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Great stuff. Thanks for the reminder.

So awesome Sir.

3 minutes into this he hasn't shown a goddamn thing yet

Please stop talking just get to the point

Very encouraging, Dave, thank you!

Then play it over and over and over. Each time it'll get better and you'll find a different place to work on! Thanks, Dave!

Love your videos! just picked up a saxaphone and starting my journey!

Watched again and get confused with the point on less resistance on alto. Maybe it’s an old Conn feature?

Great value here.

I transcribed Caravan melody, very fun tune to play after my routine exercises) Still can’t believe that I study a sax

Great motivating teaching

Awesome.

Am I first?

I’ve tried hard , but today I got this! Slight change in embouchure, tongue position and airspeed! Feels like changing gears!

Yeah...this is the way

Awesome

That’s good portion of philosophy, positive mindset and patience. Have a good day Dave!

I find your explanation best on YT along with Sirvalorsax channel, nothing fancy - just truth!

Funny but it’s a most honest truth. Wish I knew this when I was in music college 15 years ago.

Breathing is a reason why I choose a saxophone to play. Overtones, long tones, thinking of way I put air through the horn is so soothing and satisfying.

I love to practice long tones! Tell more about mouthpieces and reeds, I use Legere 2.25 reed with Yamaha 4c for two months and now I feel like I need change to bigger tip opening.

Man of wisdom!

What a man of knowledge, thank you!

I don't know anything about saxophones but I have been playing guitar and bass for over 30 years and right now my favorite guitar is a Glarry (I do have two Glarry guitars that I don't play. Not bad but not very good. "Value" guitars for sure) but my Glarry bass is the best bass I have ever owned.

Great video ! I play Alto, playing jazz improvisation, and I find the alto has a better ‘ Cutting Edge ‘ than tenor for what I do, and is certainly no ‘easier’ than tenor…..

I play both and for me the tenor is easier to make sound good especially in the higher register. I sound Horrible above octave A on alto but it's effortless on tenor. I play a Yanagisawa T-991 with a Hard Rubber Ambika 3 in a 6*. Still looking for my ideal setup on Alto. I learned on a YAS-62 with an S80 C* years ago and sold it to pick up tenor and I just recently bought an alto again.

It’s depends on what you mean by “harder”. All instruments are hard to play.

Hey Dave, first time here… (7-11-2024.) Thanks for the video. I like your teaching style ( take no prisoners ). Just straight ahead “ old school” technique. May not make little 12 yr old Johnny happy.. but for an adult student, you’re spot on. Keep up the good work. Cheers.

Imagine someone back in time saying to Cannonball Adderley that alto is sax for kids 😅

You are speaking the truth. I’m an alto player ever. I have to practice it constantly to sound good. Tenor saxophone not so much. It’s always been a mystery as to why. Thanks for the peace of mind. 😊

A few months ago I had the opportunity for 4 pros to listen to me play and there was criticism. Of coarse there was criticism. I'm an adult armature! I have been consciously working on governing the vibrato, tightening up on the changes and playing legato. I loved it. It didn't hurt because they had my best interest in mind. Years ago, my critical mother told my wife, is that all he does? I don't know how you can stand it! That hurt, but I got over it. She was how she was!

I use to play reeds 2 and a half I went down to 2 because my lips are starting to hurt

I play the tenor I think it’s the easiest because of free blowing

Glarry is also making very affordable guitars. I think these Far East instrument makers are steadily improving their products based on reviews like this one. Something I’ve observed over the past couple years.

Nice how are you doing?

I believe the smaller the wind instrument, the tougher it is to make sound good. That’s why I play baritone sax. :)

Nice 😎✨

Ya man ! And of course when nothing comes to mind and you gotta solo...play the melody 🙂

My best ideas for licks and melodies come when I’m on my daily power walk. I suppose I’ll start singing or whistling them into my phone for next practice.

Thanks, Dave, for all the consistently useful help and advice! I think of this like singing. I typically DON'T sing because I have horrible control and the vocal range of an etch-a-sketch. But enter the sax, that extends my range and at least puts me in the BALLPARK of the pitch! The rest is still up to me as the player. I just try to get the mouthpiece in the best position for the middle range of the horn. I have found that playing songs with backing tracks really helps me play better in tune. And just like singing, vibrato helps hide imperfect tune! :)

Ty

Great information for anyone, beginner or advanced. A,B,C’s

I play a slow tune really slow to practice long tones to make it not boring holding the notes long than written much more fun and and get the long tone exercise and learn to play the song without making mistakes when I play it up to speed two for the price of one😅

Hello, thanks for your videos. I like the idea of the long tone practice incorporated into learning a tune. I thought because I had a saxophone in my mouth, I don’t sing and I couldn’t sing, still can’t but I sure sing the lyrics of a song now. It’s incredible how knowing the lyrics helps with the phrasing of the melody and learning the tune. Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and many more greats knew the lyrics of every song they played. Eg, Line 1. ‘ There will be many other nights like this. From one of my favourites, the singer gives you the contour of the melody, so you know if you should be going up or down the horn and the approximate interval. I wish I had started doing this many years ago. I suddenly realised I like singing as well!! Cheers Dave.

I’m loving the long tone advice Dave, thanks for that top tip 👍

Patience is a virtue. I think a lot of times if someone doesn't 'get it' in a session or two, they think they can't. I've spent up to a month trying to memorize a jazz standard, often it it goes more quickly, but it can take up to a month for me. I am learning patience as well as music. It pays off in the end.

And as Dave suggested to me, learn the song in different keys. Just when you think you're done with a song, add this wrinkle to really get your brain firing and to be able to play along with the recording.

Great topic, Dave. Do you think of the note names when you are memorizing tunes?

I like your approach. And what you said is true. When was the last time I memorized anything? I was just chocking my inability to memorize music on my aging brain and the sax. As a kid I had no problem memorizing piano music, as an adult no problem the same with the guitar but years later when I picked up the sax I couldn’t memorize even the simplest of tunes. I figured it had to be because you cant see the notes you play on the sax and that I must be visual in my memorization. Glad I’m not the only one struggling with this. I am going to give this a try and hopefully it’ll work. Thanks, Dave😊