saxyterri 7 років тому +12

    Girl don't have Adam's apples. Lol. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

    • @sagooaudio1101
      @sagooaudio1101 7 років тому +14

      Terri Taylor Adams apple is just respiratory on the throat. In men it pokes out.

    • @sagooaudio1101
      @sagooaudio1101 7 років тому +4

      Terri Taylor It's a respiratory section.

    • @xaviernewby2846
      @xaviernewby2846 7 років тому +2

      Terri Taylor yes they do

    • @hacantyapradipta1119
      @hacantyapradipta1119 7 років тому +3

      Yes they do. Adam's Apple is known as thyroid cartilage, and everyone has them. It's part of human anatomy, whether man or woman.

  • @Benjiroyoface
    @Benjiroyoface 7 років тому +13

    Nice thumbnail

    • @7khon731
      @7khon731 7 років тому +6

      Benj Ikeda nice face

  • @youngren4519
    @youngren4519 2 роки тому

    Hi Jeff, any tips for growling on a soprano(the straight one)?

  • @jonathanclark2981
    @jonathanclark2981 7 років тому

    Can I ask what pillinger mpc you use please? (the link is broken)
    Fantastic vids! currently binge watching them!

  • @LeoWong_
    @LeoWong_ 4 роки тому

    I’ve seen a lot of like saxophone cover videos and I was wondering r they constantly growling? At first I thought it was because they just have a really expensive saxophone

  • @whiteharambe3668
    @whiteharambe3668 7 років тому

    ayy I have that reed case.

  • @david54900
    @david54900 6 років тому

    Can you talk about voicing through a note?

  • @aidenlee7892
    @aidenlee7892 7 років тому

    How do I stop doing this on accident

  • @jaxophone7219
    @jaxophone7219 6 років тому

    Mine sounds like fluttertounging instead of a meaty growl. Any advice?

  • @justinmullins7294
    @justinmullins7294 7 років тому

    This is how I learned to growl, just hum into the sax while you play, easy

    • @darkvoid3781
      @darkvoid3781 3 роки тому

      BRUH. As soon as I start humming and then blowing to where a note comes out. My humming goes away!!!! UGGH IM SO CONFOOSED